All posts by : Dean Leffingwell
New video from Dean answers the question, “Why SAFe?”
October 11, 2021
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By Dean Leffingwell
Hi Folks, I am frequently asked the question, “Why is SAFe so popular?” My answer is usually simple. “Because of the business outcomes!” And I’m not being glib when I say that. Whether you’re building sports cars, spaceships, or healthcare systems, you have to be confident that your business will be better off with SAFe than without it, and that kind of confidence isn’t possible unless you are getting tangible results. I could point to.
Say hello to our newest SAFe Fellows
- September 30, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
Hi Folks, At the recent Global SAFe Summit, we were delighted to announce the induction of six new Fellows into the SAFe® Fellow Program: Rebecca Davis, Adam Mattis, Isaac Montgomery, Anand Murthy Raj, Jeff Shupack, and Yuval Yeret. The SAFe® Fellow Program represents an elite class of experts who are able to help the world’s largest organizations accelerate digital transformation and achieve business agility. This achievement is Scaled Agile’s most prestigious distinction, recognizing individuals who.
Only at the Summit – Customer Stories from Porsche, CVS Health, Deutsche Telekom, TV Globo, and more
- September 13, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
Hi Folks, In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be gathering online for the two-day 2021 Global SAFe Summit. I personally look forward to the customer stories. I find it deeply inspiring—and enlightening—to see how people are working together and leveraging SAFe to achieve their mission, even in the most complex environments. This year we’re delighted to welcome these enterprises to the Summit stage: Featured Customer Stories Porsche For the first time at the Summit,.
Balancing the Dual Operating System
- August 19, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
SAFe 5 introduced the ‘dual operating system’ as an operating model to help enterprises compete and thrive in the digital age. This model has passed the test of time. It has now become a meaningful way to separate the concerns of developing and launching innovative new solutions (the responsibility of the Network) and efficiently running and growing a business that leverages those solutions (the responsibility of the Hierarchy). But at that time, that is where.
It’s All About Value Streams: An Important Update to the Business Agility Article
- July 23, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
Business Agility is exhibited whenever an enterprise can quickly respond to an emergent business opportunity. In our latest update to the Business Agility article, we explicitly outlined the anatomy of this response. “Responding” is not a simple act; it consists of multiple steps that have to be executed in a fast and effective manner. Sound familiar? We are of course talking about a major value stream—in this case, the higher-level Business Agility Value Stream—a set.
Join us online at the 2021 Global SAFe Summit Sept. 27 – Oct. 1
- July 12, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
Hi Folks, In a few months, over 3,000 attendees will be gathering online for the 2021 Global SAFe Summit. With a theme of “The Path Forward: People, Purpose, Principles,” the event will run for two days (Sept. 27 – Oct. 1) across three time zones. I hope you’ll join us for what has become an important, annual milestone in our collective knowledge sharing journey. Here’s what you can expect from this year’s online experience: Nearly.
‘Big News’ Managing Enterprise Portfolios with SAFe
- June 24, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
SAFe was born and raised in the large enterprise, or more accurately, in a particular business unit of some of the largest enterprises. Businesses turned to SAFe for a variety of reasons. Oftentimes the challenge was a ‘burning platform’ and SAFe was used quite effectively to develop new products and services to put out that fire. Other times, it was proactive leaders with successful companies who understood that what worked well in the past wouldn’t.
New advanced article illustrates how SAFe works for startups in the real world
- June 7, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
Hi Folks, SAFe was designed with the world’s largest enterprises in mind, so the idea of applying SAFe in a startup environment might not be an obvious choice. Happily, that assumption has proven to be wrong. The Framework is actually well suited for small businesses. The principles are the same; the practices just need more selective adoption. In addition to using SAFe to run our own company, Scaled Agile, Inc., we’ve heard from multiple startups.
Engaging the Business of the Business in SAFe
- April 12, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
Hello all, In various forums, I’m occasionally asked, “how can we do SAFe effectively if we don’t have the right level of engagement from our Business Owners?” Of course, the answer is you can’t. While you can improve development performance and solutions to a point, if the business isn’t engaged in development in a manner unlike the past, we are unlikely to build the right solutions. We cannot achieve real Business Agility. That’s why we.
SAFe KPI Article Tune Up
- March 31, 2021
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- By Dean Leffingwell
Hello All, In the most recent SAFe 5 update, we introduced operational value streams as first-class citizens of the SAFe Big Picture. Of course, they were always there, but as we evolve our approach to Business Agility, we also need to better identify our customers. This is especially important when the development value streams build systems that primarily support others within the company. In these cases, our customers are internal, and the systems we build.
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