The document outlines the steps to become a successful SAFe agile coach, emphasizing the importance of the SAFe framework for improving scalability and collaboration in organizations. It details the primary roles of a SAFe agile coach, including training, facilitating change, and developing coaching strategies, as well as the skills and certifications required for effective coaching. Additionally, it introduces Advance Agility, a company focused on agile coaching and consulting, which also offers various SAFe certification courses.

1. What are the Steps to
Becoming a Successful
SAFe Agile Coach?

3. Being one of the several frameworks of agile methodology, Scaled Agile
Framework is used by top companies specifically to improve their
scalability and encourage collaboration between disconnected agile
teams. SAFe framework has become the standard and allows
organizations to deliver larger by coordinating work streams. So,
companies find it significant to hire SAFe trainers who are well versed
with the SAFe framework and ways it can be applied according to the
needs of the project development. This exponentially increased the
demand for trainers who can train their agile teams to adapt, learn and
apply practices in a tremendous way.
If you are someone who wants to serve large enterprises with necessary
skill sets as a SAFe trainer, then enrolling yourself for certification courses
could be the right step to up level your agile career.

5. In this article we are about to learn how to Become a SAFe Trainer. But
before that let’s understand what are the primary roles of a SAFe Agile
Coach.
Primary roles of a SAFe agile coach in an organization
Basically, the role of any SAFe agile coach differs aligning with the
business goals and objectives of an organization. They might need to
perform different tasks based on the size of the enterprise but some of the
common requirements are:
• A SAFe trainer is someone who guides other agile professionals like
Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer and other members of the agile
teams to improve agility in their way of working with respect to proper
SAFe knowledge.

6. • Facilitating change and collaboration is considered as part of being a SAFe
agile coach.
• Developing coaching strategy to imply on agile teams.
• The SAFe Agile Coach is responsible for providing training to employees on the
agile methodology and how to work for continuous agile improvements.
• He should be able to develop standards and requirements for the company.
6. The Coach can conduct workshops to provide timely encouragement for the
agile team members.
• The SAFe agile coach should be able to tackle challenges that organizations
face while practicing agile processes.

7. • He should be able to maintain the flexibility among team members
to deliver value and maintain the stability and continuity in the
project development process.
• SAFe agile coaches help the agile team members with necessary
tools of SAFe framework for cross-functional teams to coordinate
business roadmaps, discuss risks and dependencies and guide
syncing developmental schedules.
• Acquiring relevant certificates can help SAFe trainers improve their
competencies and can easily align their connectivity with the agile
teams to enable product delivery in an enterprise.
•SAFe agile coaches are labelled under different names according to
the roles they serve within an organization. For example, SAFe Agile
Coach, SAFe Trainer, SAFe Program Consultant, SAFe Agilist (SA),
SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, SAFe® 5.1 Program Consultant and
more.

8. Simple steps to become a successful SAFe Agile coach:
• Decide on which SAFe certification best suits you and your career.
• Search for best SAFe certifications like Implementing SAFe Course to become a
certified SAFe Program Consultant after which you can train other agile
professionals to level up their role in a company.
• With the certification courses you can learn the necessary skills and different
frameworks that come under agile methodology to become a SAFe trainer.
• Enroll for the course and complete it in the given duration. Get access to the
SAFe trainers’ community to understand how actually the trainers function in an
organization and attend the exam.
• Get certified and you are all set to train others in any organization looking for a
SAFe coach.
• SAFe certified candidates are considered more valuable than other trainers who
don’t have a certification. Also, this can increase your salary expectation.

9. Title Description
1. What are the skills you need to become a SAFe trainer?
To Become a SAFe Trainer, you must possess knowledge on popular frameworks
like Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean and SAFe is often requested as a key skill and also
knowing the differences between the frameworks. And most importantly how to use
them for better project management. Proper communication skills to train and
change the agile mind-sets of team members and organizations.
2. Best certification for SAFe® Program Consultant Trainer
To become a SAFe® Program Consultant Trainer you can enroll for popular
certifications like Implementing SAFe®, SAFe® Release Train Engineer,
SAFe®Architect, Leading SAFe®, SAFe® DevOps Practitioners, SAFe®
Practitioner, SAFe® for Teams and more.

10. 3. Who is said to be SAFe® 5.1 Program Consultant?
SAFe® 5.1 Program Consultants possess thorough knowledge about
SAFe® 5.1 framework which is the amalgamation of Lean and SAFe® mind-
set to support any large or small size organization with effective methodology.
This updated framework is integrated with Lean, Agile and DevOps to help
organizations thriving in this digital era to create innovative products and
services.

11. About Advance Agility
We, at Advance Agility, are the new-age Agile Coaching, Consulting and IT services company.
We enable end-to-end Digital Transformation. Agile execution is integral to our being. We are
doing SAFe implementation with small, medium and large organization across the globe. Our
vision is to be the leading Agile execution player globally. To keep adding value at every
process stage. We are on a mission to empower our clients, move from concept to cash in the
shortest sustainable lead time by adopting human centric approach to business agility.
Embracing the change is in our DNA. Things that keep us apart are Quicker and Seamless
execution with End-to-end gamut of services. Our Global presence and Stellar Track Record
give us an edge over our competitor.
Connect with us at advanceagility.com to learn about SAFe and SAFe Implementation. We
provide various SAFe certification courses along with DevOps, Scrum, Agile Coaching and
more trainings. Write to us a contact@advanceagilty.com for any agile training or consulting
needs. We are always looking for competent agile trainers as well. So if you are a good trainer
or want to become one, do get in touch with us to that we can learn, grow and achieve together.