Foundations of the Scaled Agile Framework®: Values, Principles, Practices, Implementation

Foundations of the
Scaled Agile Framework®
Values, Principles, Practices, Implementation
Francis Kelly
Agile Management
Scaled Agile
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We thought we’d be programming like this:

But sometimes it feels like this:
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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:

The Management 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 can’t come, send no one”
—Vignette from Out of the Crisis, Deming,1986

What it is They Must Do
 Embrace lean-agile values.
 Apply lean-agile principles.
 Implement lean-agile practices.
 Lead the implementation.

Embrace lean-agile values.
LEADERSHIP
Respectfor
PeopleandCulture
Flow
Innovation
Relentless
Improvement
VALUE

Value in the shortest sustainable lead time.
LEADERSHIP
Respectfor
peopleandculture
Flow
Innovation
Relentless
Improvement
VALUE  Achieve the sustainably
shortest lead time with:
– Best quality and value to
people and society
– High morale, safety,
customer delight
There is only one boss. The customer. And he can
fire everybody in the company.
—Sam Walton

#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.
Apply lean-agile principles:

Build Incrementally: Accelerate value delivery.
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Take an economic view: Increase Value
Early delivery provides fast value with fast feedback.
Time
ValueDelivery
Fast Feedback

SAFe is an online, freely revealed
knowledge base of proven success patterns
for implementing Lean-Agile development
at enterprise scale.

The SAFe® Journey
Agile
Systems
Engineering
Lean Product
Development
Lean Thinking
2012 2013 2014
2.0
3.0
1.0
Field Experience at Enterprise Scale
4.0
2015/16

A Walkthrough of the Scaled Agile Framework®
www.scaledAgile.com
SAFe® in 8 Pictures

Case Studies

20–50%
Productivity
Increase
76% Decrease
in Response
Time to
Customer
Requests
20–25%
Increase
in Client
Satisfaction
SAFe
Adoption
Leads to
Barron’s
Award
50%
Warranty
Expense
Down
95%
Decrease in
Product
Defects
Dramatic
Improvement
in Quality
Better
Alignment to
Common
Vision
Cost Down
50%
Better
Business-IT
Collaboration
Dependencies
and Risks
Revealed far
in Advance
With SAFe
Increased
Efficiency
With Aligned
Teams
Case Studies

Achieve Success One Train at a Time
Train internal
SAFe
change agents
Train leadership,
management, execs
and stakeholders
Train Agile Teams
and launch
Agile Release Trains
Deliver results:
 Coach the train
 Train specialist roles
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