Mastering Safe® 6.0 Release Train Engineer (Safe® Rte)

Step-by-Step Guide for Release Train Engineers: Lead Agile Teams to Deliver Value, Achieve Goals, and Drive Success

What you'll learn

Introduction to Agile Software Development: Agile manifesto, mindset and principles. Also, providing overview of methods behind SAFe (Scrum, Kanban and Lean)

Introduction to SAFe®: Understand the core concepts and principles behind SAFe® and how it addresses the challenges of scaling Agile in larger enterprises.

SAFe® Principles: Learn about the underlying principles that guide SAFe®, such as alignment, built-in quality, transparency, and program execution.

SAFe® Frameworks: Explore the various frameworks within SAFe®, including the Essential SAFe, Large Solution SAFe, Portfolio SAFe, and Full SAFe.

Agile Release Trains (ARTs): Understand the concept of Agile Release Trains (self-organizing aligned teams) and operations, roles, and responsibilities

SAFe® Roles and Responsibilities: Gain insight into the different roles and responsibilities within a SAFe organization, including the RTE, SM, PO, leadership

SAFe® RTE Role and Responsibilities: Learn to facilitate ARTs, coach teams, and foster continuous improvement as a servant leader.

SAFe® Planning Interval (PI) Planning: Learn about the PI Planning event, where teams come together to plan the work for the upcoming Program Increment.

Scaled Agile Leadership: Learn about the role of leadership in driving and sustaining organizational change in a SAFe environment.

SAFe® Metrics & Improvement – Use KPIs, flow metrics, and Inspect & Adapt workshops for ART performance improvement.

Managing Change, Risks, and Continuous Improvement – Handle organizational change, resolve impediments and drive Agile transformation and relentless improvement

Requirements

No Experience is required.

Description

DisclaimerSAFe® and Scaled Agile Framework® are registered trademarks of Scaled Agile, Inc. This course is not endorsed by or affiliated with Scaled Agile, Inc. This course is not for people who are looking for an official Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe® ) certification. For more information about that, please visit SAFe® site.About SAFe® CourseScaled Agile Framework® 6.0 (SAFe®) is one of the leading Scaling frameworks for implementing Agile at an Enterprise level, To understand Scaled Agile Framework®, you should have a deep understanding of the Agile methodologies behind it (such as Lean Software Development, Scrum and Kanban). This course is designed so that you don't need to worry about any prerequisites for SAFe®. In this course,  we provide you with a good introduction to Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean Software Development, and then Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). This course covers SAFe® in a much Simpler way while mainly focussing on the Release Train Engineer (RTE) role so that Students can understand it better.In this course, we cover the following topics:Agile Software Development.Agile methods behind SAFe®:Scrum.Kanban & Scrumban.Lean Software Development and Lean Agile Mindset.Introduction to SAFe®.What problem does SAFe® try to solve?Business Agility.Core Competencies.Levels in SAFe® (Four different SAFe Configurations).Case Study: Scaling Agility Across All Levels - Different Configurations.A Dive into SAFe®.ART Characteristics, Teams, Roles, and Responsibilities.SAFe ® Roles and Responsibilities.SAFe® Events.SAFe® Artifacts.Release Train Engineer (RTE) Roles and Responsibilities.Responsibilities of the RTE role.Effective RTE behaviours.SAFe® PI Planning.A complete PI cycle.Introduction to PI Planning Days.Preparation for PI Planning Event.PI Planning Days.RTE responsibilities in the PI Planning.PI Execution & Governance.Built-in Quality.ART Workflow Visualization.Measuring the Flow of Value.Promoting a Continuous Learning Culture.Building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline.Driving Continuous Improvement. Assessing team performance.Measuring performance of the ART.System Thinking.Flow Accelerators.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 A Comprehensive Guide to SAFe®

Section 2: Agile Introduction

Lecture 3 Introduction to Agile

Lecture 4 Agile Manifesto, Mindset and Principles

Lecture 5 The Stacey Complexity Model

Lecture 6 The Tuckman's model

Section 3: Scrum

Lecture 7 Introduction to Scrum

Lecture 8 Scrum Core Values and Principles

Lecture 9 Scrum Sprint Cycle

Lecture 10 Scrum Roles

Lecture 11 Scrum Artifacts

Lecture 12 Scrum Events

Lecture 13 Scrum Benefits, Challenges and Best Practices

Lecture 14 Scrum Implementation

Section 4: Kanban

Lecture 15 Introduction to Kanban & Scrumban

Lecture 16 What is Kanban and Why?

Lecture 17 Kanban Roles

Lecture 18 Kanban - Core Principles and Practices

Lecture 19 Kanban Practices - Visualizing the Workflow and WIP

Lecture 20 Kanban Practices - Managing Flow and Metrics

Lecture 21 Kanban Metrics

Lecture 22 Kanban Practices - Continuous Improvement and Feedback

Lecture 23 Kanban Benefits, Challenges and Best Practices

Section 5: Scrumban

Lecture 24 Introduction to Scrumban

Lecture 25 Scrumban Process

Lecture 26 Planning in Scrumban

Lecture 27 Advantages of Scrumban - When to Use it?

Lecture 28 Scrum vs Kanban vs Scrumban

Section 6: Lean Software Development

Lecture 29 Introduction to Lean

Lecture 30 Lean Principles

Lecture 31 Principles: Eliminate Waste, Amplify Learning and Decide as Late as Possible

Lecture 32 Principles: Deliver as Fast as Possible & Empower the Team

Lecture 33 Principles: Build Integrity In & See the Whole

Lecture 34 Lean Benefits and Best Applications

Lecture 35 Lean Thinking

Section 7: Introduction to SAFe®

Lecture 36 Introduction to SAFe® Fundamentals

Lecture 37 What problem does SAFe® try to solve?

Lecture 38 Case Study: Embracing Agility with SAFe® - A Transformation Story at FinServe

Lecture 39 SAFe® Core Values

Lecture 40 Business Agility & SAFe® as Second Operating System

Lecture 41 Business Agility Value Stream (BAVS)

Lecture 42 Seven Core Competencies of Business Agility

Lecture 43 Business Agility Value Stream Connection to Business Agility Core Competencies

Lecture 44 Case Study: Accelerating Business Transformation with SAFe® 7 Core Competencies

Lecture 45 SAFe® Configurations-Levels

Lecture 46 SAFe® Building Blocks - Team Level 1

Lecture 47 SAFe Building Blocks - Team Level 2

Lecture 48 SAFe® Lean-Agile Principles

Lecture 49 SAFe Building Blocks - SAFe Essential

Lecture 50 SAFe Building Blocks - SAFe Portfolio, Large Solution and Full

Lecture 51 Case Study : Scaling Agility Across All Levels: SAFe® Configuration Case

Section 8: A Dive into SAFe®

Lecture 52 A Dive into SAFe - Introduction

Lecture 53 ART Characteristics

Lecture 54 ART Teams are Organized for Flow

Lecture 55 SAFe Configurations - Roles, Events and Artifacts

Lecture 56 SAFe Essential Roles

Lecture 57 SAFe Essential Events

Lecture 58 SAFe Essential Artifacts

Lecture 59 SAFe Large Solution – Roles, Events, and Artifacts

Lecture 60 SAFe Portfolio – Roles, Events, and Artifacts

Lecture 61 SAFe Full – Roles, Events, and Artifacts

Lecture 62 Summary of SAFe Role, Events and Artifacts

Lecture 63 Case Study: Aligning Teams for Success at DigiFin - Roles, Events, and Artifacts

Section 9: RTE Roles and Responsibilities

Lecture 64 Introduction to RTE Roles and Responsibilities

Lecture 65 Overview of RTE's Main Responsibilities

Lecture 66 RTE Facilitating PI Planning

Lecture 67 RTE Supporting PI Execution

Lecture 68 RTE Coaching the ART

Lecture 69 RTE Optimizing Flow

Lecture 70 RTE Improving Relentlessly

Lecture 71 RTE Key Responsibility

Lecture 72 Serving the ART – Coaching Techniques & Behaviours

Lecture 73 Tuckman’s Model and Serving the ART

Lecture 74 Mitigating the Five Dysfunctions as RTE

Lecture 75 Powerful Questions for RTE to Use

Lecture 76 RTE as a Facilitator

Lecture 77 RTE Facilitation Techniques

Lecture 78 Case Study: Driving Successful ART Collaboration at NexGenTech- RTE Facilitation

Lecture 79 Creating ART with One-Team Culture

Lecture 80 Case Study: Enabling Agile Transformation at TechFlow Inc.

Section 10: Agile Program Planning - SAFe® PI Planning

Lecture 81 PI Planning Introduction

Lecture 82 Demonstrating PI Planning in SAFe - An Intro

Lecture 83 A complete PI cycle

Lecture 84 Introduction to PI Planning Days

Lecture 85 Preparation for PI Planning Event

Lecture 86 PI Planning Days

Lecture 87 RTE Responsibilities in the PI Planning

Lecture 88 Case Study: Achieving Organizational Alignment with PI Planning in SAFe®

Section 11: Agile Program Execution & Governance - ART - PI

Lecture 89 Introduction to Program/ART Execution and Governance

Lecture 90 Built-in Quality

Lecture 91 DoD

Lecture 92 ART Workflow Visualization

Lecture 93 Measuring the Flow of Value

Lecture 94 Measuring and Reporting ART Predictability

Lecture 95 Promoting for Learning and Innovation Culture

Lecture 96 Innovation and Planning Iteration

Lecture 97 How to Maximize Speed and Stability in Your Organization?

Lecture 98 Building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP)

Lecture 99 CDP - Continuous Exploration

Lecture 100 CDP - Continuous Integration

Lecture 101 CDP - Continuous Deployment

Lecture 102 CDP - Release on Demand

Lecture 103 Case Study: Building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline at FinSys Solutions

Section 12: Driving Continuous Improvement in the Agile Program - ART

Lecture 104 Introduction to Driving Continuous Improvement in the ART

Lecture 105 Inspect and Adapt (I&A)

Lecture 106 I&A Part 1 The PI System Demo

Lecture 107 I&A Part 2 Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement

Lecture 108 I&A – Part 3- Problem-Solving Workshop

Lecture 109 99. I&A – Part 3- A Well-Defined Problem

Lecture 110 Case Study: Driving Continuous Improvement at DataCore Solutions with SAFe I&A

Lecture 111 100. Measuring Progress Towards Business Agility

Lecture 112 Measuring Outcomes

Lecture 113 Measuring Flow

Lecture 114 Measuring Competency

Lecture 115 Case Study: Achieving Business Agility at CloudGen Technologies

Lecture 116 Critical Success Factors for Effective Measurement

Lecture 117 Systems Thinking

Lecture 118 Case Study: Embracing Systems Thinking at InnovateX Solutions

Lecture 119 The RTE optimizes the full Value Stream

Lecture 120 Optimizing Flow - The Eight Flow Accelerators

Lecture 121 Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)

Lecture 122 Case Study: Maximizing Business Value with WSJF — A Journey at ShopEase

Section 13: Summary and Conclusion

Lecture 123 Summary and Conclusion

Scrum Masters – Those looking to scale their expertise beyond the team level to train-wide facilitation.,Release Train Engineers (RTEs) – Those currently in or aspiring to the RTE role, responsible for ART execution and facilitation.,Agile Coaches & SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs) – Coaches driving Agile transformation and SAFe implementation.,Agile Program Managers – Those leading Agile initiatives at the program level.,Solution Train Engineers (STEs) – Professionals managing multiple ARTs within a Solution Train.,Product Managers & Product Owners – Those working closely with ARTs and looking to improve program execution.,Portfolio & Program Managers – Leaders responsible for aligning business strategy with ART execution.,Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects – Those involved in technical leadership and cross-team collaboration.,Leaders in Agile Transformations – Directors, VPs, and executives guiding enterprise agility.