SAFe® Scrum Master with SSM Certification

The SAFe® Scrum Master course equips attendees to coach Agile teams to deliver business value at scale. The course teaches you the tactical skills needed to be an effective Scrum Master in a SAFe organization. It also gives you the guidance and tools necessary for working in remote environments with distributed teams.

If you want to become a certified scrum master with the skills to help leading companies succeed with Agile and Scrum, the SAFe® Scrum Master course is for you. Learn how scrum masters empower and lead Agile teams. Understand how to facilitate Agile events like iteration planning, team sync, and iteration retrospectives. And discover how to help teams plan and complete their work using SAFe Scrum and SAFe Kanban. You’ll also learn the principles of servant leadership so you can help develop high-performing, engaged, continuously improving teams in your own organization.

Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)

Who should attend?

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

New or experienced Scrum Masters
Team leads
Release Train Engineers
Tech leads
Business analysts
Delivery managers
Project managers

What’s included?

Provided by SAFe

SAFe course workbook and handouts
1-year SAFe Studio membership
SSM certification exam (1 attempt)

Provided by Istek

Istek attendee book
Access to additional references for extended learning
Membership to the Istek ecosystem
Access to Istek Mentoring Program

Topics covered

Below are the topics covered in this course

Introducing Scrum in SAFe
Characterizing the role of the Scrum Master
Experiencing PI planning
Facilitating Iteration execution
Coaching the Agile team
Finishing the Planning Interval (PI)

Learning goals

Below are the learning goals for this course

Describe Scrum in a SAFe enterprise
Facilitate Scrum events
Facilitate effective Iteration execution
Support effective Program Increment execution
Support relentless improvement
Coach Agile teams for maximum business results
Support DevOps implementation
Perform the role of the Scrum Master in SAFe
Build high performing teams by becoming a servant leader and coach

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

You may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward your continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications.
You may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing your CSP through Scrum Alliance.