SAFe® Agile Software Engineering (5.0)

Enabling Technical Agility for the Lean Enterprise

In the SAFe® Agile Software Engineering course, you will learn how modern practices including XP, behavior-driven development (BDD), and test-driven development (TDD) enable continuous value flow and built-in quality.


This three-day course provides the foundational principles and practices that make up the Agile Software Engineering discipline. Learn how continuous flow of value delivery and building quality in are enabled by modern practices including XP technical practices, Behavioral-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).


Learn proven practices to detail, model, design, implement, verify, and validate stories in a SAFe® Continuous Delivery Pipeline.


Why Elabor8? 

Our SAFe® Program Consultants (SPCs) have experience coaching and training across Government, Financial, Educational and Utility organisations. We take a pragmatic approach to agile adoption, understanding change is complex and challenging. Our Trainers also have broad knowledge across a range of Agile practices and frameworks which enables the delivery of balanced and complementary learnings. We're also able to provide implementation support post training.

Learning Objectives

  • How to apply the test-first principle to align tests and requirements
  • How to detail, model, design, implement, verify, and validate stories in a SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline
  • Practices such as abstraction, encapsulation, and SOLID that build quality into code and design
  • Foundational Lean, Agile, and DevOps principles and practices
  • How to use the test infrastructure for automated testing
  • How to design from context for testability

Topics covered

  • Introduction to Agile Software Engineering
  • Connecting Principles and Practices to Built-In Quality
  • Accelerating Flow
  • Applying Intentional Architecture
  • Thinking Test-First
  • Discovering Story Details
  • Creating a Shared Understanding with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
  • Communicating with Models
  • Building Systems with Code Quality
  • Building Systems with Design Quality
  • Implementing with Quality

You'll also receive

  • Trainers with real world SAFe® implementation experience
  • Course materials and remote learning tools
  • One year membership to SAFe® Studio
  • Project Management Institute (PMI): 15 PDU credits
  • Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe Agile Software Engineer Certification exam (exam cost is included in course registration fee);
    Please note that it is a requirement by Scaled Agile that participants must attend the full course in order to gain access and be eligible to sit the exam. You can read Scaled Agile's 'General exam FAQs' on the Scaled Agile website.