SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (5) Training in Gurgaon, India

The SAFe POPM course has been thoughtfully designed to help you prepare for the Certified SAFe POPM exam. On course completion, you will be equipped with all the tools and techniques to:  

• Apply SAFe® in the Lean enterprise 
• Connect SAFe® Lean-Agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles 
• Collaborate with Agile teams in estimating and forecasting work 
• Explore continuous value with Program Increment Planning 
• Execute the Program Increment and deliver continuous value 
• Articulate the Product Owner and Product Manager roles 
• Create a role action plan 
• Decompose Epics into Features and Features into Stories 
• Refine Features into Stories 
• Manage Program backlogs and Team backlogs 
• Represent Customer needs in Program Increment Planning 
• Identify customer needs 
• Guide teams for high team performance 
• Write epics, capabilities, features, and stories 
• Prioritize product and team backlogs 
• Deliver maximum business value at scale 

Our Certified SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager training aims to equip you with all the skills to be an effective SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager. In this engaging and interactive two-day program, you will develop the practical skills employers look for in a SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager: 

• Leadership 
• Coaching  
• Motivation  
• Conflict management 
• Facilitation  
• Planning and execution of PIs 
• Supporting execution of program 
• Training Agile teams 
• Enhancing team performance 
• Leading and facilitating change 
• Guiding teams for enhanced Delivering the maximum business value at scale 
• Identifying customer needs 
• Guiding teams for enhanced productivity and performance 
• Writing epics, capabilities, features, and stories 
• Prioritizing product and team backlogs 
• Delivering the maximum business value at scale 

The SAFe® Scrum Master certification helps you: 

• Validate your commitment to continued excellence and quality 
• Demonstrate your proficiency in SAFe® and applying Scrum at the enterprise-level 
• Grow your career in SAFe® with confidence.  
• Get noticed at interviews or for promotions at your current job.  
• Command higher salaries than your non-certified peers.  
• Network with industry leaders and Agile professionals 

The success of Agile at project and team levels has sparked off its adoption at the enterprise level too. However, implementing Agile at the team level is quite different from scaling it at the enterprise level. By the end of SAFe 5 Product Owner/ Product Manager workshop and certification programme:  

• You will be able to ensure proper implementation of SAFe® to bring about continuous improvement in addition to maximum ROI generation.  
• You will have the skills necessary to write Features, Epic, User stories in SAFe® Framework. 
• You will understand your POPM roles and responsibilities at the enterprise level. 

Not at all. Professionals in IT industries or non-IT industries who want to work in a SAFe® environment can take up this course. This includes: 

• Program or Project Managers 
• Scrum Masters 
• Release Train Engineers 
• Business Analysts 
• Agile Coaches 
• SAFe Program Consultants 
• Development Managers 
• CTOs 
• Consultants 
• Architects 
• Engineers 
• Directors 
• Product Managers 
• Product Owners 
• Delivery Managers 
• Solution Train Engineers 
• Software Developers 

There are no prerequisites to take this course and anyone interested in exploring the SAFe® framework and building their skills to leverage it can attend this course. Prior work experience in a SAFe environment and experience with Lean, Agile, or other relevant certifications would be beneficial, though not mandatory.

To be eligible for the SAFe 6.0 Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) certification exam, you would need to complete a two-day training from an authorized training partner of Scaled Agile, Inc. Prior work experience in a SAFe environment and experience with Lean, Agile, or other relevant certifications would be beneficial.

Once you have completed the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification, you can take on the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager role in leading organizations. You can further enhance your SAFe® skills by pursuing the following credentials:  

• SAFe® Scrum Master 
• SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master 
• SAFe® Agile Product Manager 
• SAFe® Product Manager  
• SAFe® Release Train Engineer  
• SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager 
• SAFe® DevOps Practitioner 
• SAFe® Practitioner 

You can get 16  PDUs and 16 SEUs by participating in our two-day training program.

You will need 10 continuing education or outreach hours (PDUs) to maintain your SAFe POPM certification. 

PDUs are Professional Development Units issued by the Project Management Institute®. They can be earned by completing educational training or learning opportunities, which serve to validate your participation and continued proficiency in the principles and practices of project management. 

PDUs are the measuring unit used to quantify your project management professional development as part of the PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program. 1 PDU = 1 hour of learning/activity. 

A Scrum Education Unit® (SEU®) is a credit issued by Scrum Alliance®, validating your participation and continued proficiency in the fundamental principles of Scrum. SEUs demonstrate that you are furthering your proficiency as a Scrum practitioner. SEUs follow a 1:1 ratio, where one hour of participation or preparation towards increasing your proficiency in Scrum is equal to one SEU. 

You can earn PDUs by attending training programs offered by PMI Accredited Training Organizations or by organizations or universities. Whenever you attend a PMI congress, webinar, conference or any other event or indulge in self-directed learning, you can earn PDUs. 

You can find out more about PDUs in PMI’s FAQs. 

Our blog will help you learn more about how to earn a Scrum Education Unit® (SEU®) from Scrum Alliance®. Get all the information you need to take advantage of SEUs for your professional growth, namely: 

• What are SEUs and why you need them 
• How to earn SEUs 
• Types of continuing education opportunities that qualify for SEUs  
• How to calculate the value of an SEU® for Scrum Alliance certifications 
• How to log SEUs for Scrum Alliance® certifications 
• How recent SEUs need to be 
• How to determine whether a previously accumulated SEU® can be used for Scrum Alliance® certifications 
• List of SEU resources put together by Scrum Alliance  
• Where you can utilize SEUs you have accumulated  

For further information about SEUs and PDUs, please reach us at support@knowledgehut.com. 

Scaled Agile, Inc. is the provider of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®), the most popular method for scaling agile at the enterprise level. SAFe® was initially released in 2011 by Dean Leffingwell as a knowledgebase for enterprises to adopt Agile. The SAFe 5 Product Owner / Product Manager certification is given to those who have successfully undertaken the SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager Certification Exam. 

You cannot get certified without taking the course. Scaled Agile, Inc. believes in true learning which can only be acquired through in-person training and hands-on experience given by a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC). The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager exam is not provided as a substitute for formal training. 

The SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager certification includes the following: 

• Certified SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager Certificate (PDF format) 
• Certified SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager Digital Badge 
• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform 
• Access to SAFe events and Meetup groups  
• Various SAFe learning resources 

Here are the steps to get SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager certified: 

1. Get trained by an authorized training partner of Scaled Agile, Inc. (Scaled Agile). Attend the two-day training delivered by a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC) who’s also an expert practitioner.     
2. On successful completion of the two-day training, you will receive information on the exam along with your login credentials, directly from Scaled Agile.  
3. Log in using your credentials and take the 90-minute, 45-MCQ online closed-book exam. 
4. Clear the exam and get 33 out of 45 questions right (73%) to pass the SAFe 5 Product Owner / Product Manager exam. 
5. On passing the exam, you become a Certified SAFe 6.0 Product Owner / Product Manager. You will receive your SAFe 6.0 Product Owner / Product Manager PDF Certificate and Digital Badge within 5-7 working days.  

Ready to get started with your Certified SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager certification? Click here. 

Yes, you will receive a course completion certificate on completing the course.  

You will have to attend two days of training under a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC) following which you will be required to take an exam to demonstrate your knowledge of SAFe® and to get certified. Once you pass the exam, you are declared as certified.   

No, your certificate will not mention the mode of course you have attended. It will look the same as the in-person certificates.  

The Scaled Agile framework is evolving, all thanks to the engagements and contributions of those who share their ideas as well as practical experiences in the workplace. Renewal of your certification validates your interest in keeping up with the latest best practices in SAFe® and your commitment to professional excellence.  

Certifications from Scaled Agile, Inc. have a validity of one year. To renew your SAFe certification you will need to purchase the bundled product which includes Membership and Certification. This comes at a price of $295 ($100 for renewal and $195 for membership).

If you possess more than one certification from Scaled Agile, you can renew all of them together at this cost. For example, if you have a Leading SAFe certification expiring on 6 Mar 2022 and a SAFe PO/PM certification expiring on 10 October 2022, when you pay $295, both certifications will get renewed and will have the same expiry of 10 October 2023 or whichever is the later date.

Here are the steps to renew your certification:

- Log in to the SAFe Community platform using your credentials.

- Click on the "Renew" button next to your certification (located at the top of the homepage)

- You will then be presented with the payment Screen (Shopping Cart), allowing you to complete the renewal process.

In that case, you will only need to pay $195 and continue to benefit from all the valuable content and interactions at the SAFe Community Platform.

The latest release of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is version 6.0. KnowledgeHut's SAFe 6.0 Product Owner Product Manager Certification course is aligned with the latest version of SAFe.        

Yes, the new version of SAFe is now SAFe 6. 

With a commitment to supporting and evolving SAFe practices, Scaled Agile, Inc. is on a mission to meet the ever-changing needs of SAFe Enterprises and Partner communities. 

Towards this end, the latest SAFe 6.0 offers the newest and most effective Lean-Agile practices, enabling forward-thinking enterprises to navigate today’s rapidly changing challenges and opportunities.

The latest update 6.0 was rolled out to on March 15, 2023. SAFe 6.0 includes numerous new and advanced practices that support and enable the newest technological and commercial trends. It includes eight key ways to accelerate the flow of value across the enterprise.

The following six release themes highlight the crucial updates and additions:

• Build stronger business agility foundation
• Clarifying responsibility and empowering teams
• Speeding up Value Flow
• Improving Business Agility Throughout the Business with SAFe
• Using AI, Big Data, and Cloud to build the future
• Achieving improved results with measure, growth, and OKRs

More information can be found on Scaled Agile.

A digital badge is an online image of your SAFe® Certification that enables you to verify, share, post, and manage your SAFe expertise real-time, via any platform. The Digital Badge, issued by Acclaim, the exclusive certifying entity for Scaled Agile, Inc. Your digital badge authenticates your certification and demonstrates your expertise in SAFe® and commitment to professional excellence.  

To receive the Digital Badge go to the Privacy Preference Settings within the SAFe Community Platform and opt for it. Availing a Digital Badge is completely your decision; it is not mandatory. 

You will receive an e-mail from no-reply@youracclaim.com with the instructions to claim your badge. The mail will also have information on setting-up your account for certification management and sharing. To know more, please visit http://support.youracclaim.com.  

A Digital Badge comes with the following benefits: 

• You can share your expertise in a simple, secure, and easily verifiable format. 
• Employers have a better insight about your experience-level and capabilities. 
• You can search as well as apply for job opportunities via the Acclaim platform. 

You can share your Digital Badge directly from the Acclaim Platform: 

• On social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn 
• On email 
• In your email signature
• You can also embed it on your website

No. Digital Badge is included as part of your SAFe Community subscription benefits. The Badge will remain valid as long as you are a member of SAFe Community Platform. In case your membership expires, or you don’t renew it, the badge page will display the message “Expired”.  

Though badges are simply digital image files, they are linked to unique verified data, making them more secure and reliable than any other form of certificate. Therefore, it eliminates the possibility of anyone copying your certification as well as your associated identity. 

Visit http://support.youracclaim.com/ for issues related to:  

• Acclaim platform/account  
• Badge sharing/display 

Write to support@scaledagile.com if you haven’t received any badge notifications even after earning a SAFe4 or later certification or if you want to retrieve a badge that you rejected or deleted in Acclaim.  

The SAFe® Scrum Master certification exam is a closed-book test taken online.  

The test comes with 45 multiple-choice questions which you are required to answer within 90-minutes (exam duration).  

You need to get 33 out of 45 questions right to pass the SSM 4 Product Owner / Product Manager exam and 34 out of 45 questions right to pass the SAFe 6 Product Owner / Product Manager exam. 

The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) exam is a closed book exam and is not difficult to pass, provided you have received the required training. Our intensive coaching and exam preparation activities are all geared towards helping you pass the exam at the first attempt.  

Once you complete your 2-day course, you will receive a welcome email from Scaled Agile, Inc. This email will contain the link that will redirect you to the exam page.  

No, you will have a time limit of 90 minutes and will not be able to pause the test. In case you accidentally close the window, you will be able to reopen it immediately. If you lose the internet connection or access to the test for an extended period, you will have to reach out to support@scaledagile.com.  

There is no re-evaluation for the exam. However, if you fail you can retake the exam. 

Yes, the first exam attempt is included as a part of the course registration fee if, the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion.  

• Each subsequent retake attempt costs $50.  
• The second exam attempt (first retake) can be done immediately after the first attempt.  
• The third attempt has a 10-day waiting period and the fourth attempt has a 30-day waiting period. 

For more details read Scaled Agile’s Exam Retake Policy.  

No, you are not allowed to retake the exam if you have already passed the test and scored poorly. Your test score is only available to you. Nobody else will be able to see your score of the test. 

You will get your results immediately after you attempt the exam and click on the submit button. 

There are no limits to the number of times you can attempt the exam, if you ready to pay for it. The Scaled Agile, Inc. allows you to take the first attempt at no cost, within 30 days of the course completion. Thereafter, each retake attempt costs $50.

The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager workshop at KnowledgeHut is delivered through our immersive learning experience platform, via live and interactive instructor-led training sessions.  

Listen, learn, ask questions, and get all your doubts clarified from your instructor, who is an experienced practitioner.

The conventional in-person SAFe POPM training from Scaled Agile, Inc. will be delivered for 2-days. The online course is divided into several classes of shorter hours, unlike the in-person class that consists of 2 classes with 7 to 8 hours-long sessions. The size of the class is capped at 30 so that students gain a better learning experience. The participants and our trainers will be able to virtually collaborate with one another with the help of webcam tool. 

Our SAFe® Program Consultants (SPCs) are:  

• Professionals licensed by Scaled Agile, Inc. to teach the official curriculum  
• Masters in SAFe® who have immense experience in leading, applying, coaching, and implementing the SAFe 
• Skilled in SAFe® framework and Agile software development  
• Subject matter experts and experienced practitioners who are active in software development and local Agile communities, along with the broader global SAFe and Agile movements.  

Our SAFe POPM course focuses on engaging interaction. Most of the class time is dedicated to fun exercises, lively discussions, and team collaboration, all facilitated by the SAFe® trainer who is an experienced Scrum practitioner. The workshop focuses on practical solutions to real-world, Scrum Master challenges drawn from decades of experience as product managers, Agile coaches, and Product Owners in Agile environments.   

Software Requirements: 

• Internet browser  
• MS Word or Notepad  

System Requirements: 

• Windows or equivalent environment with Internet browser and high-speed Internet connectivity 

Yes, your course material will be provided in advance. You will receive an email with a link to set your password a few days in advance of the scheduled course.

The course material comprises of the course schedule or study plan, workbooks and all relevant assignments, assessments, and case studies. 

No, you will not yet be able to join the training through phone or tab. Please be prepared to join the training on your laptop or desktop.  

If you get disconnected during the training, you will have the option of re-joining within half-an-hour, subject to accreditation body guidelines and the instructor’s preference. 

Our workshops are currently held online. Anyone with a stable internet, from anywhere across the world, can access the SAFe® workshop and benefit from it.   

You can check out the schedules here.

KnowledgeHut will send a registration link to you via e-mail. You will have to set your password, log in to our platform, and start your learning journey.     

If you miss a class, you can access the class recordings at any time. At the beginning of every session, there will also be a 10-12-minute recapitulation of the previous class.  

This is a live instructor-led training where you will be coached by SAFe® Program Consultants.    

We currently use the Zoom platform for video conferencing and will soon be adding more integrations with Webex and Microsoft Teams. However, all the sessions and recordings will be available right from within our learning platform. Learners will not need to wait for any notifications or links or install any additional software.    

Yes, there are other participants who actively participate in the class. They remotely attend the online sessions from office, home, or any place of their choosing.  

In case of any queries, our support team is available to you 24/7 via the Help and Support section. You can also reach out to your workshop manager via the workshop group messenger. 

If you have any more questions, please email us at support@knowledgehut.com and we will be happy to get back to you.   

You can cancel your enrolment and receive refunds in line with our Cancellations and Refunds policy.

The certification fee for the SAFe® Practitioner exam is not charged separately. Once you enrol for the SAFe® certification training with KnowledgeHut, the exam fee is included in the course fee. 

Yes, the exam fee is included in the course fee.

Yes, you can switch your start date with a prior notice of at least 24 hrs and subject to availability in the desired batch.   

We offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Should you require additional clarification, please reach out to your Learning Advisor.

Yes, we have scholarships available for students and veterans with grants that can vary up to 50% of the course fees.   

To avail scholarships, please get in touch with us at support@knowledgehut.com. The team shall send across the forms and instructions to you. Based on the responses and answers that we receive, our panel of experts decides on the Grant. Please note that the entire process could take about 7 to 15 days. 

Yes, group discounts are available and apply to groups as small as three (3) participants. The more the number of participants attending a training course, greater the discount. By registering in groups, you can typically save up 20% to 30% on the course fee.  

For more details, please check out upcoming schedules. 

Yes, instalment options are available for payment of course fees. To avail the instalment option, please get in touch with us at support@knowledgehut.com. The team will explain how the instalments work and provide timelines for your case.   

Usually, the number of instalments vary from 2 to 3, but the full amount must be paid before you complete the course.