Course Description

On the SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager training you will learn the essential knowledge and skills to act as a Product Manager or Product Owner in a lean-agile enterprise.

On this training you will develop the skillsets needed to guide the delivery of value in a lean enterprise and learn about the activities, tools, and mechanics used to manage backlogs and programs. During this course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Release Train (ART), how it delivers value, and what you can do to effectively perform your role.

You will also learn how to apply lean thinking to write epics, break them down into features and stories, plan and execute iterations, and plan program increments. Finally, you learn about the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP) and DevOps culture.

Attending the course prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager.

Learning objectives

  • Articulate the Product Owner and Product Manager role

  • Connect SAFe lean-agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles

  • Decompose epics into features and decompose features into stories

  • Refine features into stories

  • Manage program and team backlogs

  • Collaborate with agile teams in estimating and forecasting work

  • Represent customer needs in Program Increment (PI) planning

  • Execute the Program Increment and deliver continuous value

Target group

The future and current Product Owners and Product Managers as well as business case representatives in the project.

  • Duration:

    • Classroom 2 days

    • Online 4 modules

  • Minimum number of participants: 8

  • Maximum number of participants: 20

Business benefits and outcomes of training

  • Improved value delivery: Participants learn to prioritize work effectively, ensuring that the most valuable features are delivered first.

  • Enhanced collaboration: Training fosters better communication between product owners, product managers, and agile teams, leading to smoother delivery execution.

  • Customer-centric approach in product intelligence: Teams learn to focus on customer needs, which helps create products that better meet market demands and customers love.

  • Increased efficiency: Participants gain skills to streamline processes, reducing waste and improving productivity.

  • Effective planning: Training equips product owners and managers to lead successful PI planning sessions, aligning teams with business goals.

These benefits contribute to the overall success of organizations implementing SAFe practices.

Relevance in mature Nordics markets

  • Focus on customer needs: The training emphasizes a customer-centric approach, which is crucial in competitive markets.

  • Alignment with business goals: It helps product owners and managers align their work with the organization’s strategic objectives.

  • Enhanced collaboration: The training fosters better communication between product teams and stakeholders, improving delivery outcomes.

  • Agility and adaptability: Participants learn to respond quickly to market changes, which is essential for success in mature markets.

These factors make SAFe POPM training a valuable investment for organizations in mature Nordic markets.

Nitor is Scaled Agile Framework SAFe® expert contributor

Learn the SAFe -framework from its contributors! Our coaches have long practical experience in applying the framework to different business contexts. Since its development, many nitoreans have contributed to the SAFe framework evolution since version 0.93, and we have received the rare SAFe Fellow -recognition. By the end of 2024, Nitor has trained over 11 000 private and public participants on scaled agility, with high customer satisfaction reviews. Most of these SAFe training participants made the included but optional online exam and earned globally recognized SAFe badge which they proudly shared in CVs and social media.

Evolution continues. Nitoreans keep the deep expertise so that your organization can benefit from working with SAFe® and us.

Don't miss out! View the public training calendar or ask for a private training session and secure your spot now to make a significant impact in your organization.