About Agile Software Engineering

Course Information

Prerequisites

Agile Software Engineering (ASE) Update – Why the Update Matters

The Agile Software Engineering (ASE) course has been refreshed to better reflect current best practices and to align with the latest Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 6.0 guidance. Here’s what’s new—and why these changes matter:

Key Reasons for the Update

• Alignment with SAFe 6.0 Framework
  The ASE course has been updated to ensure full compliance with the SAFe 6.0 guidance. This ensures that the content remains relevant, up-to-date, and aligned with the most current thinking in the Agile community.
• Grounded in Agile Fundamentals
  The updated ASE course reaffirms its focus on the foundational principles of Agile software engineering—collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement—while incorporating new practices that support enterprise-level agility.
• Reflects the Broader Evolution of Agile
  While Agile started in software development, it has grown into a broader organizational mindset. The revised ASE course respects that evolution while staying true to the core technical practices that remain essential to Agile success.

Certification Process Update: Introducing the Completion Quiz

• From Exam to Completion Quiz
  Learners are no longer required to pass a traditional exam to earn their ASE certification. Instead, a new completion quiz format has been introduced to make the process more learner-friendly, without compromising rigor.
• What Is a Completion Quiz?
  • Shorter Format: Completion quizzes are more concise than formal exams, and designed to validate core understanding rather than memorization.
  • Feedback-Focused: Learners receive immediate, item-level feedback on incorrect answers, including guidance on areas to review—turning the quiz into a learning opportunity.
  • High Standard: A 90% cut score ensures that learners demonstrate a strong grasp of key concepts.
  • Knowledge Check: Think of it as a confidence check to ensure learners are ready to apply what they've learned in the real world.

What’s included:

• Course materials
• Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
• Access to SAFe® Collaborate, a visual online workspace
• One-year membership to the SAFe® Community Platform
• Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
• SAFe Agile Software Engineer certification exam

Agile Software Engineering answers the questions:

• How do I build a test-first, principle-based team environment and technical infrastructure?
• How do Agile teams use BDD to create a shared understanding?
• How do we build in quality throughout the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

Agile Software Engineering Attendees learn:

• How to apply the test-first principle to align tests and requirements.
• How to detail, model, design, implement, verify, and validate stories in a SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
• Practices such as abstraction, encapsulation, and SOLID that build quality into code and design.
• Foundational Lean, Agile, and DevOps principles and practices.
• How to use the test infrastructure for automated testing.
• How to design from context for testability.

Log into your PMI account
- Follow this link to the 'New Class' page: https://ccrs.pmi.org/claim/new/Class 
- NOTE: in order to claim PDU's you must have a certification with PMI. 
- Fill in the Provider as organization who facilitated your training. 
- Type in the name of your course (i.e. "Leading SAFe"). If a list of existing courses appears, do not select one of the existing courses, as these are expired. 
- Enter the start and end date of your class. 
- Under the PDU's Claimed section, you should see the option to enter the number of credits. Please refer to Scaled Agile's website for details on how many credits to claim. 
- Submit your PDU's for approval at the bottom of the page. 
- Your claim for PDU's will then be reviewed and will appear on your Dashboard once approved. 

You can claim 12 Technical PDUs only for PMP.

Learners must pass a completion quiz instead of an exam to achieve certification

1) No exam - just a quiz

2) Retakes are allowed

3 ) All quiz questions from the class material

End of exam quiz video:
https://share.vidyard.com/watch/qx3NCDVw8anDjV5myYgN5K

Agile Software Engineering (ASE) Update – Why the Update Matters

The Agile Software Engineering (ASE) course has been refreshed to better reflect current best practices and to align with the latest Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 6.0 guidance. Here’s what’s new—and why these changes matter:

Key Reasons for the Update

• Alignment with SAFe 6.0 Framework
  The ASE course has been updated to ensure full compliance with the SAFe 6.0 guidance. This ensures that the content remains relevant, up-to-date, and aligned with the most current thinking in the Agile community.
• Grounded in Agile Fundamentals
  The updated ASE course reaffirms its focus on the foundational principles of Agile software engineering—collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement—while incorporating new practices that support enterprise-level agility.
• Reflects the Broader Evolution of Agile
  While Agile started in software development, it has grown into a broader organizational mindset. The revised ASE course respects that evolution while staying true to the core technical practices that remain essential to Agile success.

Certification Process Update: Introducing the Completion Quiz

• From Exam to Completion Quiz
  Learners are no longer required to pass a traditional exam to earn their ASE certification. Instead, a new completion quiz format has been introduced to make the process more learner-friendly, without compromising rigor.
• What Is a Completion Quiz?
  • Shorter Format: Completion quizzes are more concise than formal exams, designed to validate core understanding rather than memorization.
  • Feedback-Focused: Learners receive immediate, item-level feedback on incorrect answers, including guidance on areas to review—turning the quiz into a learning opportunity.
  • High Standard: A 90% cut score ensures that learners demonstrate a strong grasp of key concepts.
  • Knowledge Check: Think of it as a confidence check to ensure learners are ready to apply what they've learned in the real world.

What’s included:

• Course materials
• Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
• Access to SAFe® Collaborate, a visual online workspace
• One-year membership to the SAFe® Community Platform
• Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
• SAFe Agile Software Engineer certification exam