· SAFe + Scaled Agile · 2 min read
‘Please don’t come to my Implementing SAFe SPC workshops’
The wrong reasons people sign up for SAFe SPC certification — and what you should actually expect to get out of an Implementing SAFe workshop if you attend with the right mindset.
Seriously, please don’t come.
Don’t come if you’re looking at it as a formality since you already know everything about agile and just need the SPC (SAFe Program Consultant) Certificate.
Don’t come if you’re looking for the cheapest way to get your SPC so that you can add it to your resume.
Don’t come if you don’t know anything about agile and believe the SPC is your silver bullet to becoming an agile coach at the enterprise level.
Don’t come if you’re looking for the certificate rubber stamp.
What I want in my SAFe classes are participants who :
Are looking to start/continue their Lean/Agile journey. Even coaches practicing agile for 10 years have something to learn and should come curious and willing to explore and take something away.
Know investing 4 of their days is a major investment and it’s more important to get great trainers and experience than saving a couple of $$$. The SPC class, or any SAFe class for that matter, isn’t a commodity. It matters who’s teaching it. (We try to help people investing in their personal development paying out of pocket but we don’t promise or even try to be the cheapest. we will try to help you take our class if you value taking it from us)
Know what they’re capable and won’t run out of the class, pass the SPC exam and run to teach classes and implement SAFe on their own if they have zero past experience in scaling agile to the enterprise level.
Care about helping their organization or other organizations scale agile in a healthy professional sustainable way and see their SPC as a means towards that end.
Don’t get me wrong — 99% of the people who attend our workshops are the right kind of people. I’m just hoping we are able to keep the wrong people away.
Bottom line — You won’t get far with us if you ask for “50% off on the ticket price since you’re an amazing agile coach already and just need this as a formality”. Just saying.
OK I got that out of the system :-)
About Yuval Yeret
Yuval is a rare practitioner who has shaped the agility path of dozens of organizations and influenced the frameworks used across the industry. He helps product and technology leaders move from agile theater to evidence-informed, outcome-oriented delivery that creates better value sooner, safer, and happier.
