Join us in what's promised to be one of the most experiential, visual and engaging Leading SAFe courses. A joint collaboration between Russell Andrews (SPCT-C) and Zhi Lee (SPC, RTE), they bring a depth of experience helping organisations to flow and deliver at Scale.

"It will be the best course if Russell and Zhi are running it"
- Sam Shaker, SPC

What is this Course is About

Join like-minded professionals in NZ to experience Leading SAFe 6.0, in-person, in Auckland!

SAFe® is short for the Scaled Agile Framework. It is where Agile meets scale. Take a Leading SAFe course to discover how companies can build business agility, and how to make SAFe work inside your organization. You’ll come away with an understanding of how to align your entire organization around the same clear objectives, and how to improve the flow of value and work from strategy to delivery. You’ll learn what makes companies more customer-centric and how to run key SAFe alignment and planning events, like PI planning.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the day, participants would have learnt the following SAFe lean-Agile principles through theoretical and practical exercises. Taught by master visual facilitator and Agile Coach, Zhi Lee, together with NZ's only SAFe premier trainer, Russell Andrews, we complement the prescribed theory book with experiential activities.

More information about SAFe 6.0 can be found here.

Who Should Attend

Leading SAFe is course targeted at leadership or business stakeholders. The following types of roles would benefit from attending:

Execs, Senior Leadership
Business Stakeholders,
Programme and Project Managers
Portfolio Managers
Line Managers
Development Leads

Why not any other Leading SAFe course?

We understand that in-person training is essential for creating lasting impact, which is why we’re committed to offering high-quality, hands-on SAFe® training right here in New Zealand. We don’t just teach SAFe® by reading a script. We share real-life experiences (both horror stories and successes). Our teaching style is experiential, applying principles from "Training from the Back of the Room".

Course Agenda Kanban Board — Visual facilitation using a course Kanban

What's included with the fee?

1 Printed Leading SAFe Course Manual (200-300 pages)
Teamworx branded visual notepad and ball-point pen
Fee for 1 sitting of the Leading SAFe exam to earn the SAFe Agilist Certification
1-year membership to the SAFe community which includes videos, articles and additional learning (on passing of the exam)
Barista coffee on arrival
Morning tea
Lunch
Afternoon tea
An offsite venue in Parnell with free parking
30-min follow-up group Zoom call after the course

About the Trainers

Russell Andrews
Russell is an experienced Agile Transformation Lead who has established 16 ARTs across various government organisations, and coached and supported many others. He is a certified RTE and has worked as an RTE, PM, PO and Scrum Master in SAFe organisations. He is an executive coach and currently leads the Enterprise Agile practice at MSD.

SAI have recognised Russell’s deep experience in SAFe by accepting him into the prestigious SPCT program as a candidate. Russell is also New Zealand's only certified SAFe Premier trainer, and a certified practitioner of Scrum and Kanban.

Zhi Lee
Zhi is an established Enterprise Agile Coach and Release Train Engineer who has launched 5 ARTs in the FMCG, Retail and Construction industries.

Prior to starting a coaching business 7 years ago, Zhi was the Head of Delivery at Trademe Property. During his coaching career, he has performed roles at all levels of seniority - ranging from Engineering Manager, Product Owner, Chapter Lead, Scrum Master to General Manager. This diverse range of experience has given him a lens into challenges at every level of the organisation.

As a Scrum Alliance Certified Advanced-Scrum Master (A-CSM), ICAgile Agile Team Facilitator, and trained PROSCI change management professional, Zhi is all about creating the best places where people can do their best work!

We can also deliver this and other SAFe courses in-house.