Foundations of the

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe ) 4.5

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But sometimes it
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read like this: Late
Too little Problems
Too early delivery
visibility discovered
No way to commitment too late
improve to a design
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Phase gate
Massive SDLC isn't
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Under- complexity reduce risk
estimated manage
dependencies distributed
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Managements challenge

It is not enough that management commit

themselves to quality and productivity.
They must know what it is they must do.

Such a responsibility cannot be delegated.

W. Edwards Deming

and if you cant come, send no one.

Vignette from Out of the Crisis, Deming,1986

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What it is they must do

Embrace a Lean-Agile mindset

Implement Lean-Agile practices

Lead the implementation

Get results

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 Embrace a Lean-Agile mindset

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Embrace Lean-Agile values

House of Lean Agile Manifesto

VALUE We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and
helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
people and culture

improvement
Respect for

Relentless
Innovation

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Flow

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

LEADERSHIP Responding to change over following a plan

Value in the shortest That is, while there is value in the items on the
sustainable lead time right, we value the items on the left more.

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 SAFe Lean-Agile principles

#1 - Take an economic view

#2 - Apply systems thinking
#3 - Assume variability; preserve options
#4 - Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#5 - Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
#6 - Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
#7 - Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
#8 - Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#9 - Decentralize decision-making

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Building incrementally accelerates value delivery

4 444 :
Documents Documents Unverified System System

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And delivers better economics
Early delivery provides fast value with fast feedback
Fast feedback
Value Delivery

Time
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Knowledge for people building the world's most important systems

SAFe is a freely revealed knowledge base

of integrated, proven patterns for enterprise

Lean-Agile development.

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Essential SAFe provides the basis for success

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Nothing beats an Agile Team

Cross-functional, self-organizing entities that can define, build and

test a thing of value

Applies basic scientific practice: PlanDoCheckAdjust

Delivers value every two weeks

Team Plan Do
1
PDCA
Team
n Adjust Check

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That integrates frequently
Integration points control product development.
Dantar Oosterwal, The Lean Machine

Full system
System Team integration at least System
Avoid physical branching Agile Team 1
once per iteration demo

for software
Frequently integrate hardware Story
Check out most Check newest
branches current functionality changes back in

Mainline
Use development by intention in Check in
Story each story
for inter-team dependencies
Always current
mainline increases
program velocity

Agile Team 2

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Applies test automation

Test automation supports rapid regression testing

Test 1 Test 1
Test 2 Test 2
Implemented in the same iteration Test 3 Test 3
Test 4 Test 4
Test 5 Test 5
Maintained under version control

Passing vs. not-yet-passing and

Progress

Done
broken automated tests are the real
iteration progress indicator

Building functionality

Test automation
Iteration
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Except a team of Agile Teams

Align 50-125 practitioners to a common mission

Apply cadence and synchronization, Program Increments every 6-12 weeks
Provide Vision, Roadmap, architectural guidance

P D

A C

P D P D P D P D P D P D P D
A C A C A C A C A C A C A C

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With some Architectural Runway

Architectural Runwayexisting code, hardware components, etc. that

technically enable near-term business features

Feature Enablers build up the runway

Feature

Feature
Features consume it
Architectural Runway must be continuously maintained
Implemented now
Enabler to support Enablers extend the runway
future features

Architectural Runway

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Bringing together the necessary people

Business Product Arch/ Program Hardware Software Testing Deployment

Mgmt Sys Eng.

AGILE RELEASE TRAIN

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Synchronizes with PI Planning
Future product development tasks cant be pre-determined. Distribute planning and control to those who can
understand and react to the end results. Michael Kennedy, Product Development for the Lean Enterprise

All stakeholders face-to-face (but typically multiple locations)

Management sets the mission, with minimum possible constraints
Requirements and design emerge
Important stakeholder decisions are accelerated
Teams createand take responsibility forplans

For a short video PI planning example, see: https://youtu.be/ZZAtl7nAB1M

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Demonstrates the full system every two weeks

An integrated solution demo

Objective milestone

Demo from the staging environment,

or the nearest proxy
Full system

System
Team

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Continuously delivers value to customers with DevOps

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Inspects and Adapts every PI

Every PI, teams systematically address the

larger impediments that are limiting velocity.

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Portfolio SAFe aligns strategy and execution

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Large Solution SAFe coordinates ARTs with a Solution Train

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Full SAFe for large enterprises

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Leadership foundation

VALUE
people and culture

People are already doing their best; the

improvement
Respect for

Relentless
Innovation
problems are with the system. Only
Flow

management can change the system.

W. Edwards Deming
LEADERSHIP

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Implementation Roadmap

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 Get results

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Business results

10 50% happier, 30 75% faster

more motivated time-to-market
employees

20 50% increase 25 75%

in productivity defect reduction

See ScaledAgileFramework.com/case-studies
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Financial Services / Electronics / Software / Telecom / Retail & Distribution / Government / Healthcare / Insurance /
Medical Technology / Pharmaceutical / Media / Manufacturing / COTS Software / Customer Care & Billing / Outsourcing

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