Post-Conference Workshops & Classes

Enhance your experience at the SAFe Summit by attending a post-conference workshop or class. These offer a unique chance to dive into crucial SAFe practice matters with the creators of the framework. Make the most of your time by exploring SAFe topics in-depth, gaining valuable insights, and making new connections.

Note: You must be registered for the SAFe Summit to participate in a workshop or class (You will be able to add one of these sessions in the registering process). If you have already registered and want to add one of these sessions, go back to your registration and modify it, or email us at summit.registration@scaledagile.com and we will be happy to help you.

Achieving Responsible AI with SAFe (Class)

Learn about the challenges and risks confronting enterprises as they incorporate AI both internally and in their customer-facing products. This class explores ‘responsible AI’ practices that early adopters implement to mitigate risks. We’ll detail how SAFe accelerates the implementation of responsible AI, unlocking the value of this technological revolution.

You will learn how to:

Exploring the issues, patterns, and solutions being adopted for Responsible AI
An expert panel of leaders who lead Responsible AI in their organizations
Problem-solving workshop – participants bring their real challenges to ideate an action plan using the strategies presented in the first two parts

Note: You will first complete a self-paced e-learning that clarifies the three key elements of responsible artificial intelligence.

Certification: Digital Badge
Pre-Work: YES – must be rostered in advance and complete the e-learning portion of the course prior to the live session at Summit
Required: Yes
Instructor: Steve Mayner / Joe Vallone
Cost: $695

Beyond Software: Transforming Hardware Organizations

The Digital Age has enabled organizations in many industries and now impacts those building large, hardware-inclusive systems, putting pressure on their traditional approaches to design and manufacturing. Transforming these organizations to Lean-Agile and SAFe ways of working is challenging. While the principles still apply, leaders and practitioners in these domains need help to connect them to their current engineering practices.

This workshop enables SPCs, SPCTs, and other change agents to transform organizations in these industries. We will present new material on how Lean-Agile and SAFe practices apply to developing large hardware systems and discuss how to deliver this content to hardware leaders and practitioners. We will also explore the common challenges change agents face when working with these types of organizations and how to address them.

You will learn how to:

Apply SAFe principles and practices to those building large systems that include hardware
Engage with hardware leaders and teams
Address challenges working with hardware organizations

Pre-Work: Read the Organizing Around Value and Operating Value Streams for Large Solution Development articles
Required: N/A
Instructor: Harry Koehnemann
Cost: $695

Building Your Professional Brand: Driving Engagement

This workshop is designed for professionals ready to elevate their personal, professional, and SAFe brands through strategic content creation and social media engagement. Participants will gain hands-on experience with blogging, social media strategies, and content creation techniques. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a ready-to-launch campaign to amplify your online presence and drive engagement instantly.

Workshop Objectives:

Master the essentials of personal branding on social media
Learn effective blogging and content creation techniques
Develop and prepare to launch a tailored social media campaign to boost your personal brand

Note: All attendees of this workshop will receive a professional headshot!
Instructor: Adam Mattis
Cost: $695

Measuring the Business Benefits of a SAFe Transformation

A highly interactive, facilitated workshop to create alignment around the transformation goals of a SAFe enterprise. In this workshop, you will align with your enterprise’s core business drivers, explore measurable transformation outcomes from real SAFe customers, and identify transformation metrics that matter to your business. You will also develop transformation Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) that link your transformation objectives to business outcomes.

Connect transformation objectives with business outcomes
Create well-written and measurable transformation OKRs
Define a set of key results to measure the benefits of your SAFe transformation

Pre-Work: No, but there is recommended reading
Required: No
Instructor: Marc Rix
Cost: $695

Organizing SAFe Portfolios to Enable Strategic Agility

Identifying and organizing SAFe Portfolios is vital in connecting enterprise strategy to execution, enabling business agility. In this workshop, you will learn techniques via a facilitated interactive approach, building the confidence and the techniques needed to apply portfolio patterns successfully across a changing organization or multi-portfolio enterprise.

Evaluate design options for organizing portfolios, recognizing trade-offs, and risks
Work through example use cases for applying portfolio design options
Learn techniques for collaborating with accountable enterprise leadership to form strategic portfolios

Pre-Work: YES – Please read this article
Required: No
Instructor: Cheryl Crupi / Rebecca Davis
Cost: $695

SAFe For Government

Please join us for a day devoted purely to Agile work in government settings.

Workshop (Morning) SAFe for Government: Roles & Responsibilities. Bureaucratic processes and rigid regulations often hinder the flexibility required for an Agile way of working. Gaining clarity in roles and responsibilities helps to bridge the gap between traditional methods and their Agile counterparts – and results in smoother procurement processes, better team alignment, fruitful public-private relationships, and well-defined goals. You will first complete a self-paced e-learning that clarifies SAFe roles in teams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and organizational leadership. You’ll then be guided through facilitated hands-on exercises to help translate the roles and practices of SAFe to your unique government context and mission.
Voice of Government (Afternoon). The interactive session is a valuable opportunity for government professionals to connect with SAFe experts and peers. Led by Chief Methodologist Andy Sales, let’s explore the latest developments in SAFe and its relevance to government agencies. Participants will engage in an interactive discussion to:
• Share insights on gaps between SAFe and government needs
• Provide feedback on future directions
• Contribute ideas to shape SAFe’s roadmap

This collaborative dialogue aims to ensure SAFe remains effective and aligned with the unique challenges faced by federal, international, state, and local government agencies. By participating, attendees can directly influence the evolution of SAFe to better serve the public sector

Cost: $695.00