SAFe® Agile Software Engineering Training

• Educational Background: You need at least two A Levels and three GCSEs in five subjects including English & Mathematics 

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

• Interest in Agile Environments & Software Engineering: This course is ideal for individuals with a keen interest in learning SAFe® principles to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions effectively and efficiently. 

• Enhanced Agile Engineering Skills: Gain expertise in Agile principles and practices to develop scalable, reliable, and high-quality software solutions effectively. 

• Improved Collaboration: Learn techniques to foster better teamwork and alignment within Agile teams, enhancing productivity and delivering continuous value. 

• Advanced Software Development Practices: Master test-driven development, behaviour-driven development, and continuous integration to streamline development processes and ensure code quality. 

• Scalable Design and Architecture: Apply Lean-Agile methodologies to design and implement robust, scalable software architectures aligned with organisational goals. 

This course is designed for professionals involved in software development, testing, and delivery who aim to enhance their Agile engineering expertise.

• Software Developers
• Quality Assurance Engineers
• Technical Leads
• Scrum Masters
• Agile Coaches
• DevOps Engineers
• Product Owners 

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