dev up 2016 demystifying the scaled agile framework
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St Louis DevUp 2016
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There are lots of agile frameworks, I do not know which one is best and I had to start SOMEWHERE? Tell me more!
I already use the SAFe framework, and am interested in hearing another perspective
My team has grown too big and we are struggling with scaling our scrum efforts!!
I’ve seen the SAFe diagram and it looks (scary |overwhelming | complex) and I need the crib notes
SAFe seems like a bad idea, but I am open to hearing some alternative ideas about how to apply it
I already hate SAFe and am hoping to heckle you the entire talk
Library of Congress
Problems
discovered too
late
No way to
improve
systematically
Hard to
manage
distributed
teams
Late
Delivery!
Too little
visibility
Too early
commitment to a
design that
didn’t work
Poor
morale
Massive
growth in
complexity
Phase gate
SDLC isn't
helping reduce
risk
Under-estimated
dependencies
And our retrospectives read like this
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VALUE
House of Lean
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
Agile Manifesto
Value in the sustainably
shortest lead time
That is, while there is value in the items on the
right, we value the items on the left more.
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it
and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
4 444 :
Documents Documents Unverified System System
Early delivery provides fast value with fast feedback
Time
Valu
e D
eliv
ery
Fast feedback
Scrum Team 1
Scrum Team 2Scrum Team 3
Scrum Team 4
DevOps Team
Scrum Team 5
Scrum Team 6
Scrum Team 1
Scrum Team 2
Scrum Team 3
Scrum Team 4
THE
LEVELS
THE
PEOPLE
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“A system is a network of interdependent components
that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the
system.
A system must have an aim. Without an aim, there is
no system.”
—W. Edwards Deming
THE
BACKLOGS
THE
CADENCE
Deliver on Demand
Major
Release Customer
Upgrade
Customer
Preview
Major
Release New
Feature
Develop on Cadence
PSI PSI PSI PSI PSI
THE
QUALITY
RELENTLESS
IMPROVEMENT
Fear? Uncertainty? Doubt?
Maybe they haven’t ever really looked at SAFe beyond the “Big
Picture”
I honestly don’t know. But keep an open mind and check it out.
And in the end, maybe it just really isn’t right for your team…
Do you have a single product worked on by many teams?
Do you have a single team working on many products at the
same time?
Do you deliver many products that are worked on by many
teams?
Do you have one product worked on by a single team?
Focus on having a single product owner, not a product owner per team
Minimize sources of work, if possible use one consolidated portfolio backlog
Consolidate onto a minimum set of ALM/DevOps tools
Encourage and continually support EFFECTIVE and CONSTANT communication
Make sure progress across teams is transparent and easily discoverable
Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize
Context switching to work on multiple products should NOT be tolerated
Keep sprints short to allow for fast pivoting and integration of learnings
Scrum may not be the only solution, be creative!
Extreme focus on quality – crap doesn’t scale!
First off OH MY!!
Second off, this is where SAFe strategies shine
Leverage techniques already discussed
Bring the work to the team, always!
All teams must already be operating as highly effective agile
teams before you bring in SAFe strategies!!
Move along… SAFe is probably not for you
Embrace lean principals
Keep focusing on continuous improvement
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SAFe Guidance: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/guidance/
Principals of Product Development Flow:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935401009
Lean Change Management by Jason Little: www.amazon.com/Lean-
Change-Managment-Innovative-Organizational/dp/0990466507/
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