SAFe® Agile Product Management Training

• Educational Background: There are no specific educational requirements for this course. Prior knowledge of SAFe® courses and Agile will be beneficial. 

• Language Proficiency: Learners should have a good command of English, as all course materials, assessments, and discussions are conducted in English.  

• Interest in Customer First Solutions: This course is ideal for individuals with a keen interest in learning and building customer-first solutions through innovation. 

• Customer-Centric Product Strategies: Learn to develop innovative, customer-focused product strategies that drive value and align with organisational objectives. 

• Effective Collaboration Skills: Enhance collaboration across agile teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless communication and delivery of high-quality solutions. 

• Prioritisation and Backlog Management: Master techniques for prioritising and managing product backlogs, ensuring efficient workflows and timely delivery of customer-driven solutions. 

• Agile Metrics Utilisation: Gain proficiency in using agile metrics to measure performance, track progress, and improve product management processes effectively. 

This course is designed for professionals involved in product management or strategy who aim to excel in agile environments.

• Product Managers
• Product Owners
• Business Analysts
• Agile Coaches
• Project Managers
• Scrum Masters
• Solution Architects 

Lesson 1: Analysing Your Role as a Product Manager 

• Role and Responsibilities of Product Management 

• Product Management Collaborators and Stakeholders 

• Design Thinking 
   

Lesson 2: Continuously Exploring Markets and Users 

• Market Research and Continuous Exploration 

• Discover the Right Hypothesis and Ask the Right Questions 

• Apply Data-Driven Practices to Answer Questions 

• Plan Your Research 

• Use Research Games for Customer Understanding
   

Lesson 3: Driving Strategy with Market Segmentation 

• Market Segmentation 

• Research-Driven Market Segmentation 

• Market Segment Value 

• Market Segment Fit 
   

Lesson 4: Using Empathy to Drive Design 

• Personas 

• Empathic Design 
   

Lesson 5: Defining Product Strategy and Vision 

• Product/Solution Purpose 

• Product/Solution Vision 

• Value Proposition and Business Model 

• Customer Journey Mapping 

• Solution Context and Whole Product Design 

• Platform, API, and Data Strategy 
   

Lesson 6: Creating Roadmaps to Build Solutions 

• Solution Intent 

• Market-Driven Road Mapping 

• Organise Features for Balanced Solutions 

• Features, Stories, and Story Maps 
   

Lesson 7: Delivering Value 

• ART Kanban 

• ART Backlog 

• Prioritising the ART Backlog 

• PI Planning 

• PI Execution 
   

Lesson 8: Creating Innovation in the Value Stream 

• Value Stream Innovation 

• Innovation Metrics 

• Epics 

• Funding Innovation 

• SAFe® Lean Startup Cycle