How to
get Certified SAFe 5 Agilist (Leading SAFe) certified
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The SAFe is
recognized the world over as the gold standard in Scaled Agile frameworks.
In this post
I am sharing my experience on how to prepare for the Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
(Leading SAFe) exam.
Steps to
get certified
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There are two
steps to get certified viz.
Step 1 –
Attend the Leading SAFe training (generally 2 day training) from an institute
recognized by SAFe.
Step 2 – Take
the certification exam within 30 days of completing the training.
Study
Plan Steps
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·
Attended 5–day online learning. Had very good
trainers who related with their real–life experiences, so it was easy to
understand and related to the theory.
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Day 1–3 – Took a 3–day break after the course.
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Day 4 – Started exploring the Scaled Agile
website and completed the profile etc.
·
Day 4 – Read the initial sections the study
guide and followed the guidance there.
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Day 4 – Gave the sample quiz of 7 questions. Was
able to remember some key concepts from the training and got all the answers
right.
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Day 5–6 – Didn't do much
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Day 7 – Started going through the Study guide.
Completed Reading and Reference List for Section 1. The topics were heavy and
had to really concentrate to understand. – Approx. 8 hours of reading
·
Day 8 – Completed Reading and Reference List for
Section 2 and 3 (also covers up to Chapter 3 of the Student Workbook). The
topics were small and was able to cover them fast. – Approx. 10 hours of
reading
·
Day 9–14. Completed Reading and reference list
of Section 4 including Chapter4 of Student Workbook. Covered this whenever got
time during the work week.
·
Day 15 – Completed Reading and reference list of
Section 5 and 6 (which includes Chapter 5 and 6 of study book.) – Approx. 6
hours of reading.
·
Day 15 – Realized that it was not possible to
remember all that were read earlier. I had started forgetting things I had read
on Day 7, although conceptually it was all clear.
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Day 16 – Gave the official sample test. Scored
87%.
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**Tip: If you want to avoid one more revision
of the material (which I realized didn't add any value for me) and if you have
scored well in the practice test, this might be the right time to take the
final certification test.
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Day 17 – Gave the test available at https://agilewaters.com/safe–quiz/.
Scored 80%.
·
Took the test available at https://www.izenbridge.com/free–resources/SAFe/leading–safe.
Scored 75%.
·
Day 18 – Watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v8SBy0jLlA
. Nice for reviewing some concepts.
·
Day 19 – Gave the official sample test again,
for the questions that I had difficulty earlier, I referred the reading
material to get the correct answers. Scored 100%.
·
Day 19 – Started quick revision of all the
reading and reference articles – 3 hours
·
Day 20 – Continued quick revision of all the
reading and reference articles – 5 hours.
·
Day 20 – Gave the exam, passed the certification
with a good score 😊
Lessons
Learned
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1. The
difficulty level of questions in the exam is not high. If you know the concepts
well, you should be able to pass the exam easily.
2. For Steps
5, 6, 7 & 8, go through all the links in the books to
scaledagileframework.com and read the same, also going to the hyperlinks of
topics you want to know more about on the website. This will help to build the
knowledge. Just going through the Student workbook won't help.
Tips for
Exam
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1. Giving
exam at home? – Use the mobile hotspot network for internet instead of relying
on the Wi–Fi network due to the risk no network due to Power going off.
2. After the
last question, go back to a previous question and come back to the last
question. To make sure that all your answers have been captured.
3. Take a
photograph of the result after the test.
4. Reload
only the frame of the page if any internet issues happen.
4. Take a
photograph of the error, if any issue happens.
All the Best!
I hope my experience helps you in your SAFe certification journey. If you have any specific questions do drop in a comment and I will try to respond at the earliest.
