Learn the technique that eliminates dependencies and enables multiple teams to work together without waiting. Just 2 hours to transform how you think about multi-team coordination.
RAFT Fundamentals is the essential starting point for anyone curious about how RAFT works and where it applies. In this concise, self-paced course, you’ll gain a clear understanding of the core principles, see real-world applications, and discover whether RAFT fits your challenges.
No prerequisites. No prior framework knowledge required. Just practical insights you can apply immediately to recognize coordination problems and opportunities.
Perfect for project managers, product managers, developers, team leads, coaches, executives, consultants, and anyone navigating multi-team collaboration challenges.
No Prerequisites Required:
You don’t need prior framework knowledge, agile experience, or specific tools. Fundamentals meets you where you are.
Required First Step:
Fundamentals is the essential foundation before advancing to Practitioner, Guide, or Navigator certifications.
A structured learning path designed to build complete foundational understanding in just 2 hours.
Your RAFT journey forward. Pathways to deeper certification and implementation.
More than just an introduction. Fundamentals connects to real career, team, and organizational impact.
Course Format:
Self-paced online learning accessible from anywhere. Designed for busy professionals who need flexibility.
Support Available:
Email support and community forum access included with your enrollment. Get help when you need it.
Investment:
Fundamentals is priced to be accessible for individuals and teams. Early adopter pricing may be available.
One-Time Payment. Immediate Access.
Pay once, start immediately. No recurring fees.
No subscription required.
For Teams and Organizations:
Interested in enrolling multiple team members or an entire organization? Contact us to discuss group enrollment options and organizational support.
Compared to other framework certifications costing $500 to $1,500 or more with yearly renewals, Fundamentals delivers comprehensive foundational knowledge at accessible pricing with no ongoing fees.
2 hours
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Awareness and foundational understanding
What RAFT is, how it works, where it applies, and whether it fits your challenges
Anyone exploring RAFT for the first time across all roles
Recognize opportunities, speak the language, assess fit for your environment
8-12 hours
Fundamentals required
Hands-on application with teams
Practical techniques for creating relational visibility, enabling parallel work, and applying RAFT in real production environments
Team members, project managers, developers applying RAFT day-to-day
Implement RAFT across your team, create linked work items, facilitate parallel progress
12-16 hours
Fundamentals and Practitioner required
Multi-team facilitation and coordination
Advanced techniques for orchestrating parallel work across multiple teams, maintaining rhythm, and resolving cross-team friction
Scrum masters, agile coaches, program coordinators, facilitators
Implement RAFT across your team, create linked work items, facilitate parallel progress
16-20 hours
Fundamentals, Practitioner, and Guide required
Strategic alignment at portfolio level
Portfolio-level visibility, strategic decision-making, multi-product alignment, and organizational transformation
Product leaders, directors, program managers, executives
Lead strategic initiatives, enable portfolio-level coordination, drive organizational RAFT adoption
Each Level Builds on the Last
You cannot skip ahead. Fundamentals establishes the foundation. Practitioner builds hands-on capability. Guide develops facilitation expertise. Navigator enables strategic leadership. Each level requires mastery of the previous.
Choose Your Depth
Not everyone needs to complete the entire pathway. Choose the level that matches your role, goals, and desired impact. Many practitioners stop at Practitioner or Guide. Leaders pursuing organizational transformation continue to Navigator.
Lifetime Credentials at Every Level
Each certification you earn is valid for life with no renewal fees.
Build your expertise over time without recurring costs.
Progressive Investment
Start small with Fundamentals. Continue only if RAFT proves valuable for your situation. Each level represents a deliberate step forward, not a forced commitment to the entire pathway.
Continue to Practitioner if you’re ready to apply RAFT hands-on with your teams
Why No Renewals?
We believe in rewarding learning and application, not creating recurring revenue from credentials. Once you’ve demonstrated competency, that competency doesn’t expire annually. Your expertise grows through practice and experience, not by paying renewal fees.
Note on Partner/Trainer Certifications:
Future Partner and Trainer certification programs (separate from the core pathway) may include annual licensing fees to maintain active partnership status. Core practitioner certifications remain lifetime credentials.
This isn’t just about saving money. It’s about respecting your investment and recognizing that true expertise doesn’t need yearly recertification to remain valid.
You're learning a technique before it becomes mainstream. Early adopters of Scrum, Kanban, and other methodologies gained significant career advantages by being ahead of the curve. RAFT is at that inflection point now.
Fundamentals trains you to see coordination problems others miss. When you can identify dependency bottlenecks and propose solutions, you become more valuable to your organization.
As RAFT adoption grows across game studios, SaaS companies, and enterprises, speaking the language positions you as forward-thinking and knowledgeable about emerging best practices.
Fundamentals is required before Practitioner, Guide, and Navigator certifications. Those higher levels unlock consulting opportunities, facilitation roles, and leadership positions with significantly higher market value.
Strategic alignment and portfolio-level expertise. Positions you for director-level roles, organizational transformation leadership, and high-value consulting.
The ROI Equation:
Fundamentals costs less than a typical professional development book and conference ticket combined, but provides structured knowledge that positions you at the forefront of a growing movement. The investment is minimal. The positioning advantage is significant.
Long-Term Career Trajectory:
RAFT certification demonstrates you’re not just following established methodologies. You’re exploring what’s next. That mindset is valued by innovative organizations seeking leaders who think ahead.
Fundamentals won’t transform your career overnight. But it plants seeds. It positions you as someone exploring better ways to coordinate teams. And in a field where most still struggle with the same old dependency problems, that positioning matters.
Approximately 2 hours total. The course is self-paced, so you can complete it in one sitting or spread it across multiple sessions based on your schedule.
You’ll understand what RAFT is, how it works, where it applies, and whether it fits your challenges. Fundamentals builds awareness and foundational knowledge. For hands-on application and technique mastery, continue to Practitioner certification.
Fundamentals provides foundational knowledge and is the required first step before advancing to Practitioner, Guide, or Navigator certifications. It establishes the baseline understanding necessary for deeper RAFT expertise.
No. RAFT certifications (Fundamentals, Practitioner, Guide, Navigator) are lifetime credentials. Once earned, they never expire and require no renewal fees.
Yes. Individual enrollment is available immediately. For team or organizational enrollment options, contact us to discuss group access and support.
Fundamentals helps you assess fit. You’ll learn where RAFT applies and where it doesn’t, enabling you to make an informed decision about whether deeper adoption makes sense for your context.
Email support and community forum access are included with your enrollment. If you get stuck or have questions, help is available.
Yes. Fundamentals includes access to RAFT community resources. Note that higher certification tiers may include expanded community access and benefits.
You’ll need a stable internet connection (at least 5 Mbps), a modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge), JavaScript enabled, and a PDF reader. The course is accessible from desktop, laptop, or tablet.
You’ll have the foundational knowledge to assess RAFT’s fit for your situation. From there, you can continue to Practitioner certification, explore implementation support, join the community, or apply what you’ve learned independently.
Most comparable certifications (SAFe, Scrum Alliance, PMI) cost $500-$1,500+ for foundational courses and require yearly renewals. Fundamentals is priced to be accessible and requires no renewals, making it significantly more affordable over time.
How RAFT Fundamentals compares to other learning options and certifications.
RAFT is supported by MTI Business Innovation funding, recognizing its potential to transform how teams collaborate.
RAFT principles have been applied at Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Zynga, Microsoft, SAP, Google, Harmonix, Anywhere Real Estate, M&T Bank, and hundreds more organizations worldwide.
RAFT is gaining recognition in Agile Alliance and Project Management Institute circles as a practical alternative to heavyweight coordination frameworks.
Join an early wave of practitioners exploring and adopting RAFT across game studios, SaaS companies, digital agencies, and enterprise organizations.
Over 1,000 practitioners have participated in training programs led by RAFT's creator, bringing the technique to teams solving real coordination challenges.
Join practitioners worldwide learning the technique that eliminates dependencies and enables parallel collaboration.
RAFT Fundamentals gives you complete foundational understanding in just 2 hours. Affordable, accessible, and immediately valuable whether you’re exploring RAFT for the first time or preparing for advanced certification.
