My take on SAFe
- 1. My take on SAFe Alexandra Stokes @StokesXandra www.alexandrastokes.com
- 2. the “e” stands for ENTERPRISE
- 4. hard to fathom org structures accountability is a puzzle probably your fault?
- 5. multiple initiatives Digital transformation Six sigma program Estimation Kaizen Cloud migration Agile transformation Outsourcing initiative Leadership program Career Development framework Legacy replacement program Security capability uplift endless “off-site workshops” re-structures …and many many more….
- 7. top 7 tools hurting your agility & innovation 1. Project 2. Word 3. Powerpoint 4. QTP 5. Quality Centre 6. SharePoint 7. Outlook MANDATORY
- 8. failure to role out agile in the context of the enterprise • We haven’t done enough… • We are hard to understand/don’t speak large corporate language… • We don’t like these “big org” things… • We don’t want to fight to introduce agile…
- 10. Is SAFe the answer?
- 11. – me “SAFe – it ain’t so bad, but it’s not the answer either”
- 12. SAFe “wins”
- 14. all-in planning
- 15. sharing of work I got this…
- 16. Let’s help each other!
- 17. visibility learn from each other
- 18. SAFe “gotcha’s”
- 19. forgot to train people in agile? ! ! ! awkward……
- 20. people everywhere the horrors of scaling
- 21. too many on the train
- 22. doing SAFe? or achieving agility?
- 24. what have we learned? • SAFe is for the context of enterprise - things are different there • We aren’t moving fast enough to bring agility to the enterprise • There are a lot of great things to take from SAFe • There are some gotcha’s to watch out for
- 25. SAFe not a silver bullet