Unlocking the Benefits of SAFe

Published: August 18, 2022
Blog, Project Management, Agile, Design Thinking & DevOps

PROVEN FRAMEWORK

Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) is the most popular framework to implement Agile, Lean, and DevOps practices at scale. It promotes alignment, built-in quality, transparency, and program execution across large numbers of agile teams.

BENEFITS

30%

happier more engaged employees

50%

defect reduction

Source: (Scaled Agile, Inc.)

30%

faster time-to-market

30%

increase in productivity

30%

happier more engaged employees

30%

faster time-to-market

Source: (Scaled Agile, Inc.)

50%

defect reduction

30%

increase in productivity

IMPLEMENTATION

From my experience, it can take roughly 6 months or more to implement SAFe, where SAFetrainings would be only minor effort out of all 12 steps. The transformation journey is never finished as long as the world around us rapidly changes. There is always a place for improvement and such as it, SAFe frameworks are evolving too.”

IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP

Source: (Scaled Agile, Inc.)

1

Reaching the Tipping Point

2

Train Lean-Agile Change Agents

3

Train Executives, Managers, and Leaders

4

Create a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence

5

Identify Value Streams and ARTs

6

Create the Implementation Plan

7

Prepare for ART Launch

8

Train Teams and Launch the ART

9

Coach ART Execution

10

Launch More ARTs and Value Streams

11

Extend to the Portfolio

12

Accelerate