Leading SAFe 5.1 (latest)
Thriving in the digital age with Business Agility
- 2020 State of Agile Report (main pic below)
- McKinsey Demystifying Agile Marketing (YouTube)
- McKinsey Agile Marketing Overview (link)
- Nonprofit SAFe Case Study: Easter Seals (YouTube)
- Marketing SAFe Case Study: Sprout Loud (PDF)
- Story @ MetLife Getting C-Level Buy-in (SAFe Summit YouTube)
- Story @ PepsiCo combining SAFe & CX / UX (SAFe Summit YouTube)
Learning Goals
- Lead the transformation to Business Agility with SAFe
- Become a Lean-Agile Leader
- Understand customer needs with Design Thinking
- Enable Agile Product Delivery
- Implement Lean Portfolio Management
Key SAFe Links (external)
Key Links
for this Course
And here are breakout rooms and links for doing group exercises virtually
Preferably use CHROME web browser to access Mural links.
Please enter MURAL exercise area as an anonymous VISITOR user (don’t register).
If you’re having ISSUES with Mural tool (e.g. can’t add stickies), please open these links in INCOGNITO browser window.
Quick intro video on how to use Mural plus additional training videos if you are more curious
Blue Jays (Blue) Group Links
Section 1 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 2 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 4 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 4 PI Simulation @ Mural
Lesson 5 Group Exercises @ Mural
Make it Rain (Green) Group Links
Section 1 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 2 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 4 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 4 PI Simulation @ Mural
Lesson 5 Group Exercises @ Mural
Amethyst (Purple) Group Links
Section 1 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 2 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 4 Group Exercises @ Mural
Lesson 4 PI Simulation @ Mural
Lesson 5 Group Exercises @ Mural
Here are your team assignments for group exercises
To even out the odds, team “trades” are allowed. They take place during the first exercise of each day.
Two members of different teams can decide to “trade places”. Both members need to agree to this trade (it cannot be forced upon them).
Blue Jays (Blue) Group Members
- Anne (WVC)
- Bruce (WVC)
- PO: Lisa (WVC)
- Nichole (WVC)
- Wayne (WVC)
- Jean (ex-Plan)
- SM: Laura (Plan)
Make it Rain (Green) Group Members
- Catarina (WVC)
- Diane (WVC)
- SM: Lee (WVC)
- PO: Maria P (WVC)
- Terry (WVC)
- William (WVC)
- Crystal (WVC)
Amethyst (Purple) Group Members
Felicity (WVC)- Viola (WVC)
- SM: Michelle (WVC)
- PO: Tim (WVC)
- Wilma (WVC)
- Woody (WVC)
- Bernadette (WVC)
- Optional: Maria (WVC)
After-course
Lunch Exam Prep Sessions
Optional sessions to help you learn, prepare for he exam, and answer any additional questions
Session 1 TBD (includes small feature writing workshop)
Date / Time TBD
MS Teams Meeting Invite
Session 2 TBD (including small story & AC writing workshop)
Date / Time TBD
MS Teams Meeting Invite
Instructor Info
Adam Kruszynski
Primary Instructor
Cell: +1-647-394-5979
(Text / WhatsApp)
Ashesh Desai
Supporting Instructor
Cell: +1-905-550-3859
(Text / WhatsApp)
Value Transformed 