my take on safe
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I've recently been at a large organisation adopting the SAFe framework and this is my take on SAFeTRANSCRIPT
the “e” stands for ENTERPRISE
many many people
hard to fathom org structuresaccountability is a puzzle
probably your fault?
multiple initiativesDigital transformation Six sigma program Estimation Kaizen Cloud migration Agile transformation Outsourcing initiative Leadership program Career Development framework Legacy replacement program Security capability uplift endless “off-site workshops” re-structures …and many many more….
death by meeting
top 7 tools hurting your agility & innovation
1. Project
2. Word
3. Powerpoint
4. QTP
5. Quality Centre
6. SharePoint
7. Outlook
MANDATORY
failure to role out agile in the context of the enterprise
• We haven’t done enough…
• We are hard to understand/don’t speak large corporate language…
• We don’t like these “big org” things…
• We don’t want to fight to introduce agile…
Is SAFe the answer?
– me
“SAFe – it ain’t so bad, but it’s not the answer either”
SAFe “wins”
Lining up iterations
all-in planning
sharing of workI got this…
Let’s help each other!
visibilitylearn from each other
SAFe “gotcha’s”
forgot to train people in
agile?!!!
awkward……
people everywherethe horrors of scaling
too many on the train
doing SAFe?or achieving agility?
what have we learned?• SAFe is for the context of enterprise - things are
different there
• We aren’t moving fast enough to bring agility to the enterprise
• There are a lot of great things to take from SAFe
• There are some gotcha’s to watch out for
SAFenot a silver bullet