SAFe® Training (Training)

1. why is SAFe® knowledge required now?

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The demand for SAFe® knowledge is deeply rooted in the challenges facing contemporary society, the marketplace, and the companies and organizations themselves.

• Rapid changes in customer expectations

Companies are faced with the urgent task of constantly providing value to customers’ rapidly changing expectations and needs, which are driven by advances in digital technology.

• Manage large scale agile development

Many organizations face challenges when moving from single agile development to the application of agile across large projects and organizations.

• Resistance to Change

Overcoming resistance to change that arises from within as organizational transformation and digital transformation (DX) move forward is a major challenge.

Utilizing SAFe®.

The knowledge and skills of SAFe®, a systematic knowledge-based framework, can be used to address these challenges in the software digital age.

• Increased business agility

By leveraging the knowledge and skills of SAFe®, you can improve the agility of your company or entire organization through continuous delivery and respond quickly to market changes and changing customer needs to maintain or improve your competitive edge.

• Practicing a Customer-Centric Approach

Focusing on customer value creation, SAFe® can be used to achieve more customer-centric product development and service delivery.

• Strategic Decision Making

SAFe® is also used in the strategic decision-making of organizations, particularly in portfolio management and investment decisions, where SAFe® principles and practices are referenced.

• Streamlining Large-Scale Agile Development

In large-scale agile development where multiple teams work together, SAFe® knowledge and skills can be used to facilitate collaboration and coordination among teams to efficiently manage overall progress.

• Organizational Culture Change

By instilling and utilizing SAFe® principles and values in organizations during organizational transformation, such as the promotion of digital transformation (DX), organizations can effectively transform and foster a more collaborative and agile organizational culture.

While their use will vary depending on the size of the organization, its industry, and the specific challenges it faces, SAFe® knowledge and skills are important tools for maintaining and improving the competitiveness of an organization in today’s complex business environment.

2. outline of training

Training Objectives

The primary goal of SAFe® training is to equip organizations with the knowledge and skills to improve business agility and effectively manage large-scale agile development.
Specifically, the objectives are as follows

• Understanding of SAFe® principles, values, roles and practices

• Acquire skills to effectively manage large scale agile development with multiple teams working together

• Fostering the ability of companies and organizations to respond quickly to changes in market and customer needs (business agility)

• Acquire the mindset and skills required for each role, including SAFe® promotion leader, scrum master, product manager, product owner, agile team member, etc.

• Providing opportunities to learn how to apply SAFe® knowledge to real-world work

The ultimate goal of the training is to enable participants to effectively apply what they have learned to their own organizations.

Training Features

• Training with many variations

SAFe® offers many variations of training, including training specific to each role (Scrum Master, Product Owner, System Architect, etc.) and training for specific positions (Executive, Developer, etc.).
Public training allows participants to select the training that best suits their role, needs, and objectives.

• Regular content updates

Training content is regularly upgraded based on market trends and newly penetrated technologies.

• Interactive learning

The program is not only classroom learning, but also interactive learning through discussions and group activities among participants.

• certification examination

After attending the training, you will be qualified to take the SAFe® certification exam.
Passing that exam earns the SAFe® certification.

Characteristics of the training programs held by TDC Soft

In addition to the features of the above training programs, our SAFe® training programs will have the following features

• Full menu

In addition to training, we can offer customized menu plans that fit the phases of your company or organization, from the Enterprise Agile study phase to the introduction and implementation of SAFe®.

• Flexible private training (individual company support)

Private training can be customized to meet the organization’s challenges and needs, as well as the experience level of the participants. The dates and format (face-to-face/online) can be adjusted, so the appropriate format can be selected based on the participants’ situation. Click here for more details about Private Training.

Who Should Attend

• Corporate and organizational executives (management, department heads, etc.) Recommended course titles: Leading SAFe® (SA), Lean Portfolio Management (LPM), Implementing SAFe® (SPC)

• Promotion managers and change leaders leading the implementation of SAFe® Recommended course titles: Leading SAFe® (SA), Implementing SAFe® (SPC)

• Agile development leaders, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Developers Recommended course titles: Leading SAFe® (SA), SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM), SAFe® for Teams (SP)

• Architects Engaged in Organizational Architecture
  Recommended Course Title: SAFe® for Architects (ARCH)

3. training details

SAFe® Official Training

TDC Soft Original Training

4. introduction of lecturers

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  Hitoshi Kunimasa

  SAFe Consultant with over 30 years of experience in large-scale development and project management in the financial (insurance) and industrial fields since joining TDC Software. In the sales department, his experience includes solution product planning and sales management. Currently, based on both IT implementation and business perspectives and his extensive knowledge, he is in charge of consulting and training instructors for customers’ SAFe implementations as an SPC.

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  Atsushi Asakura

  SAFe Consultant. 15 years of experience as a programmer, system engineer, PMO for IT systems, and product pre-sales/post-sales after joining TDC Software. He is in charge of SAFe implementation consulting and training lecturers with the primary goal of making customers happy through problem solving.

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  Hirotoshi Tsuchihashi

  SAFe Consultant, with over 30 years of experience in system implementation and project management in the financial, public, and industrial sectors since joining TDC Software. Currently, based on both IT implementation and business perspectives and his wide range of past knowledge, he is in charge of consulting and training instructors for customers’ SAFe implementations as an SPC.

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  Koki Takahashi

  He has 20 years of experience as a programmer, system engineer, project manager, and IT systems engineer mainly in the mobile communication and non-life insurance industries. As an SPC, he is in charge of consulting and training lecturers for customers’ SAFe implementation.

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  Kenichi Tamura

  SAFe Consultant, a programmer, system engineer, and project manager for mainly financial institutions since joining TDC Software, and a SAFe implementation consultant and training instructor based on the experience gained from 15 years as a manager.

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  Fumiya Kishimoto

  SAFe Consultant, after joining TDC Soft, experienced in system construction, project management, and agile development projects for the steel, publishing, and telecommunications industries. He is in charge of SAFe implementation consulting and training lecturers, with a focus on thinking from the customer’s point of view and solving problems.

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  Masumi Hirosawa

  SAFe consultant. After joining TDC Soft, he has been involved in a wide variety of projects from ERP and BI implementation to maintenance projects, and has experience in rolling out global projects in Japan. As an SPC, I am in charge of SAFe training instructor.

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  Ryoji Nakamura

  SAFe Consultant. He has over 30 years of experience in design and development in the financial (banking) and wholesale (trading) fields. Currently, he is in charge of SAFe consulting and training instructors to help clients smoothly implement SAFe by utilizing his experience and knowledge from engineering to management.

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  Manabu Tanigawa

  SAFe Consultant. As a corporate planning manager at a business company, he was involved in the planning and operation of information systems, and experienced a wide range of work from business development to overall management. He then worked for an IT company as a consultant for information design and utilization for major companies, where he implemented communication reforms and formulated education plans for major companies. Currently, he is in charge of SAFe implementation consulting and training instructor at TDC Software.

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  Ryo Oosawa

  SAFe Consultant, a former TDC Soft employee, experienced in infrastructure construction in the government sector, and after a two-year secondment to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, was engaged in in-house service planning and generation AI-related projects. Currently he is a training instructor as an SPC, based on his experience on both sides of direction and implementation.

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  Tetsushiro Oyama

  SAFe Consultant. He worked as an engineer and team leader in the banking system of a systemic financial institution. Later, he worked as a project manager for ERP implementation and data warehouse construction, mainly in the financial and manufacturing industries. He has been involved in project management, SaaS implementation, and education and promotion of large-scale Agile (SAFe). After joining TDC Soft, he is in charge of training and consulting for corporate SAFe implementation.

In addition to the above consultants, we have a total of 34 SPCs. Please refer to the official SAFe website for the latest information on the number of SPCs belonging to our company and the actual number of participants in SAFe training sessions held by our company.

5. results and participant testimonials

Testimonials from Students

• I feel that I got a hint of a new perspective as a concept of agile type management. The content was more practical than I had imagined, and I would like to make use of it where I can. (April 2023 Leading SAFe® participant)

• I was able to organize viewpoints for analyzing from various perspectives. I was able to learn about how to create specific Features and Stories, which is a different approach from the one I had been using until now. (SAFe® POPM participant, May 2023)

• As a development department, we tend to focus on the act of development itself (i.e., how to make the product), but I was able to recognize again that I had not prioritized thinking about “what kind of customer value” I wanted to provide. In addition, I realized that I have not been able to look back on whether I was able to provide value to the customer after the development process. I realized that shortening this cycle will be the key to success in the future, and I gained many insights. (Leading SAFe® participant, November 2023)

• Without a foundation of trust and a “sense of conviction” through conversation and dialogue, it becomes just work, and good work cannot be done. I felt that the role of the Scrum Master is also to make sure that we can work well as a team. (SAFe® Scrum Master participant, November 2023)

• I learned perspectives, points, tools, and techniques for leading and facilitating teams, and felt that I will be able to use them a little more in my future activities. (SAFe® Scrum Master, March 2024)

SAFe® training held (last 3 months)

Training Name	time	Type of event	form (something takes)
AI-Native Change Agent	May 2026	private	opposing (traffic, etc.)
AI-Native Foundations	April 2026	private	opposing (traffic, etc.)
Leading SAFe (6.0)	March 2026	private	online
Leading SAFe (6.0)	March 2026	private	opposing (traffic, etc.)
AI-Native Foundations	March 2026	private	opposing (traffic, etc.)
Leading SAFe (6.0)	March 2026	private	opposing (traffic, etc.)

• We have held many of these events prior to 2025.

6. training flow

• Open Training Flow

The flow of public training differs from that of private training.
(For the flow of private training, please click here.)

(1) Application for training

Register for the SAFe® training course by selecting it from the application page.

(2) Advance Preparation

Receive an email from TDC Soft SAFe® Training at with the application completed and a pre-information packet.
– Attend the pre-information session indicated in the pre-information packet.

Participation in training

Attend training on the day of the event

4) Payment of course fees

TDC Soft SAFe® Training will send you an invoice via email to pay for the course
*Invoices are usually sent in PDF format at the beginning of the month following the date of the training.

5) SAFe® certification exam (optional)

Take the SAFe® certification exam for the training course you have taken

7. frequently asked questions

The following is a list of frequently asked questions. We would appreciate it if you could review them before contacting us.

• SAFe Training® Q&A

• SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework®) is a registered trademark of Scaled Agile, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

• All company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

• TDC Software is a subsidiary of Scaled Agile, Inc. Scaled Agile Gold Transformation Partner in the Scaled Agile Partner Program of the Scaled Agile Partner Program.