WHY SAFe?

Scrum works best with small teams that aim to deliver software which is prioritised by the team backlog. It uses the iterative models with sprints by having the highest priority items implemented first in time boxed iterations. When it comes to large organisations, the Scaled Agile Framework is a way forward. The fundamental principal of SAFe helps in collaboration, seamless communication and delivering the highest value with minimum wastage following the lean development model. Here, I am going to run you through with the series of blogs on SAFe framework and how it helps enterprise teams deliver in effective way.

In today’s fast-paced scenario, organisations should respond quickly to up-gradation in technology to maintain a competitive edge. Software are everywhere with businesses looking for innovative ways of working. Without technology, no company can deliver its products on time and efficiently. Therefore, businesses who understand the need of the hour to move and adapt faster and make changes will succeed. This is where SAFe comes to the rescue.

In a nutshell: Enterprises must learn how to adapt to changing technology or they will become extinct. This holds true even for businesses that don’t consider themselves to be information technology (IT) or software companies.

Systems nowadays are bigger, more complex, and more integrated, and have impact globally. Most important of all, the failure of a critical system has huge consequences.

If the enterprise’s processes and systems are still based on traditional ways of thinking and working, even teams that have adopted Agile methods will be unable to deliver value quickly with desired quality.

Common Development Problems Faced:

Looking at the challenges businesses face in developing large-scale solutions, there is a need to look at the new tools and knowledge. Fortunately, the last few decades have provided three bodies of knowledge that we can use to address these challenges i.e. Agile development, Systems Thinking, and Lean Product Development. These bodies of knowledge form the values, principles, and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). SAFe is founded on the culture and innovative team-based methods that Agile embraces.

Let us see the high level what these bodies of knowledge bring to the table.

SAFe combines the power of Agile with a focus on value creation and the elimination of waste and non-essential processes (i.e. Lead product development mindset), and systems thinking. It guides the roles, responsibilities, artefacts, and activities needed to achieve better business outcomes.

By leveraging the practices of the three bodies of knowledge, SAFe helps an organisation answer the following questions:

SAFe has helped enterprises produce dramatic increases in time-to-market, employee engagement, quality, customer satisfaction, and improved economic outcomes. It also helps create cultures that are more productive, rewarding, and fun. Below figure depicts the benefits of SAFe:

In addition to the above ‘big four’ benefits, some of the other advantages of SAFe are:

To conclude, SAFe helps enterprises achieve this new competency, by enabling the entire development value stream from idea to market release to become more agile, leaner, and responsive to change.

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