SAFe Agile
Scaled Agile Framework. Framework for scaling Agile
Seven Core Competencies of Biz Agility
Enterprise Solution Delivery Agile Product
... [Show More] Delivery Team & Technical Agility Lean Portfolio Mgmt Organizational Agility Continuous Learning Culture * Lean-Agile Leadership
Business Agility requires what?
Technical Agility and Biz-level commitment to Product and Value Stream thinking. Everyone uninvolved in delivering Biz solutions use Lean & Agile practices.
What are the 4 SAFe configurations?
Essential, Portfolio, Large Solution, Full
When is the Essential SAFe configuration used?
For Basic SAFe implementations
When is the Portfolio SAFe configuration used?
TBD. Essential + Portfolio additions
When is the Large Solution SAFe configuration used?
TBD. Essential + Large Solution. MULTIPLE trains.
When is the Full SAFe configuration used?
TBD. All 3 other Configurations PLUS???
Enterprise Solution Delivery
How to apply Lean-Agile principles & practices to specification, development, deployment, operation and evolution of the world's largest & most sophisticated SW apps, networks, and cyber-physical systems. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
Agile Product Delivery
A customer-centric approach to defining, building, and releasing a continuous flow of valuable products and services to customers and users. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
Team & Technical Agility
The critical skills and Lean-Agile principles that high-performing Agile teams (or team of teams) use to create hi-quality solns for customers. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility. Roles: Agile Team, SM, PO. Teams execute w Scrum & Kanban.
Lean Portfolio Mgmt
Aligns strategy & execution by applying Lean- and systems-thinking approaches to strategy and investment funding Agile portfolio operations, and governance. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
Organizational Agility
How Lean-thinking people and Agile Teams optimize their business, evolve strategy with clear & decisive new commitments, and quickly adapt ad needed to capitalize on new opportunities. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
Continuous Learning Culture
A set of values and practices that encourage individuals, & the Enterprise as a whole, to continually increase knowledge, competence, performance and innovation. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
Lean-Agile Leadership
How Lean-Agile Leaders drive and sustain organizational change and operational excellence by empowering individuals & teams to reach their highest potential. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
Built-in Quality
Built-In Quality practices ensure that each Solution element, at every increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
Agile Manifesto
Individuals & Interactions OVER Processes & Tools; Working Software OVER comprehensive documentation; * Customer Collaboration OVER contract negotiation; Responding to Change OVER following a plan.
Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP)
Continuous Exploration -> Continuous Integration -> Continuous Deployment -> Release on Demand. CE -> CI -> CD -> RoD.
Measure & Grow
The way portfolios evaluate their progress towards Biz Agility and determine their next steps.
SAFe Core Values
Alignment, Built-in Quality, Transparency, Program Execution. The four Core Values represent the fundamental beliefs that are key to SAFe's effectiveness. These guiding principles help dictate behavior and action for everyone who participates in a SAFe portfolio.
Alignment
Constant communication, constantly check for understanding.
Built-In Quality
Ensures that each Solution element, at every increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
Transparency
visualize relevant work, admits mistakes, support others.
SAFe House of Lean
Illustrates the goal of delivering VALUE through the pillars of Respect for people and culture, Flow, Innovation, and Relentless improvement. LEADERSHIP provides the foundation on which everything else stands.
Respect for people and culture
House of Lean. Generative Culture; People do all the work; Customer is whomever consumes your work; Build long-term partnerships based on trust; To change the Culture, Change the Organization.
Flow
House of Lean. Optimize sustainable Value delivery; Build in Quality; Understand, exploit & manage variability; Move from Projects to Products.
Innovation
House of Lean. Innovative people, provide time & space for Innovation, Go see; Experimentation & Feedback; Innovation riptides; Pivot without mercy or guilt. [Show Less]