Advancing Scrum Master servant leadership with SAFe
SAFe Advanced Scrum Master is designed for Scrum Masters who already have the foundational SAFe knowledge and want to extend their effectiveness beyond a single team. Where the SSM course establishes the core role, SASM addresses what it takes to coach across teams, manage cross-ART dependencies, and help the organisation improve as a whole.
The course brings together Lean and Kanban thinking, DevOps principles, and advanced facilitation techniques, giving Scrum Masters a more complete toolkit for the scale and complexity they actually face. It also covers how to support distributed and remote teams effectively, something increasingly important in modern delivery environments.
This course is particularly well suited as a private cohort for an organisation's Scrum Master community, where the shared context makes the learning much more applicable and the discussions considerably richer.
What your people will learn
- How to apply SAFe principles to facilitate and coach in a multi-team environment
- How to adopt scalable engineering practices, Kanban, and DevOps thinking to improve flow
- How to advance facilitation skills for ART events including PI Planning and Inspect & Adapt
- How to identify and manage cross-team dependencies and programme-level risks
- How to build communities of practice to sustain high-performing teams and ART efficiency
- How to apply Agile architecture thinking to support technical health at scale
- How to lead distributed and remote teams effectively across time zones
- How to recognise and address common anti-patterns in SAFe Scrum Master practice
Who this course is for
- Practising Scrum Masters who hold SSM certification or equivalent experience
- Scrum Masters who want to develop their coaching capability at the ART level
- Agile coaches supporting SAFe implementations who need stronger facilitation skills
- Scrum Masters supporting multiple teams or moving into a more senior coaching role
- Delivery leads and team leads transitioning into a Scrum Master function within SAFe
- Organisations building a consistent Scrum Master practice across their ARTs
Certification and exam
This course prepares attendees for the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification.
- SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification
- 45 multiple choice questions
- 90 minutes
- 76% pass mark
- Two exam attempts within 30 days included
- Unlimited practice test with feedback and coaching report
- Perpetual access to the course workbook and SAFe Studio for preparation
- Certification renewed yearly
Scaled Agile recommends sitting the exam within the first month of completing the course, while the content is still fresh.
What attendees get after the course
- Course workbook and certificate of completion
- Eligibility to sit the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification exam
- One-year membership to SAFe Studio, including team event facilitator guides and PI Planning toolkits
- Online collaboration templates for SAFe team and ART events
- Digital badge on successful passing of the certification exam
Prerequisites
This course builds on prior SAFe experience. The following background is strongly recommended:
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification, or equivalent Scrum Master experience in a SAFe environment
- 2+ years of experience in an Agile software development environment
- Familiarity with iteration execution, retrospectives, and the basics of PI Planning
Why organisations choose this course
Most SAFe implementations invest heavily in team-level Scrum Masters but underinvest in their development beyond the basics. SASM closes that gap, giving Scrum Masters the tools to improve at the ART level, not just within their own team.
As a private cohort for your Scrum Master community, it also builds a shared language and practice across your trains.
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Delivery options
We provide this as a private course for organisations, either remotely or in person. Delivering to your own Scrum Master community keeps the conversation grounded in your actual trains, teams, and improvement challenges.
Remote delivery can be supported with collaborative tooling where appropriate, and in-person delivery can be arranged across the UK, Europe, the USA, and beyond.
Current SAFe curriculum
Scaled Agile Inc. positions the Advanced Scrum Master course as the natural next step for Scrum Masters ready to coach at the ART level, covering servant leadership, Lean-Agile thinking, and advanced programme execution practices.
Lead trainer
Matt Hosking
SAFe Premier Trainer & A-SPC
Matt has been working with SAFe since 2012 and brings real delivery experience into every course. He works with smaller private groups so the discussion stays relevant to your organisation rather than generic.