Certified SAFe® Agilist Practice Exam

Certified SAFe® Agilist Practice Exam

The Certified SAFe® Agilist Exam is a benchmark for understanding the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) and its role in leading organizations that embrace lean-agile practices.  Earning this certification demonstrates your competency in applying SAFe® principles to drive successful enterprise agility.

Who Should Take This Exam?

This exam is ideal for professionals seeking to:

• Implement SAFe® within their organizations.
• Enhance their knowledge and skills in Agile environments.
• Advance their careers in the field of Scaled Agile.
• There are no formal prerequisites for taking the exam. However, a foundational understanding of Agile principles would be beneficial.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• SAFe® Agilists: These individuals champion SAFe® implementation and facilitate its adoption within the organization.
• SAFe® Program Consultants (SPCs): SPCs provide expert guidance and coaching on SAFe® implementation. (This role typically requires additional training and experience beyond the Agilist certification)
• Product Managers, Delivery Managers, and Team Leads: Understanding SAFe® principles empowers these roles to effectively contribute to scaled Agile initiatives.

Exam Format

• Exam Duration: 90 minutes
• Total Questions: 45 questions
• Passing score: 35/45 (77%)
• Competency level: Foundational
• Question format: Multiple choice questions and answers

Course Outline

The Certified SAFe® Agilist Exam covers the following topics -

Domain 1 - Overview of thriving in the digital age with business agility (13%)

• Learning and recognize the problem to be Solved
• Learning and describe SAFe as an operating system for Business Agility
• Learning the Seven Core Competencies for achieving Business Agility

Domain 2 - Overview of becoming a Lean-Agile leader (29%)

• Learning to embrace the Lean mindset
• Learning to apply Lean and Agile at Scale with the SAFe Principles

Domain 3 - Overview of establishing the team and technical agility (9%)

• Learning to form Cross-Functional Agile teams
• Learning to build Quality
• Learning to organize Agile Release Trains Around the Flow of Value

Domain 4 - Overview of building solutions with Agile product delivery (33%)

• Learning to focus on Customer Centricity with Design Thinking
• Learning to prioritize the Program Backlog
• Learning to experience PI Planning
• Learning to develop on Cadence; Release on Demand
• Learning to build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps

Domain 5 - Overview of Exploring Lean Portfolio Management (11%)

Learning and define a SAFe Portfolio

• Learning to connect the Portfolio to Enterprise Strategy
• Learning to maintain the Portfolio Vision
• Learning to establish a Portfolio Flow
• Learning to Fund Value Streams

Domain 6 - Overview of Leading the change (4%)

• Learning to Lead by Example
• Learning to Lead the Change