SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM)
Attending this 3-day interactive live instructor-led course will teach you the power of Design Thinking to develop innovative solutions and products with proven SAFe® capabilities using Agile techniques.
During these three days you will analyse your role as a Product Manager within a Lean Enterprise and recognize how continuous exploration fuels innovation and helps you define a product vision, strategy and roadmap to tap into new markets and user segments. You will learn to drive strategy with market segmentation, use empathy to drive design and instil innovation in the Value Stream.
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Why train with AgilityPAD?
We assure you an immersive experience that will empower you to lead and drive Lean-Agile transformation at enterprise scale.
PLUS Included in your course fees we provide you:
- Guidance session to give you tips for getting your certification successfully;
- Career Coaching Session from our Experts
- Additional discount of 10% for any other AgilityPAD training
- Attend the same course at a future date, free of cost!
- Partner for Lifetime to help you with all your SAFe® questions
What is SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course about?
In SAFe®, product managers play a key role in the trio of leaders that includes architects and the Release Train Engineer. All of these people work together to lead the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) in continuously delivering value.
In the SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course, you will explore how to use design thinking to put your customers at the centre and create products that are desirable, feasible, and sustainable. You will discover how continuous exploration fuels innovation. You will get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams. And you will explore how to define a vision, strategy and roadmap to satisfy existing customers and attract new ones.
What are the SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course objectives?
By attending SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course, you will be able to answer the questions below:
- How can I use design thinking to achieve customer-centricity?
- How do I prepare a product strategy, vision and roadmap for my ART?
- What are the right mindsets, skills and tools to create successful products?
Attendees learn:
- How to create innovation in the value stream.
- How to use design thinking to achieve desirable, feasible, and sustainable products.
- How to use product strategy to set clarity and direction for the ART.
- How to develop and evolve short-term roadmaps that result in long-term value.
Who should attend the SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course?
The following individuals will benefit from this course:
- Product managers and directors of product management
- Product marketing managers, project managers, Product Owners
- VP of Product Management, Business Owners, Business Analysts
- Product leaders collaborating with product management, architects, subject matter experts, and business line managers
- Large Business Initiative Owners
- Business Strategy Team
- MBA graduates who want to launch new products within a SAFe® Environment
What are the SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course certification details?
Exam requirements
The first step toward becoming a Certified SAFe® Agile Product Manager is to attend this course. This is a requirement because attending the course provides access to all the study materials and the exam. Note that attending the course does not guarantee passing the exam.
Exam prerequisite skills
These skills and knowledge are highly recommended to successfully pass the exam:
- Familiarity with Agile principles and practices
- Attended at least one SAFe® course
- Background in Product or Solution Management
- Experience being a Product Manager, Product Marketer, Product Owner, Business Owner, or bringing products to market
Exam details
- Exam name – SAFe® Agile Product Manager Exam
- Exam format – Multiple choice, multiple responses
- Exam delivery – Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed
- Exam access – Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of your course
- Exam duration – Once the exam begins, candidates have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the exam.
- Number of questions – 60
- Passing score – 45 out of 60 (75%)
- Language – English
- Exam cost – First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.
- Retake policy – Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait.
What will you receive after attending the SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course?
After the SAFe® Agile Product Management (APM) course you will receive:
- Course materials
- Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
- Access to SAFe® Collaborate, a visual online workspace
- One-year membership to the SAFe® Community Platform
- Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe® every day
- SAFe® Agile Product Manager certification exam
- SAFe® Agile Product Manager digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
- SAFe® Agile Product Manager certificate
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"Bhavna is a very experienced SAFe trainer. She explained the agile principles and SAFe Big Picture in an understandable way founded by good examples. Bhavna investing time to clarify all questions and let us focus on the things that really matter and matter most."
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"Deepti Mehta is an amazing SAFe Agile instructor for the Product Owner /Product Manager course. Deepti explained the material very thoroughly and, despite the enormity of the information shared, she made it easy to follow along while providing opportunities for questions and participation."
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