In a previous blog posting we overviewed the concept of Disciplined DevOps, which is the streamlining of IT solution development and IT operations activities, as well as supporting enterprise activities. In this blog posting we begin to overview strategies that support DevOps. This…
We recently published an article describing how the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework is being extended to cover Portfolio Management activities. The following diagram depicts the DAD goal diagram for Portfolio Management, and as you would expect your organizations has…
This posting, the first in a series, overviews a disciplined approach to DevOps. It begins by defining DevOps, no small task given the continued debate within the DevOps community, and then described a disciplined approach to DevOps. Defining DevOps For our purposes we…
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…
We are often asked what makes a Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) coach effective. The features to look for in a DAD coach include: People skills. First and foremost, effective DAD coaches need solid people skills. They need to be prepared to work…
In January, I’ll be speaking at two events in London and Brussels: Scaling Agile for the Enterprise Consortium in Belgium on January 22 In Belgium, I’ll deliver the keynote where I’ll focus on the Principles of Lean-Agile Leadership which provides a…
In working towards the next release of SAFe (V4.0, scheduled for release in August of 2015), we’ve been extracting and refining the immutable Lean-Agile principles on which SAFe is based. In so doing we’ll be able to make Principles and…
For some time now we’ve seen a growing demand for context and culture-specific instances of the Framework, especially for highly complex organizations who are looking for a scalable and sustainable solution to long-term adoption of SAFe. As we’ve learned, when…
Everyone knows you need more than a whiteboard and stickies to practice Agile at scale. But the tool you use isn’t the only thing that matters: as Dean has said, “A fool with a tool is still a fool.” The…
DAD incorporates a number of milestones into its lifecycles to gauge the progress and health of your DAD projects/releases. Why does DAD have milestones? Governance is largely absent from mainstream agile methods and many believe that agile does not need…