SAFe Agile Product Management (APM Certification)

Introduction

Use Design Thinking to Create Valuable Products in the Lean Enterprise

Foundational SAFe Course

Discover and apply the mindset, skills, and tools you need to create successful products and solutions that are desirable, viable, feasible, and sustainable.

The Agile Product and Solution Management course harnesses the power of Design Thinking to develop innovative solutions with proven SAFe capabilities to execute on those visions. Learn the right mindset, skills, and tools to create successful products—from inception to retirement using Agile techniques. Recognize how Continuous Exploration fuels innovation and helps you define a vision, strategy, and roadmap to tap into new markets. Find out how to accelerate the product life cycle to get fast feedback and quickly deliver exceptional products and solutions that delight customers—all while aligning with your organization’s strategy, portfolio, evolving architecture, and solution intent.

Attending the class prepares individuals to take the exam and become a certified SAFe^® Agile Product Management (APM).

Objectives

At the end of this course students will 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

Student Profile

This training is ideal for:

• Product Management teams
• Product marketing managers, project managers, Product Owners
• VP of Product Management, Business Owners, Business Analysts
• User experience and customer experience professionals
• Product leaders collaborating with Product Management, architects, subject matter experts, and business line managers

Prerequisites

Attendees of this course should be familiar with Agile principles and practices and have attended at least one SAFe course prior to attending. A background in product or solution management is highly recommended.

Course Materials

Each student will receive a copy of the course documentation workbook prepared by Scaled Agile as well as membership to the SAFe Community Platform for one year ($295 renewal for each year thereafter).

Accreditation

• A certificate of completion will be issued to students who attend the full course.
• Attendees are eligible to apply for 23 PDUs toward their PMP^® continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute^® (PMI^®). See the SAFe website for the PMI Talent Triangle^® allocation and also for applicable hours towards other PMI certifications.
• Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.

Certification

Attending both days of this course prepares and qualifies individuals to take the exam and become a certified SAFe^® Agile Product Manager (APM). Students will be registered with Scaled Agile to take the APM exam at their convenience within 30 days of attending the course. Get details on the APM certification exam.

Students who successfully pass the certification exam will receive a certificate and a digital badge to promote their achievement virtually.

Course Outline

1. Analyzing your Role as a Product Manager in the Lean Enterprise
2. Continuously Exploring Markets and Users
3. Driving Strategy with Market Segmentation
4. Using Empathy to Drive Design
5. Defining Product Strategy and Vision
6. Creating Roadmaps to Build Solutions
7. Delivering Value
8. Managing Value Stream Economics
9. Creating Innovation in the Value Stream

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