SAFe Agilist (SA)

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SAFe Agilist (SA) Exam Format

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Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The SAFe Agilist (SA) certification is designed to validate an individual's understanding of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and their ability to implement it within an organization. As businesses face increasing complexity, the ability to scale agile practices from single teams to large-scale enterprise environments is critical. This certification covers the essential components of the SAFe framework, including Lean-Agile leadership, PI Planning, and Lean Portfolio Management. It focuses on the mindset required to drive continuous improvement and business agility across all levels of an organization. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in applying SAFe principles to synchronize alignment, collaboration, and delivery across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs), ensuring that the organization can respond rapidly to market changes and deliver value continuously.

45 questions
90 min
80% to pass
6 domains

Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

SpecificationValue
Questions45
Time limit90 minutes (120s per question)
Passing score80% — 80%
Domains6
LevelProfessional
Question bank here45 questions
Published format45 questions, 90 minutes
SourceOfficial exam specification, published by the vendor

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Leading the Change7%
  • Implementing SAFe
  • Scaling Agile
  • Organizational Agility
3
Lean-Agile Leaders29%
  • Leading Change
  • Servant Leadership
  • Creating a Culture of Continuous Learning
  • +1 more
13
Agile Product Delivery31%
  • PI Planning
  • Release Train Engineer (RTE) Role
  • Agile Product Management
  • +1 more
14
Lean Portfolio Management13%
  • Strategic Alignment
  • Portfolio Canvas
  • Lean Budgeting
  • +1 more
6
Team and Technical Agility7%
  • Agile Teams
  • Built-in Quality
  • DevOps in SAFe
  • +1 more
3
Digital Age and Business Agility13%
  • The Agile Manifesto
  • SAFe Core Values
  • SAFe Principles
  • +1 more
6

The heaviest domain is Leading the Change at 7%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Now branded AI-Empowered SAFe Agilist (successor to SAFe 6 Agilist; Scaled Agile has dropped version numbers - legacy Leading SAFe classes stopped after 2026-05-26). Retake pricing is stated inconsistently across official Scaled Agile pages (new US$495 purchase vs US$50 unproctored/US$450 proctored plus 0/10/30-day waits). 12 CEUs required per year. Official exam page

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