SAFe® Agile Software Engineering Training

SAFe® Agile Software Engineering Training Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Agile Software Engineering

• Define Agile Software Engineering
• Form Your Agile Software Engineering Team
   

Module 2: Connecting Principles and Practices to Built-in Quality

• Connecting Principles to Practices
• XP Practices
• Explore Key Definitions
• Built-in Quality
• Tradeoff
   

Module 3: Accelerating Flow

• Flow of Value
• Validate the Benefit Hypothesis
   

Module 4: Applying Intentional Architecture

• Apply Systems Thinking
• Role of Agile Architecture in Supporting Lean-Agile Development
• Architect and Design for Testability
   

Module 5: Thinking Test-First

• Shift Testing Left
• Agile Testing Matrix
• Role of Non-functional Requirements
• Build Quality Throughout the Pipeline
   

Module 6: Discovering Story Details

• Examine Story Criteria
• Split Stories to Reduce the Minimum Marketable Feature
• Create Workflow and Storymaps
• Identify assumption and Risk
   

Module 7: Creating a Shared Understanding with Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)

• Apply Behaviour-Driven Development for Shared Understanding
• Specify Desired Behaviour for Domain Terms
• Behaviour for Business Rules and Algorithms with Test
• Test the User Interface
• Apply Test Doubles to Behaviour-Driven Development
• Identify Existing Tests Impacted by New Requirements
   

Module 8: Communicating with Models

• Use of Models
• Static Models
• Class-Responsibility-Collaboration Relationship
• Dynamic Models
• State Models
   

Module 9: Building Systems with Code Quality

• Code Qualities
• Cohesion and Coupling
• Other Code Qualities
• Benefits of Collective Ownership
   

Module 10: Building Systems with Design Quality

• Design Tradeoffs
• Interface-Oriented Design
• Apply Quality Decomposition Practices
• Apply Differentiation and Synthesis
• Apply Software Design Patterns
   

Module 11: Implementing Quality

• Design with Test
• Apply Test-Driven Development Practices
• Implement Test Doubles and Test Data
• Refactor to Support New Behaviour of the Code
• Practice Emergent Design

What You’ll Learn in this Course

This course guides you from understanding the fundamentals of Agile Software Engineering within SAFe® to applying advanced practices in large-scale development environments. Each stage of the journey equips you with practical skills and confidence to engineer high-quality software in alignment with Lean-Agile principles.
 

• Learn Agile Software Engineering principles within the SAFe® framework
• Learn to structure Agile teams with defined role clarity
• Learn to manage risks, quality, and changing requirements effectively
• Learn to apply SAFe® practices across enterprise-scale development
• Learn to monitor progress through iterations and synchronised planning
• Learn to deliver software aligned with business and customer value

SAFe ® Agile Software Engineer Exam Information 

The SAFe® Agile Software Engineer exam tests your ability to apply Agile software engineering practices in a SAFe® environment. It certifies your readiness to contribute to high-quality, Lean-Agile software development at scale.

• Question Type: Multiple Choice, Single Select

• Total Questions: 20

• Total Marks: 20 Marks

• Pass Marks: 90%, or 18/20 Marks

• Duration: 45 Minutes

• Open Book/Closed Book: Open book, with access to the workbook and learning plan