Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Become a SAFe Release Train Engineer, mastering the skills to lead agile release trains and ensure successful project delivery at scale.

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Overview

Teams attending Cprime’s Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE) course will gain an in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Release Train Engineer (RTE) in a SAFe enterprise.

Outcomes of the SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE) include:

  • Identify the effective RTE behaviors
  • Prepare & Organize for PI Planning
  • Facilitate PI Planning Team break outs and Plan review
  • Facilitate Management Problem Solving
  • Facilitate ART ROAM program risks
  • Facilitate Confidence Vote enabling transparency
  • Facilitate PI Planning across multiple locations, time zones and continents
  • Effectively Execute Program Increment
  • Fostering Relentless Improvement across the ART

This course also prepares attendees for the SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification exam.

*Cprime is proud to be a Gold SPCT and Platform Level partner with Scaled Agile, the exclusive certifying body for the Scaled Agile Framework. Attending this class and passing the qualifying exam will earn you the SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification.

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Full course details

Course outline

Part 1: Exploring the Release Train Engineer (RTE) role and responsibilities

Part 2: Applying SAFe Principles

  • Organizing the Agile Release Train (ART)

Part 3: Planning a Program Increment (PI Planning)

Part 4: Executing a Program Increment

Part 5: Fostering Relentless Improvement

Part 6: Serving the Agile Release Train (ART)

Part 7: Continuing Your Learning Journey

Audience / prerequisites
  • Release Train Engineers (RTEs)
  • Program and project managers
  • Leaders and managers
  • Scrum Masters
  • Agile coaches
  • SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs)
In this class you will learn how to

This course is perfect for:

  • Identify the effective RTE behaviors
  • Prepare & Organize for PI Planning
  • Facilitate PI Planning Team break outs and Plan review
  • Facilitate Management Problem Solving
  • Facilitate ART ROAM program risks
  • Facilitate Confidence Vote enabling transparency
  • Facilitate PI Planning across multiple locations, time zones and continents
  • Effectively Execute Program Increment
  • Fostering Relentless Improvement across the ART
Credits/Exam

Exam prerequisite skills

  • Cross-team communication skills
  • Full use of SAFe Principles in action
  • Coach Agile and SAFe facilitation and lead by example
  • Launch or participate in at least one ART and one Program Increment (PI)
  • Working knowledge of team dynamics
  • Ability to manage stakeholders
  • Minimum 3 months of real-world, hands-on experience as an RTE

Exam requirements

The first step toward becoming a Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer is to attend the SAFe® Release Train Engineer 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 name – SAFe® 6 Release Train Engineer Exam
  • Exam format – Multiple choice (one answer) or multiple select (2-3 answers)
  • 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 your SAFe® Release Train Engineer course .
  • Exam duration – Once the exam begins, candidates have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the exam.
  • Number of questions – 60
  • Passing score – RTE6 exam = 78%
  • 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.

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