Description
Description
SAFe® for Hardware Teams enables organizations to apply Agile practices to complex hardware development, aligning mechanical, electrical, and software engineering within Agile Release Trains (ARTs). It helps teams overcome long lead times, compliance constraints, and integration challenges by adapting SAFe’s proven Lean-Agile methods to the realities of physical product delivery.
Key Features:
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Encourages synchronized planning and execution across hardware, software, and systems teams.
- Lean Flow for Hardware: Introduces techniques like modular design, simulation, and early prototyping to accelerate feedback and reduce delays.
- Compliance-Ready Agility: Supports traceability, documentation, and regulatory alignment without sacrificing speed.
- Enterprise Integration: Allows hardware teams to participate fully in SAFe’s portfolio-level planning and delivery cadence.
Ideal For
- Automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial equipment, and any organization building smart, connected products.
Why Choose SAFe for Hardware Teams?
SAFe® for Hardware Teams empowers organizations to bring Agile speed and flexibility to complex physical product development—bridging the gap between traditional engineering and modern Lean-Agile practices.
Tailored for Complex Hardware Environments
- Synchronizes Mechanical, Electrical & Software Workflows: SAFe for Hardware adapts Agile principles to the realities of physical systems, where long lead times, compliance, and physical integration are critical.
- Supports Compliance & Risk Management: It incorporates practices for traceability, documentation, and regulatory alignment—essential for aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and other regulated sectors.
Accelerates Delivery Without Sacrificing Quality
- Faster Iterations with Physical Prototypes: Teams learn how to reduce batch sizes and integrate early and often—even with hardware.
- Continuous Integration for Hardware: SAFe introduces techniques like simulation, modular design, and supplier collaboration to enable faster feedback loops.
Builds Agile Mindsets in Engineering Teams
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Encourages engineers, designers, and suppliers to work together in Agile Release Trains (ARTs), breaking down silos.
- Lean Thinking for Hardware: Helps teams embrace flow efficiency, systems thinking, and relentless improvement—even in traditionally waterfall environments.
Scales Across the Enterprise
- Enterprise-Wide Agility: Hardware teams can align with software and business teams using the same SAFe framework, enabling synchronized planning and delivery.
- Supports Digital-Physical Convergence: Ideal for organizations developing smart products, IoT devices, or embedded systems where hardware and software must evolve together.
Professional Development & Certification
- SAFe Hardware Practitioner (SHWP) Certification: Validates your ability to apply SAFe in hardware contexts, boosting your credibility and career prospects.
What You Will Learn?
- How to design for change with smaller batches and faster feedback loops
- How to manage compliance and risk without slowing down
- How to integrate Agile hardware teams into Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
- Ways to improve collaboration across mechanical, electrical, and software teams
- Best practices for aligning suppliers and engineering stakeholders
- Techniques to iterate based on rapid market and technical feedback
Course content
SAFe for Hardware includes:
- Two days of immersive, instructor-led training.
- 40% of the course is dedicated to collaborative, hands-on exercises that bring theory into practice.
- Group activities, where participants can apply Lean-Agile principles to real-world hardware challenges.
- A completion quiz can be retaken at no additional cost to demonstrate and validate understanding of the material.
Earning the SAFe Hardware Practitioner (SHWP) Certification
Certification begins by attending the SAFe for Hardware Teams course and preparing for the exam. Upon successful completion of the exam, you’ll earn a SAFe 6 Hardware Practitioner (SHWP) certification from Scaled Agile along with a course certificate of completion and shareable digital badge.
This certification demonstrates your expertise in applying Agile practices to hardware development. It unlocks career opportunities, boosts earning potential, and serves as a long-term professional credential in an evolving field.
Certification Process Includes:
- Perpetual access to the course workbook and online learning platform for additional preparation.
- An unlimited practice test with question-level feedback and a coaching report that acts as a simulation and study tool.
- Customer support for learning and certification questions.
- A 20-question exam (unlimited retakes)
Benefits of Earning Your SAFe Hardware Practitioner (SHWP) Certification
Earning the SAFe® Hardware Practitioner (SHWP) Certification equips you to lead Agile transformation in complex hardware environments—accelerating delivery, improving quality, and enhancing career prospects.
Professional Growth & Recognition:
- Industry-Recognized Credential
- : The SHWP certification validates your expertise in applying SAFe® principles to hardware development, making you stand out in a competitive job market.
- Career Advancement: It opens doors to roles like Agile Hardware Coach, Release Train Engineer (RTE), or Product Owner in hardware-intensive organizations.
Practical, Hardware-Focused Skills
- Tailored Agile Practices: Learn how to apply Lean-Agile principles to mechanical, electrical, and embedded systems—beyond software.
- Hands-On Learning: The course emphasizes real-world scenarios, including compliance-heavy environments and supplier coordination.
Improved Delivery & Innovation
- Faster Time-to-Market: Gain tools to reduce cycle times and integrate hardware into Agile Release Trains (ARTs), enabling faster product iterations.
- Continuous Integration for Hardware: Learn techniques to synchronize hardware and software development, even with long lead times.
Organizational Impact
- Boosts Team Agility: Helps hardware teams adopt Agile mindsets, improving collaboration, transparency, and adaptability.
- Supports Digital Transformation: Aligns hardware development with enterprise-wide Agile initiatives, fostering innovation and responsiveness.
Strong Learning Outcomes
- Verified Knowledge Retention: The certification process emphasizes deep understanding and practical application, not just theory.
- High Assessment Standards: Ensures that certified practitioners meet rigorous benchmarks in Agile hardware development.
If you’re working in industries like automotive, aerospace, medical devices, or industrial equipment—this certification can be a game-changer. Would you like help preparing for the exam or crafting a LinkedIn update to showcase your certification?
Annual Renewal
Certifications require renewal of SAFe® Foundational Membership one year from the certification date.
- SAFe® Foundational Membership costs $195/year + applicable tax.
- Only one renewal is required to cover all Foundational certifications.
- Provides continued access to content, course learnings, and other assets.
Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
- You may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward your continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications
- You may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing your CSP through the Scrum Alliance
