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Essentials of the
Scaled Agile Framework® 4.0 Values, Principles, Practices, Implementation
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SAFe® – the “Biggest Picture”
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SAFe® is both a Framework and a System
““In a system, the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts and you
can’t just grab a component and
hope you get all of the benefits.”
- Dean Leffingwell, creator of SAFe
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There are habits … and there are Keystone Habits
What are Keystone Habits?
Keystone habits lead to the development of multiple good habits.
Don’t change everything all at once. Changing a few habits will set off
“chain reactions that help other good habits take hold," Charles Duhigg
The development of keystone habits are a critical part of every Lean-
Agile transformation journey and SAFe adoption.
Let’s say you want to start exercising 20-30
minutes a day. This one habit can lead to
other great habits such as eating healthy
foods, avoiding junk food and becoming
more efficient at work because you need
that extra hour to work out.
A perfect example is a daily exercise habit:
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Successful Patterns come from Consistent Habits.
“Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy.
But with time and effort, almost any habit can be
reshaped.” – Charles Duhigg, Power of Habits
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Essential SAFe® Practices, beyond which SAFe isn’t SAFe®
1. Lean-Agile Leadership living the core values and principles
2. Teams applying Scrum and/or Kanban provide transparency
3. Vision and Program Backlog provide priority and alignment
4. Critical roles, well executed, ensure people collaborate
5. Program Increment (PI) Cadence is mandatory
6. Key Events synchronize and create habits
7. The Innovation & Planning Iteration provides necessary oxygen
8. Architectural Runway lays enough technical “tracks”
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#1
Leaders Embrace
Lean-Agile values
and principles
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Leaders set the aim and decentralize execution
Lean-Agile Leaders are lifelong learners and teachers who
help teams build better product solutions thru
understanding, and exhibiting Lean-Agile mindset, SAFe
Principles, and systems thinking.
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Leaders set the aim then “get out of the way”
People are already doing
their best; the problems are
with the system.
Only management can
change the system.
—W. Edwards Deming
‣ Lead the change
‣ Know the way; emphasize
life-long learning
‣ Develop people
‣ Inspire and align with mission;
minimize constraints
‣ Decentralize decision-making
‣ Unlock the intrinsic motivation of
knowledge workers
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LEADERSHIP
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#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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Anchor to the Lean-Agile Principles
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#2
Teams Implement
Lean-Agile practices
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Teams apply Scrum and/or Kanban
Built-In Quality practices to frequently deliver
incremental value – Agile Teams power the train.
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#3
Vision and Backlogs
Provide Priority &
Alignment
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Alignment occurs via Vision & Program Backlog
Prioritization and backlog refinement creates alignment
for the Program and the teams, drives flow of value and
is measured via objective milestones
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#4
Critical Roles Matter
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Essential SAFe® Roles
Help ARTs Release value:
Product Management
System Architect/Engineer
RTE
Business Owners
Help Teams achieve objectives:
Product Owners
Scrum Masters
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#5
Program Increment.
The PI Cadence
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Cadence and Synchronization with PI Planning
Consistent cadence is the heartbeat of all SAFe
enterprises. Although specific to context, mandatory PI and
iteration cadences breathe life, designs emerge and value
releases
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#6
Keystone SAFe
Events
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Must Do Events: PI Planning, Systems Demo; I&A
There’s no SAFe without Face-to-Face PI Planning that
involves the entire team. Integration of value delivery
occurs in demonstrating working software at systems
demos. Inspect & Adapt workshops review performance
and drive systemic improvements.
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#7
Innovation and Planning.
The I P Iteration
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IP drives relentless improvement with pressure valve
Agility has a daily sense of urgency. IP Iteration provides
‘oxygen in the tank’, and a transparent schedule buffer
whilst allowing teams cycles for innovative thinking,
hackathons, training and PI Planning
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#8
Architecture Runway
lays the tracks
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Architectural Runway stays ahead of the train
Lean-Agile architecture means “just enough” enablement
to sustain development velocity over time while preserving
technology options until needed. Enablers take the form of
infrastructure, architecture, or exploration.
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Questions?
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Optional
Workshop
Exercises
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Optional Workshop Activities
If this deck is presented to an audience of existing SAFe® practitioners,
consider a 5-10 minute exercise at each section boundary (or key areas
of interest).
Suggested Exercises:
1. Discuss how your organization uses SAFe® today using the 4-”Ls”: “Like,
Learned, Long-For, Lack” (How to reference link)
2. Discuss what the section means in small groups? Decide on 2-3 key
habits which would help your organization in this area. Share w/ room.
3. Plot your journey. Draw a Radar Chart with each spoke one of the 8
Essential SAFe® components. Have the room plot where they think they
are now. Break into small teams and address the lowest 2-3 areas.