SAFe : a Lean-Agile Mindset
SAFe : a Lean-Agile Mindset
SAFe ? Cé Quoi ? (CQ ?)

SAFe nautilus
SAFe ? Cé pour Qui ?
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SAFe ? Cé pour Quoi ? (CpQ ?)
SAFe ? A Quoi ça Sert ? (AQçS ?)
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SAFe ? Comment ça Marche ? (CçM ?)
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SAFe ? Cé Pourquoi ? (CP ?)
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SAFe : what for ?
- digital disruption is affecting every industry across the globe
Problems :
- no way to improve systematically
- too little visibility
- too early commitment to a design that didn’t work
- problems discovered too late
- hard to manage distributed teams
- late delivery
- dissatisfied customers
- underestimated dependencies
- massive growth in complexity
- phase gates don’t reduce risk
- poor morale
- and so on
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Why SAFe ?
… because the management challenge

The management challenge
Who SAFe ?
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How SAFe ?
SAFe, the Scaled Agile Framework here
Pre-requisite :
- Train every one
- it’s the essential condition of success
Train everyone
Who practices SAFe ?
Nothing beats an Agile Team …
… except a team of Agile Teams

Nothing beats an Agile Team … except a team of Agile Teams
An Agile Team is :
- cross-functional
- self-organizing (the Team can define, build and test valuable things)
- applied Agile Software Engineering practices with XP, Scrum, DevOps and Kanban
- delivered value every 2 weeks

PDCA Lean Kaizen
A team of Agile Teams is :
- self-organizing and self-managing
- delivers working, tested full system increments every 2 weeks
- operates with Shared Vision, Architecture and UX (eXperience Users) Guidance
- Common iteration lenghts and estimating
- face-to-face planning for collaboration, alignment and adaptation
What is SAFe ?
SAFe is a freely available knowledge base of proven, integrated principles and practices for LEAN, Agile and DevOps.
What are the core values of SAFE ?
The core values are :
- Built-in quality
- Program execution
- Alignment
- Transparency
The results of implementing SAFe :
- time-to-market : 30-75 % faster time-to-market
- quality : 25-75 % defect reduction
- productivity : 20-50 % increase in productivity
- engagement : 10-50 % happier, more motivated employees
more here
The pre-requisite of implementing SAFE :
- Empower people with role-based learning
Where implementing SAFe ?
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- in your Organization
When implementing SAFe ?
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- now is the hour !
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SAFe ? How many ?
How much ?
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- it’s easy and complex
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What is the Problematic in your Organization ?
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How implementing SAFe ?
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Essential SAFe povides the basis of success :
- Lean Agile Principles
- Real Agile Teams and Trains
- Cadence and Synchronization
- Program Items Planning
- DevOps and Responsability
- System Demo
- Tansparency, Inspection and Adaption
- IP iteration
- Architectural Runaway
- Lean Agile Leadership
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And the result is …
… Nothing beats an Agile Team … except a team of Agile Teams

Nothing beats an Agile Team … except a team of Agile Teams
An Agile Team is :
- cross-functional
- self-organizing (the Team can define, build and test valuable things)
- applied Agile Software Engineering practices with XP, Scrum, DevOps and Kanban
- delivered value every 2 weeks

PDCA Lean Kaizen
A team of Agile Teams is :
- self-organizing and self-managing
- delivers working, tested full system increments every 2 weeks
- operates with Shared Vision, Architecture and UX (eXperience Users) Guidance
- Common iteration lenghts and estimating
- face-to-face planning for collaboration, alignment and adaptationn
Embrassing the Lean-Agile Mindset

SAFe House of Lean
Lean thinking house here

Lean thinking House
Agile, Lean and waste here
Agile and Lean Software Development here
Lean Boston and Lean Toyota here
and others posts here
Embrassing the Lean-Agile Mindset
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Only one boss : the Customer

Boss = Customer
Operating a product development process at full utilization is an economic disaster (Don Reinertsen)

Optimal batch size
Innovation comes from the producer and not from the Customer ( W. Edwards DEMING)

Innovation comes from the producer
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People are already doing their best the problems are with the system.
Only Management can change the system. ( W. Edwards DEMING)

People are already doing their best
Those who adapt the fastest, win.
Support the Agile Manifesto

Support the Agile Manifesto
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Agile Manifesto here
and here
Understanding the SAFe Principles
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Creating High- performing Teams and Programs
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Build a tower, build a Team ( Tom WUJEC)
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Who consistently performs well ?
A system must be managed demings

A system must be managed
Empowered teams here
Self-organized team here in Building high-performance teams
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Experiencing Program Item Planning
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Exploring, Executing and Releasing Value
xyz
Agile value :
Business Value Analysis Management
Agile and the value stream analysis
Agile and the value based prioritization
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Leading the Lean-Agile Enterprise
xyz
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Empowering a Lean-Agile PortFolio
xyz
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Building Lean-Agile Large Solutions
xyz
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Designing the Implementation
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Lauching an ART (Agile Release Train)
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Coaching ART Execution
What is « coaching » ?
In french, 2 « paraboles » :
- Coaching et Team-Building : le maître de sabre
- Coaching et Team-Building : la parabole de la ceinture noire
Coaching et Team-Building : la parabole de la ceinture noire
Coaching stuff here
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Extending to the Lean-Agile PortFolio
xyz
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Sustaining and Improving

Improvement
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Becoming a SAFe Coach
xyz
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and now …
… Go ahead for a Whole Agile SAFe Train
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- Agile Checkpoints
- Make Things Happen !
Make Things Happen
- Outcome more important than Output
- Inspect and Adapt
- Vision : build the DNA Culture
- …
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