Implementing SAFe with SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) certification

SPC training matters because what you do after the course matters. This isn’t about collecting a certification — it’s about being ready to lead SAFe in the real world.

• Taught by people who implement SAFe for a living
  Every cohort is delivered by two SAFe Fellows, with deep, current experience leading SAFe implementations across large and complex organisations.

• Implementation-first, not theory-heavy
  The course is taught through real scenarios: launching ARTs, enabling PI Planning, working with leaders, and exploring common failure modes and how they’re typically addressed in practice.

• Proven at scale
  We’ve trained 14,000+ people in SAFe since 2014, continually refining how this course is taught based on what participants struggle with once they’re back at work.

• We prioritise running our public classes
  Across public training, we maintain a 90%+ run rate and make every effort to run the courses we schedule.

• SAFe is what we do
  Training and implementation are our core business. If your goal is to apply what you learn — not just pass the exam — you’ll be learning from people who do this work every day.

Bottom line: This course is designed to help you leave confident in how to implement SAFe — not just certified in what it is.

This course is designed for people who intend to apply SAFe in practice, not just learn the framework.

You’ll get the most value if you:

• Expect to be involved in leading or supporting a SAFe implementation
• Will help with value streams, ART design/launch, PI Planning, or coaching execution
• Need to work with leaders on rollout sequencing, readiness, governance, and adoption

Common fit roles include Agile Coaches, RTEs, experienced Scrum Masters stepping into transformation work, delivery/program/portfolio leaders, and change agents supporting SAFe rollouts.

A note on expectations: SPC certification demonstrates knowledge of the SAFe implementation roadmap. It doesn’t replace hands-on implementation experience, which is built over time and varies by context.

This keeps the door open for “cert buyers”, but stops the “consulting replacement” expectation.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to plan, enable, and coach the implementation approach across teams, ARTs, and portfolios — with a clear understanding of what to do, when to do it, and where additional experience or support is often needed.

You’ll learn how to:

• Apply the 13-step SAFe Implementation Roadmap across the full lifecycle of a SAFe rollout
• Build urgency and alignment with leaders, and support the formation of a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)
• Identify value streams, design ARTs, and support their launch and ongoing execution
• Prepare for, run, and support PI Planning and Inspect & Adapt events
• Coach teams, ARTs, and leaders through common implementation challenges and failure modes
• Enable Lean Portfolio Management, including strategy, funding, governance, and flow
• Understand how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline, DevOps culture, and architectural runway support delivery at scale
• Support continuous improvement and evolution of SAFe over time, not just the initial rollout

What this means in practice:
You’ll leave with the capability to design and coach a fit-for-context SAFe implementation, and the confidence to guide leaders and teams through the work — not just explain the framework.