SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

In this ad­vanced three-day work­shop, you will gain an in-depth un­der­stand­ing of the role and re­spon­si­bil­i­ties of a Re­lease Train En­gi­neer (RTE) in the SAFe en­ter­prise. Through ex­pe­ri­en­tial learn­ing, you will learn how to fa­cil­i­tate and en­able end-to-end val­ue de­liv­ery through Ag­ile Re­lease Trains (ARTs) and val­ue streams. You will also learn how to build a high-per­form­ing ART by be­com­ing a ser­vant leader and coach, and how to plan and ex­e­cute a Pro­gram In­cre­ment (PI) plan­ning event, the pri­mar­i­ly en­abler of align­ment through­out all lev­els of a SAFe organization.

Fa­cil­i­tate and en­able end-to-end val­ue de­liv­ery through Ag­ile Re­lease Trains (ARTs) — and learn how to build a high-per­form­ing ART by be­com­ing a ser­vant leader and coach — when you be­come a SAFe® Re­lease Train En­gi­neer (RTE). At­tend­ing the class pre­pares you to take the exam and be­come a cer­ti­fied SAFe® Re­lease Train En­gi­neer (RTE).

Price and registration

The costs are CHF 2,695 excl. VAT. In ad­di­tion, ear­ly book­ers re­ceive a 5% dis­count. Reg­is­tra­tion takes place via the ap­pro­pri­ate train­ing date of your choice. The course link or but­ton will then take you to the reg­is­tra­tion page.

RTE training registration

Nov
9
Re­lease Train En­gi­neer (RTE)
On­line Re­mote Training
Mon, 9. Nov, 8:30 – Wed, 11. Nov, 17:00 CET 
Train­er: Fred­erik Zim­mer­mann SPC

RTE in-house training

If you are in­ter­est­ed in in-house train­ing, please con­tact us at academy@​flowsphere.​ch. We will make you an of­fer immediately!

Audience

The fol­low­ing in­di­vid­u­als will ben­e­fit from this course:
  • RTEs and Val­ue Stream En­gi­neers (VSEs)
  • Pro­gram and project managers
  • Scrum Mas­ters
  • Lead­ers and managers
  • Ag­ile coaches
  • SAFe Pro­gram Con­sul­tants (SPCs)

Learning Goals

To per­form the role of the RTE, you should be able to:
  • Ap­ply Lean-Ag­ile knowl­edge and tools to ex­e­cute and re­lease value
  • As­sist with pro­gram and val­ue stream execution
  • Fos­ter re­lent­less improvement
  • Build a high-per­form­ing ART by be­com­ing a ser­vant leader and coach
  • De­vel­op an ac­tion plan to con­tin­ue your learn­ing journey

Topics Covered

  • Ex­plor­ing the RTE role and responsibilities
  • Ap­ply­ing SAFe Principles
  • Un­der­stand­ing the ART
  • Plan­ning a Pro­gram Increment
  • Ex­e­cut­ing a Pro­gram Increment
  • Fos­ter­ing Re­lent­less Improvement
  • Serv­ing the ART
  • Con­tin­u­ing your Learn­ing Journey

Required Prerequisites

To ful­ly ben­e­fit from this class, you should have at least one cur­rent SAFe Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion, and launched or par­tic­i­pat­ed in at least one ART and one PI.

What You Get

The class reg­is­tra­tion includes:
  • At­tendee work­book (phys­i­cal ver­sion only)
  • El­i­gi­bil­i­ty to take the SAFe 5 Re­lease Train En­gi­neer exam
  • Course cer­tifi­cate of com­ple­tion upon request

At­ten­dees must at­tend all three days in or­der to qual­i­fy for the exam.

Annual Renewal

Mem­ber­ship re­newals are one year from the date cer­ti­fi­ca­tion is earned
  • Re­new­al fee: $295. Re­new­al fee for the RTE cer­ti­fi­ca­tion is in­clud­ed in SPC re­new­al (if cur­rent SPC).

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

  • At­ten­dees may be el­i­gi­ble to ap­ply for 21 PDUs to­ward their con­tin­u­ing ed­u­ca­tion re­quire­ments with the Project Man­age­ment In­sti­tute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications.
  • At­ten­dees may be el­i­gi­ble to ap­ply for SEUs un­der cat­e­go­ry C, to­ward earn­ing or re­new­ing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.

SAFe 5 Release Train Engineer Certification Information

A SAFe 5 Cer­ti­fied Re­lease Train En­gi­neer (RTE) is a SAFe pro­gram ser­vant leader and coach­ing pro­fes­sion­al re­spon­si­ble for dri­ving end-to-end de­liv­ery of val­ue in a sin­gle pro­gram or val­ue stream in a Lean-Ag­ile enterprise.

Key ar­eas of com­pe­ten­cy include:
  • Fa­cil­i­tat­ing pro­gram-lev­el ceremonies
  • Lead­ing pro­gram execution
  • Coach­ing ARTs and teams in re­lent­less im­prove­ment of val­ue delivery
  • Cre­at­ing trans­paren­cy us­ing met­rics to ini­ti­ate and dri­ve pos­i­tive change
  • Fa­cil­i­tat­ing res­o­lu­tion of de­pen­den­cies, im­ped­i­ments, and risks

This in­di­vid­ual will be ex­pect­ed to per­form these tasks with lim­it­ed as­sis­tance from peers, prod­uct doc­u­men­ta­tion, and sup­port resources.

Exam Pre­req­ui­site Skills or Knowledge:
These skills and knowl­edge are high­ly rec­om­mend­ed in or­der to be suc­cess­ful in pass­ing the RTE exam:
  • SAFe cer­ti­fi­ca­tion
  • Cross-team com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills
  • Full use of SAFe prin­ci­ples in action
  • Coach­ing Ag­ile and SAFe fa­cil­i­ta­tion and lead­ing by example
  • Launch or par­tic­i­pate in at least one ART and one PI
  • Work­ing knowl­edge of team dynamics
  • Abil­i­ty to man­age stakeholders
  • Min­i­mum 3 months real-world, hands-on ex­pe­ri­ence as an RTE

Exam Details

  • Exam name: SAFe 5 Re­lease Train En­gi­neer Exam
  • Exam for­mat: mul­ti­ple choice
  • Exam de­liv­ery: web-based (sin­gle-brows­er); closed book; no out­side as­sis­tance; timed exam; de­liv­ered through the Com­mu­ni­ty Platform
  • Exam ac­cess: first at­tempt free with­in 30 days from course com­ple­tion date
  • Exam du­ra­tion: once the exam be­gins can­di­dates have 120 min­utes to com­plete the exam
  • Num­ber of ques­tions: 60
  • Pass­ing score: 40 out of 60 (67%)
  • Exam cost: first at­tempt is free with­in 30 days from course completion
  • 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. Each re­take at­tempt is $150. Con­tact support@​scaledagile.​com for any re­take questions.

Exam Preparation

  • Study guide: ac­cess avail­able upon course com­ple­tion; in the Learn­ing Platform
  • Prac­tice test: ac­cess avail­able upon course com­ple­tion; in the Learn­ing Platform
  • Sam­ple test: down­load questions

What You Get

  • SAFe Cer­ti­fied Re­lease Train En­gi­neer cer­tifi­cate (PDF)
  • One year mem­ber­ship to the Scaled Ag­ile RTE Com­mu­ni­ty of Practice