You've heard about how SAFe is the de facto standard in scaling agile across enterprises around the world. But what's in it for you? How do you become a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) and a leader and practitioner in the SAFe revolution? Listen in as we explore how the SPC certification can turbo-charge your career to new levels and open new opportunities for you! We'll talk about the process of becoming an SPC and how you can create value to your enterprise and various industries.

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THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER
WITH AN SPC

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Drive Agile and DevOps success through a
blend of unified software services

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Another Certification Acronym
PC = SAFe Program Consultant
SPC = SAFe Program Consultant

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Where do SPCs Come From?
• Professional Services Consultants
• Business and Technology Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors
• Portfolio Managers and Fiduciaries, Project/Program Management Office
(PMO) personnel
• Development, QA and IT management
• Program and Project Managers
• Product and Product Line Managers
• Process Leads and Lifecycle Governance Personnel
• Enterprise, System and Solution Architects
• Internal Change Agents, Lean-Agile Center for Excellence, Agile Working
Group

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Why?
Personal alignment to Scaled Agile mission
“Help system and software-dependent enterprises achieve
better business outcomes, increase employee engagement,
and improve economics through the application of Lean-
Agile principles and practices based on the Scaled Agile
Framework.”

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70%US Fortune 100 Enterprises have
SAFe-trained practitioners
Global Fortune 500 Enterprises have
SAFe-trained practitioners 10%
103Scaled Agile Partners
in 35 countries
77,000
SAFe-trained
practitioners in
80 countries
5,300 SPCs in 50 countries
30 - 75%
Faster time to market:
SAFe Case Studies
PLEDGED 1%
Scaled Agile Stock
Equity & Employee
Time to Pledge 1%
Campaign
12 millionannual pageviews
across SAFe & Scaled Agile websites
1.3 million websites users
20-50%
Increase in
productivity:
SAFe Case Studies
D E N VE R, CO | O CTO BE R, 2 0 1 6
ANNUAL
25,000
Social Media Followers
Why?
Exponential growth in opportunities

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Why?
Help my organization
Unclear
Vision,
Problem
Changing
Requirements
Lack of
Alignment
Low
Quality
Slow Time
To Market
Changing
Priorities
Lack of
Predictability
Under-
estimated
dependencies
Poor MoraleLack of
Visibility

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How?
Be a leader in change and improvements
• Challenge the status-quo
• Volunteer to be on your organization’s improvement
initiatives
• Take the initiative and create opportunities
 https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Scaled-Agile-Framework-SAFe-Meetup/
 https://www.meetup.com/BayALN/
 https://www.meetup.com/LA-Agile-MeetUp/
 https://www.meetup.com/ScalingAgileNYC/
 https://www.meetup.com/ScalingAgileSoCal/
 https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Scaled-Agile-Community/
 https://www.meetup.com/agile-lean-practitioners/

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How?
Be a lifelong learner
• Read, read, read
 https://www.amazon.com/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/1591847486/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490916306&sr=8-
1&keywords=team+of+teams
 https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Product-Development-Flow-Generation/dp/1935401009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490916317&sr=8-
1&keywords=product+development+flow
 https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Software-Requirements-Enterprise-Development/dp/0321635841/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490916329&sr=8-
1&keywords=agile+software+requirements
 https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490916340&sr=8-
1&keywords=drive+daniel+pink
 https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Change-New-Preface-Author/dp/1422186431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490916348&sr=8-
1&keywords=leading+change
• Attend meet-ups and Agile community events and conferences
• Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)

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How?
Prep and commit.
• Meet the prerequisites
 5+ years of exp. in development, testing, business analysis, product or project management
 3+ years of experience in Agile
 One or more relevant Agile certifications
• Take the SPC Course
 4-day dedication
• Get Certified!
 2 hours
 119 questions; multiple choice, true/false
 74% passing
 Complete within 30 days

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What?
A practical practitioner foremost
• Be an even more effective change agent and change leader
• Use vast body of lean-agile knowledge and apply SAFe techniques
in the real world (modify based on contextual needs and constraints)
• Lead, teach, train, coach and certify
others; train-the-trainer model

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What?
Push the envelope and grow
• Give back and engage the Agile and SAFe Community
• Maintain your SPC
• Attend the annual SAFe
Summit!

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Key Takeaways
Personal Mission
Career Opportunities
Help My Organization
Be a Change Leader
Lifelong Learner
Commit
Practitioner Foremost
Push the Envelope
Learn More Here!
http://www.scaledagile.com/implementing-safe/

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You’ve Earned 1 PMI PDU Credit!
PMI PDU Submission Process - Follow these instructions to report a claim for a Component event
offering 1 PDU.
1. Access CCRS and log in if you have not already logged into PMI.org
• A list of your credentials displays at the left side of the screen.
Click Report professional development units (PDUs) to begin the process.
2. Select the PDU Category: Cat. A and Activity Type: Find an Activity (course or event) from the drop-
down list choices. Click Next to continue.
• Enter provider number: 2925, Activity Number: WA276
3. Click Search and your Activity will be shown.
4. Verify the Activity Title and enter the Date Started, Date Completed, and number of PDUs to claim.
The PDU number should exactly match the PDUs from the Activity. Select the checkbox that
confirms “I agree this claim is accurate”.
5. The confirmation page displays stating whether the claim was accepted or not. You may click Report
Another Claim to continue working with claims or perform other tasks in CCRS.
6. DONE!

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SPC Class Discounts!
1. Universal Discount Code for SA classes =
SAFeWeb_75
($75 off of class price)
2. Universal Discount Code for SPC classes =
SPCWeb_200
($200 off of class price for only SPC classes)
https://www.cprime.com/training/safe-program-consultant-spc-training-
certification-course/

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