SAFe SSM case studies
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The SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification is a foundational-level credential from Scaled Agile that validates your ability to facilitate high-performing Agile teams inside an enterprise running the Scaled Agile Framework. Scaled Agile positions it for facilitators and problem-solvers - project managers moving from traditional tracking to Agile facilitation, engineers and developers, customer support staff, and HR professionals - who want to strengthen team dynamics, facilitate SAFe events, and coordinate cross-team value delivery with Product Owners, other Scrum Masters, and the Release Train Engineer. The SAFe SSM case studies are 5 cases and about 4,528 words.
1Team Atlas: When the ART Cadence and the Team's Habits Collide
Team Atlas is one of six teams on the Payments Agile Release Train. It has eight members: one Product Owner and seven engineers, three of whom also sit on the production on-call rota and lose roughly a third of each iteration to support tickets.
928 words, about 5 min2Priya's Team: Servant Leadership or Project Management?
Priya is Scrum Master for Team Borealis, a five-person team on a four-team ART. She personally keeps the team's Jira board meticulously up to date, writes acceptance criteria with the PO before refinement, assigns each story to an engineer at the daily stand-up, and asks stakeholders to route all questions through her 'so the team isn't disturbed'.
884 words, about 4 min3Team Hydra's Draft Plan: 78 Points, 60 of Capacity, Two Fingers
Team Hydra (five engineers, one PO) is in the team breakout on day one of PI Planning for PI 6. Its draft plan totals 78 story points against a demonstrated capacity of 60.
913 words, about 5 min4Day 6 on Team Cinder: A Four-Day Blocker and an Empty Testing Column
It is day 6 of a 10-day iteration on Team Cinder: five engineers, one PO, plus a shared UX designer. The board shows four stories in 'in progress'.
895 words, about 4 min5Team Ember's Inspect & Adapt: One Chart, Four Problems, Three Hours
PI 6 has ended for Team Ember (six engineers). Of five PI objectives, four were fully met and one was 60% met.
908 words, about 5 min