Course Tutor(s)

Tim Jackson

Scaled Agile Programme Consultant & Trainer

Tim is an experienced Agile Project Manager, SAFe Programme Consultant and Coach. He is passionate about business transformation and building products that teams put the user at the heart of the solution.

Kay Overend

Lean-Agile Consultant, Coach, Trainer

Kay has over 16 years of experience delivering complex business and technology transformation initiatives within the financial services industry. For the first part of her career she worked on the trading floors of some of the world's largest investment banks, using agile practices to build and support financial systems. She then made the move to a payments fintech where she was responsible for leading their enterprise agile transformation using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Now a Consultant, Kay wants to use her passion and experience to help other organisations on their digital transformation journey.

Course Content

Topics covered are:

• Analyzing your role as a Product Manager in the Lean Enterprise
• Continuously exploring markets and users
• Driving strategy with market segmentation
• Using empathy to drive design
• Defining product strategy and vision
• Creating roadmaps to build solutions
• Delivering value
• Managing value stream economics
• Creating innovation in the value stream

Learning Objectives

To perform the role of a SAFe® Agile Product and Solution Manager (APSM), you should be able to:

• Use Design Thinking to achieve desirable, feasible, and sustainable outcomes
• Explore market needs, segmentation, sizing, and competitive landscape
• Manage value stream economics, including pricing and licensing
• Use empathy to drive design
• Apply product strategy and vision
• Develop and evolve roadmaps
• Execute and deliver value using SAFe
• Explore innovation in the value stream

Audience

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

• Product managers and directors of product management
• Product marketing managers, project managers, Product Owners
• VP of Product Management, Business Owners, Business Analysts
• Product leaders collaborating with product management, architects, subject matter experts, and business line managers

Pre-requisites

Course Preparation

To prepare yourself for the class, please review the following materials:

• SAFe for Lean Enterprises
• Product and Solution Management
• SAFe Principles

Certifying Bodies & Exams

Attending this class prepares you to take the SAFe® 5 Agile Product and Solution Manager (APSM) Exam.

Exam Details

• Exam name: SAFe® 5 Agile Product and Solution Manager Exam
• Exam format: Multiple choice; Multiple select
• Exam delivery: Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed
• Exam access: Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the SAFe® 5 Agile Product and Solution Management course
• Exam duration: Once the exam begins, candidates have 120 minutes (2.0 hours) to complete the exam
• Number of questions – 60
• Passing score – 45 out of 60 (75%)
• Language – English
• Exam cost – First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.
• Retake policy – Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait.

Annual Renewal

• Membership renewals are one year from the date certification is earned
• Renewal Fee: $295

What You Receive

The class registration includes:

• Attendee workbooks
• Eligibility to take the SAFe® 5 Product and Solution Management exam
• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
• Course certificate of completion

Attendees must attend all three days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.

Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Attendees may be eligible to apply SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance

PMI Professional Development Units (PDUS)

Attendees may be eligible to apply for PDUs toward continuing education requirements with the ProjectManagement Institute (PMI) for PMP or PMI-ACP certifications

Online Details

We use Zoom video conferencing to host our live online courses via a virtual classroom. We recommend that before registering participants run a zoom test meeting and check system requirements to ensure they are able to connect. Participants will also use our digital workspace, Mural and our Agile Tools Mobile app for collaboration with the class and completing exercises for the duration of the course. You’ll find links below to test and explain requirements for each of these tools.

Zoom requirements

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux

Zoom test meeting

https://zoom.us/test

Mural requirements

https://support.mural.co/en/articles/2113688-technical-requirements-to-run-mural

Agile Tools Mobile App

https://www.radtac.com/resources/agile-tools-mobile-app/

On registration full information will be provided via joining instructions to each partcipant with instructions on how to acess the virtual classroom and additional tools.

Still unsure? Talk to our team of friendly learning advisors, they are here to assist before, during and after your class if you have any questions.