SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer (RTE)

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Type: Certification
Level: Advanced

SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer

A Certified SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a servant leader and coach responsible for driving end-to-end delivery of value in an Agile Release Train (ART) or Value Stream in a Lean-Agile enterprise. Key areas of competency include: facilitating Program-level ceremonies, leading program execution, coaching ARTs in relentless improvement, creating transparency using metrics to drive positive change, facilitating resolution of dependencies, impediments, and risks.


Course Summary

Facilitate and enable end-to-end value delivery through Agile Release Trains (ARTs)—and learn how to build a high-performing ART by becoming a servant leader and coach—when you become a SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer (RTE). During this three-day course, gain an in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of an RTE in the SAFe enterprise. Through experiential learning, examine the RTE role in a Lean-Agile transformation. Learn how to facilitate ART processes and execution, coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in new processes and mindsets. Explore how to prepare, plan, and execute a Program Increment (PI) planning event, the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization.


What you’ll learn

To perform the role of a SAFe® Release Train Engineer, you should be able to:

  • Apply Lean-Agile knowledge and tools to execute and release value

  • Assist with program and large solution execution

  • Foster relentless improvement

  • Build a high-performing ART by becoming a servant leader and coach

  • Develop an action plan to continue your learning journey

What Attendees Get

Class registration includes:

  • Attendee workbooks

  • Eligibility to take the SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer exam

  • One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform

  • Course certificate of completion

You must attend all three days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.

SAFe Certification Kit

Attendees who pass the certification exam will receive:

  • SAFe® RTE certification exam certificate

  • A SAFe® RTE certification digital badge to promote your accomplishment online

  • A one-year certified membership as a SAFe® RTE, which includes access to the RTE Community of Practice

  • A SAFe® RTE certification usage guide with LPM certification marks

  • Access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey

Topics Covered

  • Exploring the RTE Role and Responsibilities

  • Applying SAFe Principles

  • Organizing the ART

  • Planning a Program Increment

  • Executing a Program Increment

  • Fostering relentless improvement

  • Serving the ART

  • Continuing your learning journey

Who Will Benefit?

  • RTEs and Solution Train Engineers (STEs)

  • Program and project managers

  • Scrum Masters

  • Leaders and managers

  • Agile coaches

  • SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs)

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are highly recommended:

  • Hold at least one current SAFe certification

  • Have launched or participated in at least one ART and one PI

Exam prerequisite skills or knowledge

These skills and knowledge are highly recommended in order to be successful
in passing the RTE exam:

  • SAFe certification

  • Cross-team communication skills

  • Full use of SAFe principles in action

  • Coaching Agile and SAFe facilitation and leading by example

  • Launch or participate in at least one ART and one PI

  • Working knowledge of team dynamics