SAFe RTE

Executing Planning Intervals (PIs): Support and lead PI Planning and execution, helping agile teams align around shared goals and deliver value.

Coaching for Improvement: Act as a servant leader and coach for the ART, helping teams grow, resolve issues, and continuously improve their delivery practices.

Fostering Collaboration and Flow: Facilitate ART events, sync across roles, and enable communication between teams, stakeholders, and leadership.

Navigating Complexity: Understand the dynamics of large solution delivery, risk management, and lean-agile leadership in a SAFe enterprise.

SAFe RTE Course Agenda covers following topics during the two-day course. Times are flexible, if else day 1 and day 2 topics depend on attendees’ SAFe maturity and familiarity with content.

1.    Exploring the RTE Role and Responsibilities
Understand the RTE's place within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Explore the seven core competencies of business agility.

2.    Identify effective RTE behaviors and the value they bring.
Applying SAFe Principles
Dive into SAFe principles relevant to the RTE.
Learn how to apply these principles in guiding ARTs towards continuous value delivery.

3.    Organizing the Agile Release Train (ART)
Define effective ART structures.
Address anti-patterns, team configurations, System Team responsibilities, and support for continuous deployment and Release on Demand.

4.    Planning a Program Increment (PI Planning)
Facilitate and drive successful PI Planning events.
Manage breakout sessions, plan reviews, and stakeholder alignment.

5.    Executing a Program Increment
Support ART execution throughout the Program Increment.
Coordinate across teams, track progress, and help manage dependencies.

6.    Fostering Relentless Improvement
Lead Inspect & Adapt workshops.
Apply systems thinking and value stream mapping for continuous improvement.

7.    Serving the ART
Embody servant leadership to coach teams and Scrum Masters.
Use facilitation techniques to foster an aligned, collaborative culture (“one-team” mindset).

8.    Continuing Your Learning Journey
Create personal RTE action plans and ART improvement roadmaps.
Gain access to tools, communities, and further resources for ongoing development.