upGrad KnowledgeHut Earns Platinum SPCT Tier Recognition

Building on growth momentum, upGrad - one of Asia’s largest integrated learning skilling and workforce development majors has recorded another significant milestone in its growth journey. upGrad KnowledgeHut, the Certifications division, has reached a significant milestone by earning the prestigious Platinum SPCT Tier as a Business Partner from Scaled Agile Inc., the provider of SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework), the world's most trusted system for business agility and an enabler for digital transformation. This achievement solidifies upGrad KnowledgeHut's position as a trusted consultant expert in SAFe implementation, transformation and advisory. 

This distinction is awarded only to the most experienced and proven Scaled Agile Inc consultants, providing expert differentiation, unlocking customer value, delivering growth, improved efficiency and scale using SAFe. The elevation makes upGrad KnowledgeHut one of only 15 organizations worldwide to hold this elite title.  Furthermore, the organization is the only India-headquartered partner and one of five top APAC partners of Scaled Agile, Inc. to offer a complete suite of SAFe capabilities, including enterprise transformation and advanced courses.

Rohit Sharma, Vice President, upGrad, stated, "The fast, effective and consistent implementation of agile approaches, such as SAFe, are becoming a necessity for organizations in order for them to provide the best services to their customers. These agile approaches align our clients to more powerful outcomes, enabling seamless strategy to execution.  Moreover, numerous job postings worldwide mandate SAFe certifications, such as SAFe Practice Consultant Certification, SAFe Release Train Engineer Certification, SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager Certification, SAFe Architect Certification or relevant SAFe implementation experience.”

“This recognition accelerates our ambition of building a skilled talent pipeline not only in India but also across the US, while strengthening our position as a trusted enterprise transformation partner, empowering global businesses to achieve scalable agile adoption and drive lasting change,” he added.

As a Platinum SPCT Tier Business Partner, upGrad KnowledgeHut is uniquely positioned to support large enterprises in their Lean-Agile transformation journeys. This enhanced capability allows the company to provide expert SAFe implementation and advisory services, drive business agility, accelerate time-to-market, and increase customer satisfaction.

Nikki Briggs, Chief Customer Officer at Scaled Agile, commented, "upGrad KnowledgeHut's achievement of Platinum SPCT Tier Business Partner status demonstrates their exceptional capability in driving large-scale enterprise transformations. Their profound expertise in implementing SAFe across complex organizations and their commitment to fostering business agility aligns perfectly with our mission at Scaled Agile. This achievement underscores their pivotal role in helping enterprises navigate the challenges of digital transformation and achieve sustainable organizational change.

“As a Platinum SPCT Tier Business Partner, upGrad KnowedgeHut distinguishes itself in the marketplace and benefits from exclusive resources and services provided by Scaled Agile”, says Chris James, Chief Executive Officer of Scaled Agile. “This partnership empowers them to drive digital transformation and modernization efforts, enabling organizations to respond swiftly to evolving demands and enhance their competitive edge in their industry."

With over 35,000 SAFe practitioners upskilled and more than 1,000 SAFe SPCs / evangelists served, upGrad KnowledgeHut has established itself as a leader in Agile transformations at scale. Other successes include 502 SAFe SPCs and 199 Release Train Engineer career transformations in 2023, contributing to a 300% growth trajectory in SAFe certifications over three years.

Adding to the wins, this milestone is expected to further solidify upGrad KnowledgeHut's market leadership in enterprise-wide digital transformation.