SAFe® Practitioner — Requirements & Free Practice
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SAFe® Practitioner
Licensing authority: Scaled Agile, Inc.
Initial by examination
- Agreement
- Accept the Candidate Agreement, pay applicable fees, and provide accurate identity and registration information before launching the exam.
- Attempt Window
- Two attempts included within 60 days of course completion or exam purchase; course window ends at 11:59 PM in the account time zone. Extensions are not offered; after expiry a retake purchase is required.
- Eligibility Alternatives
- {"anyOf":["Complete the associated English SAFe for Teams course; instructor-confirmed attendance unlocks the course exam in the signed-in SAFe Studio Learning Plan.","Purchase the proctored SP exam without completing the course; sign in to SAFe Studio or create a profile, purchase the exam and schedule an available live-proctor appointment."]}
- Evidence Claim Ids
- ["sp-route-adoption","sp-registration","sp-assessment","sp-credential-authority"]
- Exam Conduct
- Closed book, independently completed without outside assistance; timed in one sitting without pausing.
- Exam Requirement
- Pass the same current English SP certification examination; training attendance and the practice test do not replace passing it.
- Maintenance
- The current certification page requires at least 12 CEUs annually; this ongoing individual credential condition is not an examination-version retirement date.
- Proctored Requirements
- Appointment availability varies; purchase does not guarantee immediate or same-day testing. Guardian Browser, system/equipment check, webcam, microphone, internet, private testing space, identity verification and room scan are required before the live proctor authorizes testing.
- Retakes
- After the two included attempts: third attempt immediately; fourth attempt 10 days after first retake; fifth attempt 30 days after second retake; further attempts require 30-day waits. Current guide fees: $50 unproctored/$495 proctored.
AI-Empowered SAFe Practitioner
- Provider
- Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Format
- Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance; multiple-choice, single-select; proctored exam-only access requires an appointment.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 45.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 76%
- Exam fee
- Course fee varies; course registration or a $495 plus tax proctored-exam purchase includes two attempts within 60 days. The guide lists $50 unproctored and $495 proctored retakes.
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Introducing SAFe — Official range: 10–12% (Practice allocation: 11.17%)
- SAFe Disciplines (TTA)
- SAFe Foundations
- AI-Empowered SAFe
Forming Agile Teams as an Agile Release Train — Official range: 15–17% (Practice allocation: 16.24%)
- Agile team characteristics
- Operating as an Agile team
- Scrum and Kanban
- Operating in an ART
Connecting to the Customer — Official range: 19–21% (Practice allocation: 20.3%)
- Customer-centric mindset
- Product vision and roadmap
- Story and Feature components
- Creating team backlogs
- Crafting AI Prompts
Planning the Work — Official range: 11–14% (Practice allocation: 12.69%)
- Participating in PI Planning
- Team Planning
- Refining the Backlog
Delivering Value — Official range: 17–19% (Practice allocation: 18.27%)
- Continuous Delivery Pipeline
- Sync events
- Built-in quality
- Responsible AI
Getting Feedback — Official range: 7–9% (Practice allocation: 8.12%)
- Feedback techniques
- Team and System demo
Improving Relentlessly — Official range: 12–14% (Practice allocation: 13.2%)
- Reviewing the Iterations
- Accelerating Flow
- Measure and Grow
Examination sources
- SP AI-Empowered study guide
Domain/Topics/References table, header and complete seven-row body, Lessons 1-7
- SAFe Practitioner certification
Exam guidelines, current seven-domain table
- SP AI-Empowered study guide
Exam Format, all six bullets
- SP AI-Empowered study guide
Exam details table, Duration through Delivery rows
- SP AI-Empowered study guide
Requirements, first bullet
- SP AI-Empowered study guide
Exam details table, Access through Retake Policy
- General Exam FAQs
Policies & Processes, course exam access
- General Exam FAQs
Can I take the exam in a different language from the one I took the course in?
- Proctored Exams FAQ
How do I purchase and schedule a proctored exam?
- Proctored Exams FAQ
Schedule Your Appointment; Prepare for the Exam; Launch the Exam
- Proctored Exams FAQ
Prepare for the Exam and Launch the Exam, required equipment and identity checks