I have been studying SAFe recently. And I thought it would be a good idea to pen down my notes and observations on the way. This would be good one step article to get all the key ideas for learning.
Clearly, SAFe seems to be useful because I have seen teams using scrum struggle with people and team growth. Each team may seem to be doing fine, but the end result is not good and nobody is happy. SAFe seems to be trying to address this scenario.
This is mostly for SAFe 5.1
- Alignment — communicate vision, mission & strategy; connect strategy to execution; speak common language; constantly check for understanding; understand the customer.
- Transparency — create trust based environment; communicate directly; openly & honestly; turn mistakes into learning moments; visualize work; provide ready access to needed info.
- Respect for people — value people & opinion diversity; coaching & mentoring to grow people; customer is anyone who consumes your work; build long-term partnerships based on mutual benefit
- Relentless Improvement — create constant sense of urgency; build problem-solving culture; reflect & adapt frequently; let facts guide improvements; provide time & space for innovation
This is done to scale up development for larger projects and multiple scrum teams.
