Why SAFe Training and Certification are Important?

SAFe training and certification are quite popular today. They are important for anyone who is seeking to work in an environment implementing Agile at Scale. The SAFe concepts will not only come in handy at a large number of companies that have embraced SAFe implementation but will also be beneficial if deeper understanding of these concepts (e.g. SAFe LPM) can be applied in a practical manner to places that want to scale their homegrown organic Agile implementation. 

Additional reasons why SAFe training and certification can contribute to your success

1. Scaling Agile in a Structured way: SAFe is a structured framework that helps large sized organizations become effective in applying Agile across many teams. The structured setup, processes and practices aligns everyone and guides them to move in the same direction with common goals.
   
   
2. Better Career Opportunities: As demand for SAFe (especially in large organizations) is high, the need for SAFe certified personnel is also high in demand. SAFe certification can therefore boost your career prospects. It can help you stand out in a competitive job space and open up opportunities like SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Product Owner, SAFe Product Manager, SAFe Release Train Engineer, SAFe Developer, and more.
   
   
3. Deeper Understanding of Lean-Agile Principles: SAFe training will help you under the deeper aspects of Lean Agile Principles and their effective application in practical real world scenarios. This will empower you to drive outcomes impacting productivity, quality, speed-to-market and organic cost-reduction.
   
   
4. High Performing, Collaborative Teams: Alignment, Transparency and Collaboration are encouraged and emphasized in SAFe. Proper training from people who breathe, live, love and work(daily) hands on at enterprises helping implement Agile and SAFe effectively will ensure all Agile team members from developers to executives will be on the same page. This will result in improved team performance and satisfaction.
   
   
5. Practical learning from Industry Experts: Training and certifying with coaches who have worked hard over the years to succeed with Agile, will help you receive practical, hands-on learning from experts. Such a real-world experience is priceless and will help you apply your understanding to effectively implement SAFe in your organization.
   
   
6. Continuous Learning, Inspection and Adaptation: The modern work landscape is continuously evolving. SAFe training encourages continuous learning and adaptation and enables you to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and practices that work.

Don’t embark on a SAFe training and certification to get a stamp, but to enhance your skills, improve your career prospects through deeper understanding of principles and their application and drive meaningful change in your organization. Invest in SAFe training and certification from people who don’t train and certify to just make a living but do so to also share their passion and success in implementing Agile and SAFe over many years. Learn from their experiences – both success and failures – and grow into an effective and impactful Agile professional.


This post combines the author’s personal thoughts, ideas, and experiences, with some refinement provided by our Agile Bot AgiNomi.