Tuesday, 6 January 2015

SAFe: Train & Launch ART

SAFe (Agile+Lean+Product Development Flow) Implementation

- Train Lean Agile Change Agents : SPC Training & Certification

- Train All Executives/Managers/Leaders : Leading SAFe Agilist (SA)
- Train Teams & Launch ARTs: SAFe ART: SAFe Scrum XP, Release Planning
- Business Results : Time-to-Market (+30-75%), Quality (+50%), Productivity
(+20-50%), Employee Engagement (+10%)

- Alignment (Release Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System-Demo), Code Quality,

Transparency & Program Execution

- Teams operate under Program Vision, System Architect, UX Guidance, Value delivery
via User Stories

- Program: self organising/managing ART, Aligned to common mission via Program

Backlog, face-to-face planning, value delivery via features and benefits

- Portfolio: Lean approaches to Strategy & Investment Funding, Program Management,

Governance; Portfolio vision gives the system an aim; centralised strategy,
decentralised execution, Kanban systems provides portfolio visibility & WIP limits;
objective metrics support governance and kaizen; Value delivery via Business and
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Tuesday, 6 January 2015

SAFe 4.0 Principles

- Take a Systems View; Understand the economics of the value chain

- Develop systems iteratively and incrementally
- Integrate & Test frequently; adapt immediately
- Manage risk, efficacy and predictability with fast synchronous learning cycles
- Limit WIP; Reduce batch sizes; Manage queue lengths
- Synchronise with cross-domain planning and collaboration
- Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
- Decentralise Decision Making