2011 marked a new beginning in the era of large-scale software project management. Since then, Dean Leffingwell’s brainchild, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has become the popular emerging agile framework for business agility according to the 15th State of Agile Survey.
But what is SAFe?
SAFe is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies for attaining business agility using Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, and DevOps to manage large-scale software development.
SAFe endorses alignment, transparency, collaboration, and product delivery involving large-size teams. The core of SAFe is based on four bodies of knowledge which are agile software development, lean product development, systems thinking, and DevOps.
SAFe’s ability to achieve business agility is possible due to its four core values that include-
- Alignment: Alignment helps in keeping the entire organization aligned towards a single goal. Organizations that are deviating from their original goal fare poorly against disruptive and competitive market forces. Misaligned organizations aren’t high-performing when working remotely. When departments work in silos, managing geographically dispersed teams can be even tougher.
- Built-In Quality: Built-In Quality signifies that every product increment built must be of superior quality. Quality can’t be added later. Building quality products is a quality of Lean-Agile.
- Transparency: Product development is seldom a smooth process. Not being open, will lead to decision-making on assumptions as facts are not revealed. Trust precedes transparency. High-performing teams and happy organizations cease to exist without trust.
- Program Execution: Working product is a testimony to progress. The objective of every business should be to deliver business value to customers.
SAFe promotes working systems and meaningful business outcomes made possible by Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
It’s been a decade since the inception of SAFe and it has become the most preferred framework to build enterprise-level products.
Confused about SAFe? Read the Benefits of SAFe
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