SAFe Product Owner Product Manager Certification | POPM Certification | POPM Exam Training

Earn your SAFe Product Owner Product Manager certification (POPM certification). Take the SAFe Product Owner Product Manager training (POPM training) course to prepare for the SAFe Product Owner Product Manager exam (POPM exam) with BTII Institute, a top-rated training industry leader with highly experienced instructors. BTII Institute is an early adopter of Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe), the #1 framework for scaling Agile.

Description

For Product Management professionals to apply Lean-Agile values and principles and economic prioritization, and develop skills in writing epics, Capabilities, Features, and user stories within the context of SAFe.

SAFe PO/PMs enable product development flow, drive ART execution, and operate in the enterprise to drive the continuous delivery of value.

What skills do you need to deliver value in an Agile enterprise? The SAFe® Product Owner and SAFe® Product Manager (POPM) course covers the tactical responsibilities of these roles in the Agile Release Train (ART). The course and resulting certification give you the guidance and tools to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.

Learn how product owners and product managers should work together to achieve the best possible customer and business outcomes. The SAFe POPM course will teach you how to adopt a customer-centric approach to building products, using the Scaled Agile Framework® to deliver more value, faster. Topics covered in this course include the daily role of POs and PMs; collaborating with engineering teams and business stakeholders; how to write epics, features, and stories; and how to design, prioritize, build, test, and deliver products with increased productivity and higher quality.

1. Who will benefit?

Includes current and aspiring:

  • Product Managers
  • Product Line Managers
  • Product Owners
  • Subject Matter Experts
  • Business Owners
  • Business and Systems Analysts
  • Solution Managers
  • Portfolio Managers
  • Program Managers
  • Project Managers
  • PMO Professionals
  • Process Leads
  • Enterprise, Solution, and System Architects
  • Scrum Master
  • Release and Solution Train Engineers
  • Agile Coaches
  • SPCs
  • Development Managers
  • CTOs; Consultants
  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • Directors
  • Delivery Managers
  • Release and Solution Train Engineers
  • Software Developers.

2. What is the associated certification?

Certified SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)

3. What are the exam details?

Requirements

  • Review and acceptance of the Candidate Agreement are required to start the exam
  • Exam functionality instructions are provided following the Candidate Agreement

Exam Format

  • Questions are structured in a multiple choice, single select format
  • Exams are timed and the timer is displayed once questions are presented
  • Exams will be submitted when thetimer ends, regardless of the number of questions answered
  • Scores are calculated by the number of correctly answered questions
  • Unanswered questions will be marked as incorrect
  • “Submit” button ends the exam and a score will be calculated

Practice Test

  • Format reflects the same number of questions, level of difficulty, timebox, and domain areas as the exam
  • Unlimited attempts
  • Passing the practice test does not guarantee passing the exam and is provided as a preparation resource

Details are subject to change at any time

Duration

90 minutes

Number of Questions

45

Passing Score

80%

Delivery

Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance

Access

Learning Plan (after course completion)

Cost

First attempt included in the course registration fee if taken within 30 days of course completion

Retake Fee

$50; $250 for SPC

Retake Policy

First retake - May be taken immediately after the first failed attempt. 

Second retake - May be taken 10 days after the first retake.

Third retake - May be taken 30 days after the second retake. 

All subsequent retakes require a 30-day wait.

 

Domain

Topics

References

Product Owner/Product Management Roles and Responsibilities (14-16%)

  • SAFe for Product Owner/Product Management
  • The Lean-Agile mindset
  • Value Streams
  • Product Owner/Product Management Responsibilities

Lesson 1

PI Planning Preparation (21-24%)

  • PI Planning
  • The Solution Vision
  • Solution and PI Roadmaps
  • Customer-centric Features
  • ART Backlog and Kanban

Lesson 2

Leadership for PI Planning (14-16%)

  • The Vision and PI Planning
  • PI Objectives
  • ART Planning Boad and Dependencies
  • Risks and the End of PI Planning

Lesson 3

Iteration Execution (30-32%)

  • Stories and Story Maps
  • Iteration Planning
  • The Team Kanban
  • Backlog Refinement
  • Iteration Review and Iteration Retrospective
  • DevOps and Release on Demand

Lesson 4

PI Execution (14-16%)

  • PO Sync
  • System Demo
  • The Innovation and Planning Iteration
  • Inspect and Adapt

Lesson 5

 

4. What are the learning goals?

  • How to perform the role of a PO and a PM on a daily basis
  • How to put the customer at the center of your design, build, and test process
  • How to prepare for and lead PI Planning
  • How to decompose Epics to Features and Features to Stories
  • How to collaborate with Agile teams to forecast work

5. What topics are covered?

    • How do POs and PMs plan and execute work during a PI?
    • How do I integrate a customer-centric mindset to deliver products customers want?
    • How do you connect SAFe Lean-Agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles?

6. What will you receive?

  • Course workbook and SAFe Studio access to help you prepare to take the certification exam, claim your digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year membership to SAFe Studio with your first class attendance  
    • Product Management Video playlist and customer research tools to support product owners in their role
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forms to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • Curated content-playlists based on your interests and roles, including templated resources and facilitation guides to get you started
  • Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
  • SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification exam

7. Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites. This is a great introductory course.

8. Professional Development Units (PDUs) & Scrum Education Units

Attendees may be eligible to apply for PDUs below toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications.

Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.

Activity Number

  SAFePOPM  

   Duration

   2 days

PMI Certification

   Technical

 Leadership 

 Strategic 

  Total  

PMP®

      10.50

      3.00

     1.50

  15.00

PgMP®

      10.50

      3.00

     1.50

  15.00

PMI_RMP®

       0.00

      3.00

     1.50

   4.50

PMI_SP®

       0.00

      3.00

     1.50

   4.50

PMI_ACP®

      10.50

      3.00

     1.50

  15.00

PfMP®

       0.00

      3.00

     1.50

   4.50

PMI_PBAsm

       0.00

      3.00

     1.50

   4.50

  POPM
Claim Code  4446Z3MWQ6 
 Ways/Working  10.5
 PowerSkills  3
 Business  1.5
 Project  Management  10.5
 Portfolio  Management  0
 Business  Analysis  0
 Agile  10.5
 Risk Management  0
 Scheduling  0

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