SAFe® DevOps Practitioner (SDP) Certification Trainingin Dallas

Module 1: Introduction to SAFe® DevOps

• SAFe® DevOps Fundamentals and Core Principles
  • Understand DevOps culture, values, and principles within the Scaled Agile Framework®.
  • Explore how Lean-Agile practices connect development, operations, and business objectives.
• DevOps Mindset and Organizational Culture
  • Examine collaboration, shared responsibility, continuous learning, and feedback-driven improvement.
  • Identify cultural barriers that affect enterprise DevOps adoption.

Module 2: Understanding Value Streams and Value Stream Mapping

• Value Stream Identification and Analysis
  • Identify operational and development value streams that deliver products and services to customers.
  • Understand how workflow visibility supports enterprise software delivery optimization.
• Value Stream Mapping for DevOps Improvement
  • Map the flow of work from concept to production.
  • Identify bottlenecks, handoff delays, dependencies, and opportunities to improve delivery speed.

Module 3: Continuous Exploration and Customer Feedback

• Continuous Exploration Practices
  • Understand customer needs, product discovery, hypothesis testing, and solution validation.
  • Explore how Agile teams use customer feedback to guide development priorities.
• Design Thinking and Customer-Centric Innovation
  • Connect user needs with business outcomes through iterative discovery.
  • Learn how feedback loops support product improvement and value delivery.

Module 4: Continuous Integration and Software Quality

• Continuous Integration (CI) Fundamentals
  • Understand frequent code integration, automated builds, and early defect detection.
  • Explore how CI supports reliable software development and collaborative engineering.
• Automated Testing and Quality Engineering
  • Examine automated test execution, regression testing, and continuous quality practices.
  • Understand how development teams reduce integration risks and improve software reliability.

Module 5: Continuous Deployment and Release on Demand

• Continuous Deployment (CD) Practices
  • Learn deployment pipeline concepts, deployment automation, and production readiness.
  • Understand strategies for reducing manual release effort and deployment risks.
• Release on Demand and Release Management
  • Explore how organizations release value when business and customer needs require it.
  • Understand release coordination, feedback collection, and continuous delivery planning.

Module 6: DevOps Measurement, Feedback, and Improvement

• DevOps Metrics and Performance Measurement
  • Understand delivery flow, quality, stability, and operational performance indicators.
  • Explore how teams use metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Feedback Loops and Continuous Improvement
  • Examine monitoring feedback, incident learning, and process improvement practices.
  • Understand how continuous feedback supports sustainable enterprise DevOps transformation.

Module 7: SAFe® DevOps Implementation and Certification Preparation

• Enterprise DevOps Adoption Strategies
  • Explore how organizations introduce DevOps practices across Agile teams and value streams.
  • Identify common implementation challenges and approaches to improving collaboration.
• SAFe® DevOps Practitioner Exam Preparation
  • Review key certification topics, practice questions, and scenario-based concepts.
  • Reinforce understanding of value streams, continuous exploration, continuous integration, continuous deployment, and release on demand.