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SAFe® – the “Biggest Picture”


SAFe® is both a Framework and a System

““In a system, the whole is greater

than the sum of its parts and you

can’t just grab a component and

hope you get all of the benefits.”

- Dean Leffingwell, creator of SAFe


There are habits … and there are Keystone Habits

What are Keystone Habits?

Keystone habits lead to the development of multiple good habits.

Don’t change everything all at once. Changing a few habits will set off

“chain reactions that help other good habits take hold," Charles Duhigg

The development of keystone habits are a critical part of every Lean-

Agile transformation journey and SAFe adoption.

Let’s say you want to start exercising 20-30

minutes a day. This one habit can lead to

other great habits such as eating healthy

foods, avoiding junk food and becoming

more efficient at work because you need

that extra hour to work out.

A perfect example is a daily exercise habit:

http://www.developgoodhabits.com/daily-workout-routine/


Successful Patterns come from Consistent Habits.

“Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy.

But with time and effort, almost any habit can be

reshaped.” – Charles Duhigg, Power of Habits


Essential SAFe® Practices, beyond which SAFe isn’t SAFe®

1. Lean-Agile Leadership living the core values and principles

2. Teams applying Scrum and/or Kanban provide transparency

3. Vision and Program Backlog provide priority and alignment

4. Critical roles, well executed, ensure people collaborate

5. Program Increment (PI) Cadence is mandatory

6. Key Events synchronize and create habits

7. The Innovation & Planning Iteration provides necessary oxygen

8. Architectural Runway lays enough technical “tracks”

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#1

Leaders Embrace

Lean-Agile values

and principles


Leaders set the aim and decentralize execution

Lean-Agile Leaders are lifelong learners and teachers who

help teams build better product solutions thru

understanding, and exhibiting Lean-Agile mindset, SAFe

Principles, and systems thinking.


Leaders set the aim then “get out of the way”

People are already doing

their best; the problems are

with the system.

Only management can

change the system.

—W. Edwards Deming

‣ Lead the change

‣ Know the way; emphasize

life-long learning

‣ Develop people

‣ Inspire and align with mission;

minimize constraints

‣ Decentralize decision-making

‣ Unlock the intrinsic motivation of

knowledge workers

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#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

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Anchor to the Lean-Agile Principles


#2

Teams Implement

Lean-Agile practices


Teams apply Scrum and/or Kanban

Built-In Quality practices to frequently deliver

incremental value – Agile Teams power the train.


#3

Vision and Backlogs

Provide Priority &

Alignment


Alignment occurs via Vision & Program Backlog

Prioritization and backlog refinement creates alignment

for the Program and the teams, drives flow of value and

is measured via objective milestones


#4

Critical Roles Matter


Essential SAFe® Roles

Help ARTs Release value:

Product Management

System Architect/Engineer

RTE

Business Owners

Help Teams achieve objectives:

Product Owners

Scrum Masters


#5

Program Increment.

The PI Cadence


Cadence and Synchronization with PI Planning

Consistent cadence is the heartbeat of all SAFe

enterprises. Although specific to context, mandatory PI and

iteration cadences breathe life, designs emerge and value

releases


#6

Keystone SAFe

Events


Must Do Events: PI Planning, Systems Demo; I&A

There’s no SAFe without Face-to-Face PI Planning that

involves the entire team. Integration of value delivery

occurs in demonstrating working software at systems

demos. Inspect & Adapt workshops review performance

and drive systemic improvements.


#7

Innovation and Planning.

The I P Iteration


IP drives relentless improvement with pressure valve

Agility has a daily sense of urgency. IP Iteration provides

‘oxygen in the tank’, and a transparent schedule buffer

whilst allowing teams cycles for innovative thinking,

hackathons, training and PI Planning


#8

Architecture Runway

lays the tracks


Architectural Runway stays ahead of the train

Lean-Agile architecture means “just enough” enablement

to sustain development velocity over time while preserving

technology options until needed. Enablers take the form of

infrastructure, architecture, or exploration.


Questions?


Optional

Workshop

Exercises


Optional Workshop Activities

If this deck is presented to an audience of existing SAFe® practitioners,

consider a 5-10 minute exercise at each section boundary (or key areas

of interest).

Suggested Exercises:

1. Discuss how your organization uses SAFe® today using the 4-”Ls”: “Like,

Learned, Long-For, Lack” (How to reference link)

2. Discuss what the section means in small groups? Decide on 2-3 key

habits which would help your organization in this area. Share w/ room.

3. Plot your journey. Draw a Radar Chart with each spoke one of the 8

Essential SAFe® components. Have the room plot where they think they

are now. Break into small teams and address the lowest 2-3 areas.

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