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SAFe values and principles

How does SAFe handle dependencies between agile teams?

How does SAFe handle dependencies between agile teams? Dependencies, especially in complex, multi-team environments are a fact of life. People assume that once they make the transition to agile, dependencies suddenly evaporate, but that simply isn’t true. The reality is that dependencies are always going to be a part of the equation. Even if your product only requires a single […]
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SAFe Principle 9: Decentralise the decision-making.

Complicated environments and centralized decision-making In a traditional management and project management environment, the overall assumption made by the organization is that managers and leaders are smarter, and more capable of making great decisions, than the people who are employed to do the work. In these kinds of environments, it tends to be simple or complicated work, […]
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SAFe Principle 8: Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers.

SAFe Principle 8: Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers. This is an important principle because ‘unlocking the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers’ is a very different process to unlocking motivation in traditional workers working in a simple or complicated working environment. In a simple environment, such as moving bricks from a truck to a warehouse, paying people more […]
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SAFe Principle 7: Apply cadence, synchronize with cross domain planning.

SAFe Principle 7: Apply cadence, synchronize with cross domain planning. The 7th SAFe principle is about cadence, synchronization of efforts, and cross-domain planning. Cadence Cadence is about the product development rhythm. That beat of the creative drum that allows us to focus on solving the most valuable problems, or creating the most valuable product, within a short, sharp burst. The timebox forces us […]
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SAFe Principle 4: Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

SAFe Principle 4: Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles Principle 4 – build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles – builds upon principle 3 – assume variability and preserve options – to help your organization use empirical process control to navigate uncertainty and complexity. You don’t want to build big, long-term batches of products and features. Instead, you want to […]
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SAFe principle 2 – Apply systems thinking

SAFe principle 2 – Apply systems thinking Systems thinking allows us to focus on the macro level rather than the micro level. In other words, we avoid local optimization and focus on optimizing for the whole system. Often, when we neglect the bigger picture in favour of a local optimization, we don’t necessarily contribute value to the organization or […]
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SAFe core value 4 – Program Execution

SAFe core value 4 – Program execution Program execution is about identifying how well the team are achieving the business goals and objectives that were set at the start of the program. Measurement is incredibly important in SAFe because it empowers us to understand why there is a gap between what we anticipated achieving and what we achieved. […]
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