SAFe Kanban Anywhere. Using LeanKit with the Scaled Agile Framework. Because Better Software Makes the World a Better Place

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1 SAFe Kanban Anywhere Using LeanKit with the Scaled Agile Framework Because Better Software Makes the World a Better Place With Jennifer Fawcett and Chris Hefley 1

2 Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework V8.2 2

3 Understand the problem 3

Keeping Pace Our methods must keep pace with an increasingly complex world We ve had Moore s Law for hardware, and now software is eating the world Our development practices haven t kept pace;

4 Keeping Pace Our methods must keep pace with an increasingly complex world We ve had Moore s Law for hardware, and now software is eating the world Our development practices haven t kept pace; Agile shows the greatest promise, but was developed for small teams We need a new approach that harnesses the power of Agile and Lean and applies to the needs of the largest software enterprises 4

5 We thought we d be programming like this: 5

6 But sometimes it feels like this: 6

7 The Management Challenge If you can t change the system, who can? It is not enough that management commit themselves to quality and productivity, they must know what it is they must do. Such a responsibility cannot be delegated. W. Edwards Deming 7

8 A basic understanding of SAFe 8

9 The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe ) A proven, publicly-facing framework for applying Lean and Agile practices at enterprise scale Synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams Based on immutable, Lean and Agile principles ScaledAgileFramework.com 9

10 Contributors Methodologist Creator and Chief Methodologist Dean Leffingwell Principal Contributors Alex Yakyma Drew Jemilo Richard Knaster Al Shalloway Inbar Oren Acknowledgements Enterprise Adopters Community 10

11 Roots, Past, Present and Future Agile Product Development Flow Lean Field Experience at Enterprise Scale

12 3.0 12

13 Nothing Beats an Agile Team Empowered, self-organizing, self-managing, cross-functional team Delivers valuable, tested, working software every two weeks Scrum XP-inspired technical practices; Kanban as well. Value delivery via User Stories 13

architecture and UX guidance Common sprint lengths and estimating Face-to-face release

14 Except a Team of Agile Teams Self-organizing, self-managing team-of-agile-teams Delivers working, tested full system increments every two weeks Operates with Vision, architecture and UX guidance Common sprint lengths and estimating Face-to-face release planning for collaboration, alignment, and adaptation Value delivery via Features and Benefits 14

Working in an Agile Portfolio Centralized strategy, decentralized execution Lean-Agile budgeting empowers decision makers Kanban systems provide portfolio

15 Working in an Agile Portfolio Centralized strategy, decentralized execution Lean-Agile budgeting empowers decision makers Kanban systems provide portfolio visibility and WIP limits Enterprise architecture guides the larger technology decisions Objective metrics support governance and improvement Value delivery via Epics 15

16 Kanban - Visual Signal Series of states that the work moves through All work is visualized, and progress is tracked Teams agree on the WIP limits, and adopt execution policies on how work is managed through the classes of service Flow is measured via throughput (ie: number of stories per period of time) Prioritization is done by class of service, for example: Standard Fixed Date Expedite 16

17 3.0 17

18 SAFe Kanban with Cadence and Synchronization Cadence transforms the unpredictable into predictable events Synchronization causes multiple events to happen at the same time Customer Preview Major Release Subsystem release Major Release New Feature Release on Demand PI PI PI PI PI Develop on Cadence, Synchronize the system at regular intervals 18

19 SAFe Case Studies ScaledAgileFramework.com/case-studies 19

20 That Gets Business Results Happier, more motivated employees 30 75% faster time to market 20 50% increase in productivity 50%+ defect reduction See ScaledAgileFramework.com/case-studies 20

Questions? ScaledAgileFramework.com http://scaledagileframework.

21 Questions? ScaledAgileFramework.com ScaledAgileAcademy.com ScaledAgilePartners.com or visit ScaledAgile.com for links to everything 21

Edwards Deming Apply systems thinking Leader as developer of people Inspire and align with mission; and

22 Leadership LEADERSHIP People are already doing their best; the problems are with the system. Only management can change the system. W. Edwards Deming Apply systems thinking Leader as developer of people Inspire and align with mission; and minimum possible constraints Exhibit and emphasize life-long learning Teach problem solving and corrective action skills Decentralize decision-making Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers 22

Be Agile. Scale Up. Stay Lean. Have More Fun.

Be Agile. Scale Up. Stay Lean. Have More Fun. with the Scaled Agile Framework 1 Keeping Pace Our development methods must keep pace with an increasingly complex world driven by software We ve had Moore