What is SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)?

SAFe POPM is a 2-day certification teaching Product Owners and Product Managers to work at program level within SAFe. You learn to define product vision, prioritize program backlogs, collaborate with stakeholders, manage epics and features, participate in PI Planning, and deliver customer value through Agile Release Trains with 50-125 team members.

What is the difference between Product Owner and Product Manager in SAFe?

In SAFe, Product Owner focuses on team-level backlog and execution within a single Agile team. Product Manager works at program level across multiple teams, defining features, managing program backlog, and coordinating with stakeholders. Both roles often overlap and the POPM certification covers both responsibilities.

Do I need to be a Certified Scrum Product Owner first?

No, CSPO is not required. SAFe POPM is a standalone certification. However, understanding basic Product Owner responsibilities and Agile principles is helpful. The course teaches SAFe-specific product management at scale, which differs from single-team Product Owner practices.

What is a Program Backlog?

A Program Backlog is a prioritized list of features and enablers for an Agile Release Train. Product Managers maintain this backlog, which feeds work to multiple Agile teams. Features are broken down from epics, refined through continuous exploration, and prioritized based on WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) to maximize value delivery.

What does a SAFe Product Owner do in PI Planning?

During PI Planning, Product Owners present team backlogs, clarify feature acceptance criteria, prioritize stories, collaborate with teams on capacity and dependencies, participate in breakout sessions, and commit to PI Objectives. They serve as the voice of the customer and ensure teams understand what needs to be delivered.

How much does SAFe POPM certification cost?

SAFe POPM certification through Agile36 costs $545. This includes 2-day live training, course materials, exam fee, one free retake, one-year SAFe Community Platform access, and 16 PDUs/SEUs. The certification is valid for one year and can be renewed.

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AI-Empowered SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) Certification Training

Step up your product leadership and learn how to do the PO and PM job on an Agile Release Train. This expert-led, interactive 2-day AI-Empowered SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (6.0) course gives you the tools to deliver value in a Lean-Agile environment.

The SAFe® POPM certification is officially recognized by Scaled Agile and shows you can operate in the role. Class is live and hands-on — activities, role-play, real examples, and Q&A — alongside practitioners from around the world.

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Execute the POPM roles day to day — backlogs, forecasting, and representing the customer

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Course overview

Build practical capability in SAFe® POPM.

This class is for people who own product work on an Agile Release Train: the backlog, Lean thinking, and customer-centric delivery. You write epics, features, and stories, manage program and team backlogs, and plan a PI with the rest of the ART. Completing the course is what makes you eligible for the POPM exam.

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2-Day Live Online · Instructor-Led

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SAFe® POPM Certification

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Attend 16 hours of live SAFe POPM training and earn 16 PDUs and SEUs

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Capability impact map

Turn SAFe® POPM concepts into capability you can use.

Execute the POPM roles day to day — backlogs, forecasting, and representing the customer

Facilitate PI Planning: vision, PI Objectives, dependencies, and risks

Optimize workflow with customer-centric design, features, and stories

Apply AI to refinement, prioritization, and discovery — including responsible use

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Leave with skills you can use Monday morning. Apply what you learn to real work — not just questions you'll encounter on the exam.

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Skills you will build

Not just a certificate. A working product operating system.

The class follows the real flow of product work—from hearing the customer to helping teams deliver and learn.

01 · Listen

Customer discovery

Turn interviews, behavior, and stakeholder input into a product direction the ART can act on.

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Friction

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Clarity

“Can my team enroll together?”

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Growth

Pattern strength

Evidence becomes a product decision—not another lost note.

02 · Decide

Prioritize the running backlog

Use value, time criticality, risk reduction, and job size to rank what moves next.

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03 · Align

Lead PI Planning

Translate vision into PI Objectives, expose dependencies, and help teams make a plan they believe.

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Teams aligned

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04 · Deliver + learn

Keep value moving

Refine stories, manage Team Kanban, inspect outcomes, and feed what you learn back into discovery.

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Learn from practitioners who know what the work feels like.

Your class is led live by a SAFe® Practice Consultant and enterprise coach who connects the official curriculum to real decisions, team dynamics, and transformation challenges.

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Deadra Stevenson

SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®), Enterprise Agile Coach & AI Transformation Leader

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Deadra Stevenson is the CEO and Founder of Agile36 and a SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®) based in Miami, Florida. With more than 15 years guiding large-scale change, she has led 30+ Lean-Agile transformations for Fortune and enterprise organizations—helping executives and delivery teams turn complex frameworks into measurable outcomes.

Experience across organizations including

★★★★★“Clear, practical, and engaging from start to finish. Deadra made SAFe concepts immediately usable in our real work.”

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Marcus Ball

SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®), Enterprise Agile Coach

Marcus Ball is an Enterprise Agile Coach with Agile36, specializing in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) certification training and enterprise transformation coaching. He helps organizations build stronger delivery teams, improve alignment, and navigate today's fast-paced business landscape with agility and confidence.

Experience across organizations including

★★★★★“Marcus kept the class focused and practical. SAFe concepts finally clicked, and I left with clear next steps for my team.”

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Joe Puoci

SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®), Enterprise Agile Coach

Joe Puoci is a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC) and enterprise trainer with Agile36, delivering live virtual SAFe certification courses across the portfolio. He focuses on practical application of the Scaled Agile Framework so teams and leaders can improve flow, alignment, and delivery outcomes.

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★★★★★“Joe's teaching style is clear and no-nonsense. He connected every SAFe topic back to how we actually run our ART.”

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Martina Svoboda

SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®), Enterprise Agile Coach

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Martina Svoboda is a SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC®) and enterprise Agile coach who partners with Agile36 to deliver live, instructor-led SAFe certification training. She brings a practical, learner-centered approach that helps teams and leaders turn framework concepts into day-to-day delivery habits.

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★★★★★“Martina created a welcoming, focused class. She explained SAFe clearly and made space for questions that mattered to our work.”

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Course curriculum

2-Day Live Online from concepts to confident application.

Official SAFe content, exam preparation, and practical AI applications woven into one live experience.

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Day 1

Roles, vision, and PI Planning

Live + hands-on

Product Owner and Product Manager roles

Applying SAFe to the PO and PM roles
The Lean-Agile mindset
Value streams
PO and PM responsibilities

PI Planning preparation

How PI Planning works
Solution vision
Forecasting work with roadmaps
Planning features
Managing the ART backlog and Kanban

Leadership for PI Planning

Communicating the vision
Planning PI Objectives
Organizing and managing dependencies
Analyzing risks

Exam & certification

Leave class ready to earn the official SAFe® POPM Certification.

Checked 2026-09-30. Multiple choice, single select, web-based, closed book. 90 minutes, 45 questions. The timer is visible, the exam submits when time ends, and unanswered questions are marked incorrect. Official pages do not agree on a pass mark, so this page does not state one. Two attempts are included within 60 days of course completion. After that, the May 5, 2026 exam details list a $50 retake fee. The first retake is available immediately after the second failed attempt, the next after 10 days, and further retakes after 30 days.

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45 questions of multiple-choice, single select

Gets submitted when the timer goes out

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Unanswered questions are considered wrong

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Official Scaled Agile certification

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After this course

Keep building your career path.

From POPM, the next step is either deeper product craft or portfolio-level funding.

SAFe APM

If you run product strategy, vision, and roadmaps at enterprise scale.

SAFe LPM

If your work moved from team backlogs to investment funding and flow.

Learner reviews

Taught for the work—not just the test.

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“The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager course was exactly what I needed to advance my career. The focus on backlog management and stakeholder collaboration was excellent. Passed the POPM exam on my first try!”

Tyler Brooks

Product Owner

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“Outstanding training program! The real-world examples of product ownership in SAFe environments were incredibly helpful. The instructors brought years of practical experience to every session.”

Jessica Lee

Senior Product Manager

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“As someone transitioning from Scrum to SAFe, this course provided a solid foundation. The product management principles and practices are clearly explained. The certification process was straightforward.”

Ryan Mitchell

Agile Product Owner

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“Excellent course! The content on continuous exploration and customer-centric development transformed my approach to product management. I've already applied many concepts in my organization.”

Priya Sharma

Product Manager

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“This POPM course helped me understand the bigger picture of product ownership in SAFe. The interactive sessions on epic management and value delivery were particularly valuable. Worth every penny!”

Brandon Taylor

Release Train Engineer

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“The SAFe POPM certification has opened new career opportunities for me. The training materials on product strategy and roadmap planning are comprehensive. The exam preparation was thorough.”

Maya Patel

Product Owner Lead

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SAFe POPM is a 2-day certification covering product ownership at scale — backlog management, PI Planning, epic and feature management, and Lean-Agile product delivery within Agile Release Trains.

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