SAFe for Government Certification Training in Surrey

SAFE for Government is a professional certification that equips the professionals to apply Lean and Agile practices within the functioning and practices of any public sector organization. While the training does not require any mandatory experience or exposure, some of the prerequisites for attending the SAFe for Government Training include:

• Basic understanding of the SAFe Principles, the meaning and Manifesto of Agile Practices, and a basic understanding of Lean practices followed within organizations, especially public sector organizations.
• A brief understanding of the entire lifecycle of programs, especially technology and technology-driven processes and programs, within the government or public sector organizations
• Registered attendees will receive a list of readings and videos specific to Agile in government that will be beneficial to review before the course

SAFe for Government Training is specially designed to equip the leaders and advisors working for government agencies and public sector organizations. The training helps such leaders and advisors to adopt and adapt the SAFe within the processes and functioning of their organizations to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their respective organizations. The training can especially be attended by 

• Professionals working at the Director or Branch Head Level
• Managers responsible for Development, Engineering Services, Quality Assurance, and Control, Architecture, Operations (General), Support Functions
• Program and/or Project Managers within the teams
• Members working within the Program or Project Management Department of the Organisation
• Business Analysts
• Agile Coach
• Practice Leads within various departments

Various certified organizations provide online/virtual training for SAFe for Government course.

The SAFe for Government training has to be completed within 2 days.

One has to attend the SAFe for Government training before attempting the exam. And attending the course the very first step to becoming a Certified SAFe® Government Practitioner as it gives immense knowledge about the concepts and provides access to the resources and exam. Note that attending the course does not guarantee to pass the exam.

SAFe for Government Examination is closed book and timed examination which needs to be completed within 90 minutes or 1.5 hours. The questions of the examination are multiple-choice and multiple select objective type questions.

You will need to score at least 73% or score 33 marks out of 45 marks in the SAFe for Government Programme (SGP) 4 and score 71% or 32 out of 45 marks in the SAFe for Government Programme (SGP) 5 examination to pass the certification examination.

The first attempt of the examination can be taken as a part of the course registration (with no extra payment for the examination) within 30 days of the completion of the course. In case if you fail in the first attempt, you can retake the examination by paying the requisite cost (estimated around USD 50 per retake attempt).

In case you fail in the first attempt, you can clear the certification by re-taking the examination. Information about 4 attempts for clearing the certification is available.

• The second attempt can be made immediately after the first attempt
• The third attempt can be done after a 10 days gap
• Fourth attempt can be some after a gap of 30 days.

SAFe for Government Certification is targeted to help various organizations especially those working in the Public Sector and governmental setup in transitioning from the traditional practices to Lean-Agile practices especially in building the technology-based capabilities within such organizations. The Certification along with the professional training would help the attendees:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of the Lean-Agile principles and practices
• Gain practical advice on how to build high performing multi-vendor Agile teams, practices, and programs
• Gain practical advice on how to manage technology investments following the Lean flow mechanism
• Gain practical advice about acquiring different solutions with Agile contracting
• Gain an in-depth understanding of how to launch a technology-driven program
• Gain an understanding of planning and delivering value using the SAFe platform or techniques

To get a SAFe for Government Certification, an applicant needs to:

• Gain a basic understanding of SAFe Principles and Agile and Lean practices and philosophies
• Gain an understanding of the lifecycle of programs followed within the government or public sector organizations setup
• Attend the SAFe training course from an accredited center
• Gain in-depth understanding from the given study materials along with the additional list of readings and videos (related to Agile and application of Agile in government setup) supplied by the specific center 
• Appear in the examination within 30 days of the completion of the course or re-taking the examination as mentioned above
• Clear the examination

SAFe for Government Certification is provided by Scaled Agile, Inc. which is the certifying body for Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

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SAFe certifications, including SAFe for Government Certifications, are valid for one year. The Certification also includes membership of the certificate holder in the SAFe Community Platform for the year. However, after the first year, you would require to renew the certification by paying the requisite renewal costs (which vary for different certifications provided by Scaled Agile, Inc.).

Yes, it is.