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SAFe® for Government
SAFe® for Government is designed to help government agencies overcome the unique challenges they face when trying to implement agile, such as complex regulatory environments, large and dispersed organizations, and the need to work with external stakeholders.
Applying Lean-Agile Practices in the Public Sector with SAFe
More government agencies are implementing Lean-Agile practices to provide better results for stakeholders, including employees of the government and military, contractors, and civilians. But how do you overcome legacy governance, contracting, and organizational barriers? How do you adapt the success of private sector activities to the government context to deliver value faster on a large scale?
SAFe® for Government is a software development framework that helps government organizations improve their effectiveness and efficiency by applying Lean-Agile principles. You’ll learn how to improve collaboration with teams and stakeholders, mitigate risk, make efficient use of taxpayer money, and deliver projects with speed and quality.
SAFe® for Government answers the questions:
- What are specific leadership behaviors that can drive successful organizational change in government?
- How do I build high-performing, multi-vendor teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs)?
- How do I manage contracts and acquisition/procurement using Agile principles and practices?
- How can I coordinate Agile at scale in a government and multi-vendor environment?
What you will learn:
- 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 Program Consultant (SPC) Certification Exam
SAFe® for Government Attendees learn:
- How to apply Lean, Agile, and DevOps principles and practices in traditional government organizations and cultures.
- How to adapt technology strategy, budgeting and forecasting, acquisition, compliance, and governance practices to flow-based practices using emerging government guidelines.
- How to organize government programs into ARTs and execute them in program increments (PIs), even in remote environments with distributed teams.
- How to build an action plan to begin or accelerate a SAFe implementation in your program or agency.