Develop a skill set that’s in demand worldwide…

and empower your enterprise to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when you become a SAFe 4 Agilist (SA) who can support the organization’s distinctive Digital Strategies.

During this two-day course, you’ll learn proven methods, frameworks and tools for planning your Digital Business Transformation as well as the principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe), focusing on how to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains, and what it means to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at enterprise scale.

The Digital Business Transformation methodology will include introduction to and the leverage of Business Model Canvas (BMC), planning for disruptive technologies, Design Thinking and Value Stream Mapping. You will also gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and why it’s so effective in today’s adapt-or-die marketplace. You’ll also get practical advice on supporting Agile teams and programs, empowering a Lean Portfolio, building a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture, and coordinating large solutions.

Learning Goals

• Learn about proven Digital Business Transformation planning tools and frameworks
• Link your Agile IT Transformation initiatives to your Digital Strategies
• Apply SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development in your enterprise
• Recognize and apply a Lean-Agile Mindset and principles
• Continuously explore, integrate, deploy, and release value
• Empower with a Lean Portfolio
• Coordinate the development of large solutions
• Enhance your Lean-Agile leadership skills
• Support a Lean-Agile transformation in your enterprise

Instructors

Mr. Prakash Bettadapur – Mr. Bettadapur is an AgiLeanIT Managing Partner and Executive Coach. He has over 20 years of engineering leadership, product development, organizational change leadership, and management consulting in various technology sectors. He has been in senior leadership roles managing multiple large teams of over a hundred people each in various locations in USA, Canada, India and Russia. His work in Bell-Northern Research, Nortel Networks, Cadence Design Systems and in Cisco Systems enabled his employers and clients to achieve leadership excellence in global software engineering. He led Cisco’s highly successful Lean and Agile Transformation initiative between 2012 and 2017, and was responsible for the on-time development and delivery of Cisco’s next generation IP Platforms and Systems offerings. Mr. Bettadapur is a Certified SPC (SAFe® Program Consultant) and Enterprise Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CSPO) and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).

Mr. Hamid Nouri – AgiLeanIT and NAI Managing Principal, Senior Executive Advisor, and the Global Transformation Services Practice Leader. He was previously a senior executive at Gartner responsible for Strategic Business and IT Consulting offerings and delivery in Americas and Asia Pacific. He has been an Advisor and Management Consultant to senior business and IT executives for over 20 years across a variety of industries. His core areas of expertise include Business and IT Strategic Planning, Strategy Visualization, Business and IT Transformation, and Emerging Digital Technologies. He has facilitated the development of over a dozen Digital Strategy and Business and IT Transformation Plans in the last 4 years. He is a senior Lean and Agile Transformation Coach and Scaled Agile SPC (SAFe® Program Consultant), an ITIL/ITSM Master, ISO 20000 Consultant, CISSP, and an accomplished Enterprise, Business, and Technical Architect.