We’ve been seeing quite lot of discussion lately around the nine Lean-Agile Principles that we introduced into SAFe earlier this year. My Agile2015 presentation on the subject has had over 2,000 downloads, and the principles appear to be providing real value to the…
Hello everyone, SAFe Foundations has been the cornerstone PowerPoint presentation for you to introduce the Scaled Agile Framework in your enterprise. Now there is a new, lightweight tool for introducing: (1) the levels, (2) the people, (3) the backlogs, (4)…
A Perspective on DevOps from SAFe, IBM and Telstra Hi everyone, Alex just participated in a webinar hosted by IBM that provides SAFe, IBM and customer implementation perspectives on DevOps. Other participants include: Tony Christensen, GM/Agile Competency Lead, Telstra Amy…
Hi Everyone, Since our last update, the team has been working on the next revision of the Big Picture, V4.0. In so doing, we have taken every opportunity to test assumptions and learn new insights from our practitioners in the…
The impression that “our problems are different” is a common disease that afflicts management the world over. They are different, to be sure, but the principles that will help to improve the quality of product and service are universal in…
Hello Folks, We readily admit that this hyper Agile-innovation-do-your development-work-in-the-public-domain business model of ours can make for an interesting journey of discovery for all involved. Working closely with our community of practice, we’ve devoted the last several months to the…
Jason Bloomberg, a leading industry analyst who writes for Wired and Forbes, and who has interviewed us in the past, (see The Battle of the Agile Curmudgeons? Forbes on SAFe) has been covering a subject to which we’re all paying…
Well, it’s been some time in the oven (61 Big Picture revs so far), so we’re very glad to be delivering this news: The public preview site for SAFe for Lean Systems Engineering (“SAFe LSE”) is now open for public…
Hi Folks, Many of us have been heads-down with LSE development (and admittedly a bit behind our planned power curve), so we haven’t communicated as frequently as we would like. But here’s a quick update: We’ve received a lot of feedback about the evolution…
Well, we’ve (Harry, Dean, Alex and Inbar) been laboring mightily to develop all the new content for SAFe LSE. (Turns out, it’s hard). One result is the 50th (yes, version 50) of the LSE Big Picture. (Speaking of laboring, Inbar’s wife just delivered…