SAFe DevOps

Optimizing Your Value Stream

with Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner

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About SAFe for Teams

To compete in a disruptive global market, every organization needs to deliver valuable technology solutions at the speed of business. This requires a shared DevOps mindset among all the people needed to define, build, test, deploy, and release software-driven systems—not just the engineers operating a CI/CD pipeline.

The two-day, interactive course helps people across technical, non-technical, and leadership roles work together to optimize their value stream from end to end. Attendees will learn what DevOps is, why it is important to every role, and design a continuous delivery pipeline that is tailored to their business. Attendees work in cross-functional teams to map their current state value stream from concept to cash, identify major bottlenecks to flow, and build an actionable implementation plan that will accelerate the benefits of DevOps in their organization.

Duration

2 Day

Level

Foundational

Course Information

Learning Goals

Explain how DevOps enables strategic business objectives
Apply a CALMR approach to DevOps to avoid automating broken processes
Understand how successful DevOps requires continuous exploration, continuous integration, continuous deployment, and the ability to release to end users on demand
Incorporate continuous testing and continuous security into the delivery pipeline
Use value stream mapping to measure flow and identify bottlenecks in the end-to-end delivery process
Select DevOps skills and tools strategically for the fastest, most compelling results
Prioritize DevOps solutions and investments for greatest economic benefit
Design and implement a multi-phased DevOps transformation plan tailored to their organization
Work with all roles and levels in the organization to continually optimize the value stream

Topics Covered

Introducing DevOps
Mapping your Continuous Delivery Pipeline
Gaining alignment with Continuous Exploration
Building quality with Continuous Integration
Reducing time-to-market with Continuous Deployment
Delivering Business Value with Release on Demand
Taking action

Learners taking this course are:

Scrum Master
Team Lead
Release Train Engineer
Business Analyst
Agile Coach
SAFe Program Consultant
Consultant
Architect
Engineer
Developer
Director
Quality
Manager

What Attendees Get

Attendee workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the exam
One year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
Course certificate of completion
SAFe DevOps Practitioner (SDP) certification upon passing exam

Attendees must attend both days of the course in order to be eligible for the exam.

Prerequisites

None. All are welcome to attend the course without prior DevOps or SAFe experience.

Exam & Certification Details

Exam prerequisite skills

Exam requirements

The first step toward becoming a Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner is to attend the SAFe® 5 DevOps Practitioner course. This is a requirement, because attending the course provides access to all the study materials and the exam. Note that attending the course does not guarantee passing the exam.

Exam details

Exam name – SAFe® 4 DevOps Practitioner Exam – or – SAFe® 5 DevOps Practitioner Exam
Exam format – Multiple choice, multiple response
Exam delivery – Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed
Exam access – Candidates can access to the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the SAFe® 5 DevOps Practitioner course
Exam duration – Once the exam begins, candidates have 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the exam.
Number of questions – 45
Passing score – 33 out of 45 (73%)
Language – English
Exam cost – First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.
Retake policy – Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait.

Exam study materials

The exam is designed to measure knowledge and skill related to the job role. We highly recommend candidates use a variety of resources to prepare for this exam including:

Course materials – The course materials are an essential artifact from the course and can be downloaded from the SAFe Community Platform. These materials can be used to refer back to the content that was presented during the class.
Study guide – This comprehensive guide details the job role and all resources related to the exam, including a detailed reading list. Access is available through the Learning Plan in the SAFe Community Platform upon course completion.
Practice test – The practice test is designed to be predictive of success on the certification exam,* and it has the same number of questions, level of difficulty, and time duration. It is part of the Learning Plan in the SAFe Community Platform and can be taken an unlimited number of times at no cost. *This is not the actual exam, and passing it does not guarantee success on the certification exam.
Sample Questions – A web-enabled, flashcard style version of the sample questions can be found online and in the study guide.

What you get

Becoming a Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner requires an exceptional range of skills and is a career path for many Scrum Masters. Certification includes: