Leading Agile SAFe

Tuesday, 29 & Thursday, 31 August 20 and Tuesday, 5 & Thursday, 7 September 2023, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM AEST | Online

Training Overview

Unleash the transformative power within you to lead and drive a Lean-Agile enterprise towards unparalleled success

We are excited to invite you to our first virtual event with Agile SAFe expert and trainer Girish Khullar. Please consider joining us for this comprehensive look at Agile SAFe and develop the skills to undertake SAFe® Agilist certification.

Leading Agile SAFe training is one of the most popular courses in Agile methods and is perfect for Departments or Agencies that are looking to develop a thorough understanding of scaling Agile and implementing the methodology throughout your organization. This program is a thorough, hands on experience offering a practical look toward gaining deeper, more meaningful understanding of Agile SAFe.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs in:

Development, QA, Infrastructure, Programme and Project Management

Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads

Enterprise, System and Solution Architects

Learning Outcomes

Flourish in the digital age and build your business agility + develop your Team’s Technical Agility

Discover how to use Agile Product Delivery and Build the skills to become a Lean-Agile leader

Lead the change

Build a deep understanding of Lean Portfolio Management. Develop all of the skills required to undertake SAFe® Agilist certification.

Meet Your Facilitator


GIRISH KHULLAR
SAFe Program Consultant (SPC®)
& Agile Coach Canada

Girish Khullar has over 16 years of experience in Agile & Waterfall Project Management, and Training Delivery. As an Agile evangelist, he possesses extensive knowledge of application delivery of new IT systems using Scrum, Kanban and Design Thinking at large-scale digital transformation programs.

Girish has a unique skill set of lifting off Agile teams from scratch, developing an evolving leadership mindset towards agility, and setting effective OKRs and KPIs. He is level 3 certified in Scrum.Org (among 900 certified people in the world) and holds various designations in the field of people, process, product, and technology.

In addition to regular training and consulting projects, Girish has managed agile transformation of multiple global organizations like Questrade, Rogers, Mobilelive, IHS Markit in full-time roles. He has also been a speaker at various meet-up groups and Agile Conferences, with his latest speech being on Design Sprints at Toronto Agile Conference 2020.

Key Sessions

Day 1: Module 1Day 2: Module 2Day 3: Module 3Day 4: Module 4
  • Thriving in the Digital Age with Business Agility
    • Understanding the principles of SAFe and Agile in a digital age
    • Applying Lean Startup
    • Overcoming common challenges and barriers to business agility
  • Becoming a Lean-Agile Leader
    • Understanding the role of Lean-Agile leaders in a culture improvement and learning
    • Developing key leadership skills and practices
    • Applying Lean-Agile leadership principles and mindset
  • Establishing Team and Technical Agility
    • Developing high-performing cross functional Agile teams
    • Implementing Agile technical practices such as Continuous Exploration (CE), Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD)
    • Creating a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement in the team and organisation
  • Building Solutions with Agile Product Delivery
    • Understanding the principles of Agile product delivery
    • Applying Lean-Agile product development practices

  • Building Solutions with Agile Product Delivery (Contd..)
    • Learning how to integrate customer feedback and market insights into the product development process
    • Managing risk and uncertainty
    • Aligning product strategy with business goals and customer needs
  • Exploring Lean Portfolio Management
    • Understanding the principles of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
    • Learning how to establish a Lean-Agile portfolio
    • Applying LPM practices
  • Leading The Change
    • Understanding the importance of change leadership
    • Learning how to create a compelling vision and strategy for change
    • Developing a change management plan and approach that is aligned with Agile and Lean principles and practices

Registration

Early Bird 1

$1195

per person + GST
ends COB 23 Jun

Early Bird 2

$1395

per person + GST
ends COB 21 Jul

Final Price

$1595

per person + GST

Customised in-house options available for teams

Interested in any of our online trainings?

You can also choose to have them delivered in house. We will work closely with our inspiring session facilitators to tailor the content around the key development areas your team are prioritising, shape the learning outcomes around your core departmental challenges and make the most of your L&D and upskilling budget.

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