Leading SAFe (SA) Training Overview
Through our SAFe Agilist (SA) course you will learn how to align around clear goals, adopt customer-centricity, and run key SAFe events like PI planning.
Access toolkits, on-demand videos, e-learnings, SAFe CoPilot, and more.
Discover the foundations of business agility through leading SAFe practices, and how to make SAFe work inside your organization, and how to successfully drive a lean-agile transformation.
Language Available: English and German (Get Course Description in German Here)
SAFe Agilist Certification
What You Will Learn
Hands-on, engaging SAFe Product Owner/ Product Manager training with experienced instructors and a balance of structured learning and interactive exploration. Discover how SAFe enables business agility through practical exercises, discussions, and real-world scenarios while collaborating with peers across roles. Dynamic sessions build a strong understanding of Product Ownership and Product Management in a SAFe environment, focusing on value-driven delivery, prioritization, and customer-centric thinking at scale. You’ll finish confident to shape backlogs, collaborate effectively with Agile teams and stakeholders, and drive products and solutions that deliver measurable business value.
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Learn how to complete the day-to-day responsibilities of a SAFe Product Owner or Product Manager, including backlog ownership, forecasting, and management of risks and dependencies.
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Use lean-agile thinking and customer-centricity to define, prioritize, and deliver features and stories that can be built, tested, and delivered quickly.
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Understand how to prepare for and lead PI planning, aligning vision and roadmaps with business goals while working with teams to establish clear PI objectives.
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Learn practical techniques to apply AI in backlog refinement, prioritization, feature discovery, and customer connection while using responsible AI practices.
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After completing the two-day training, you will be eligible to take the certification exam. To further support your preparation, we offer an additional session where you can clarify open questions, deepen key topics, and strengthen your readiness - helping you approach the exam with confidence.
You can find all exam details here.
Who Is This Certification For?
The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification course is for anyone involved in defining, delivering, or managing products in a SAFe environment. If you’re responsible for setting product direction, prioritizing features, or working with agile teams to bring customer-focused solutions to life, this course will give you the skills and structure for success in a SAFe organization.
Product Owner/ Product Managers
Solution Manager
Project Managers
Scrum Masters
Business Analysts
Program Managers
Schedule of the course
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Our SAFe Product Owner/ Product Manager course includes an optional onboarding session (under 1 hour) designed to ensure a smooth start. During the session we:
Confirm technical requirements (audio, webcam, browser, platform access and recommended settings).
Verify you have required course materials and pre-work completed.
Review the course schedule, platform navigation and assessment logistics.
Answer any questions about course content
The onboarding is optional but recommended for participants new to virtual training or to our learning platform. Sessions are scheduled before the course start and can be arranged at a time that suits your timezone.
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Day 1 — Roles, Value & Customer Focus
Discover how Product Owners and Product Managers collaborate within SAFe to deliver customer value at scale. You’ll explore the customer-centric mindset, defining value, managing backlogs, and working effectively with Agile teams. Expect practical discussions, real-world examples, and interactive learning.
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Day 2 — Planning, Prioritization & Delivery
Focus on applying SAFe in practice - from Program Increment (PI) Planning and prioritization techniques to aligning stakeholders, managing roadmaps, and supporting successful product delivery. The day also includes practical insights, exam preparation guidance, and time for questions.
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This optional session (up to 4 hours) is designed as a flexible follow-up after the training. The schedule focuses on open Q&A, deeper discussion of selected topics, and hands-on exercises based on participant needs. It’s an opportunity to clarify concepts, address real-world challenges, and reinforce practical skills in a supportive setting.
Why Choose The Scaled Agile Framework for your Agilist Certification?
Enterprise-Level Focus
The SAFe Agilist course provides you with knowledge and expertise needed to lead a transformation in a large, complex organization. You’ll learn how to lead and align the work of multiple teams and ARTs, ensuring consistent focus on value delivery.
Comprehensive Curriculum
This 2-day course covers key topics like agile leadership, business agility, team and technical agility, agile product delivery, lean portfolio management, and the SAFe implementation roadmap.
Flexible Delivery:
In-person and virtual training options mean less burden on your schedule and availability. During the course, you’ll learn from SAFe experts with valuable insights from real-world experience across diverse industries.
Practical Application
Explore how to align strategy and execution through SAFe’s core competencies. Then develop a strong foundation in lean-agile thinking, learn to apply SAFe values and principles, and gain hands-on insight into building cross-functional teams and organizing around value.
Benefits of Becoming a Certified Safe Agilist
As a certified SAFe® Agilist, you’re empowered to expand your knowledge, demonstrate your skills, tackle new challenges, and reach new career heights. Earning and renewing your SAFe Agilist (SA) certification unlocks access to SAFe+ benefits like SAFe Skills and selected workshops, plus all SAFe knowledge articles, community forums, exclusive content, and more.
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Access to the SAFe forums for career advancement, learning and mentorship opportunities, job boards, and more
Invitations to role-based networking circles
Exclusive webinars on emerging professional development and SAFe topics, tailored to your role
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Full access to the Scaled Agile Framework articles
SAFe Skills Library
Certification upgrade learning series
Continued learning with live and recorded webinars from SAFe experts and partners
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Access to the SAFe forums for career advancement, learning and mentorship opportunities, job boards, and more
Invitations to role-based networking circles
Exclusive webinars on emerging professional development and SAFe topics, tailored to your role
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Access to SAFe CoPilot AI assistant.
Role-specific training videos and content.
Toolkits to help prepare and execute PI Planning.
Get SAFe Certified as an Agilist
The SAFe Agilist (SA) certification demonstrates your ability to help lead teams and departments in the adoption of agile practices. Completing the course and certification shows you can apply the SAFe framework to accelerate delivery, improve product quality, and guide organizations toward a more customer-centric way of working.
Certification Process Includes:
Perpetual access to course workbook and online learning platform for additional preparation
An unlimited attempt practice test with question-level feedback and coaching report that acts as a simulation and study tool
Customer support for learning and certification questions
A timed, multiple-choice, 45-question exam with a coaching report
Certified Professionals Earn:
Industry-leading SAFe Agilist certification, renewed yearly
Digital badge with social media share capability to grow your network
Course certificate of completion
PMI PDUs, Scrum Alliance SEUs
SAFe Agilist Certificate of Completion
Achieving SAFe Agilist (SA) certification starts with attending the course and preparing for the exam. After passing the exam, you are awarded the certification and a shareable digital badge that’s renewed yearly, along with your access to SAFe Studio. The SAFe Agilist credential is proof of your ability to help shape and lead transformation, positioning you for longer term professional growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime.
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Agile Rockets delivers targeted agile certification training—SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist and SAFe Product Owner—alongside practical consulting services such as agile coaching and professional Scrum Master support. Our programs combine accredited course material with real-world practice, tailored workshops and hands-on coaching to rapidly lift team capability, improve delivery predictability and embed sustainable agile ways of working. We work with organisations of all sizes to assess needs, design pragmatic transformation roadmaps and provide ongoing coaching or fractional Scrum Master services to ensure measurable outcomes: faster time‑to‑market, higher product quality and stronger cross‑functional collaboration.
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Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way. You can also directly book a training. Just check our training schedule here.
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Agile Rockets stands apart through a pragmatic blend of deep-agile expertise and results-first delivery: our trainers are practising coaches and former product leaders who deliver certification training (SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, SAFe Product Owner) grounded in real-world experience, not just theory. We tailor every engagement to your organisation’s context, combining hands-on workshops, role-based coaching and measurable implementation plans so teams adopt durable practices quickly. Our consultants stay embedded as needed—providing scalable Scrum Master and Agile coaching support until outcomes are visible—and we prioritise clear metrics, continuous improvement and stakeholder alignment to ensure transformation sticks. This combination of practitioner-led teaching, customisable services and relentless focus on value and sustainability is what makes Agile Rockets different.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
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Our pricing is transparent and competitive, designed to deliver clear value whether you’re sending one participant or a whole team. Standard rates apply to individual enrolments for SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist and SAFe Product Owner courses, with tailored pricing available for consulting and coaching engagements. We offer discounted group rates for team bookings — the larger the group, the greater the discount — and can provide on-site delivery or private virtual cohorts to suit your organisation’s needs. All quotes include course materials and certification exam fees where applicable; travel and accommodation for trainers are quoted separately for on-site sessions. For a customised proposal and exact pricing based on group size, location and chosen course, contact our team and we’ll prepare a clear, itemised quote.