My take on SAFeAlexandra Stokes @StokesXandra

www.alexandrastokes.com

the “e” stands for ENTERPRISE

many many people

hard to fathom org structuresaccountability is a puzzle

probably your fault?

multiple initiativesDigital transformation Six sigma program Estimation Kaizen Cloud migration Agile transformation Outsourcing initiative Leadership program Career Development framework Legacy replacement program Security capability uplift endless “off-site workshops” re-structures …and many many more….

death by meeting

top 7 tools hurting your agility & innovation

1. Project

2. Word

3. Powerpoint

4. QTP

5. Quality Centre

6. SharePoint

7. Outlook

MANDATORY

failure to role out agile in the context of the enterprise

• We haven’t done enough…

• We are hard to understand/don’t speak large corporate language…

• We don’t like these “big org” things…

• We don’t want to fight to introduce agile…

Is SAFe the answer?

– me

“SAFe – it ain’t so bad, but it’s not the answer either”

SAFe “wins”

Lining up iterations

all-in planning

sharing of workI got this…

Let’s help each other!

visibilitylearn from each other

SAFe “gotcha’s”

forgot to train people in

agile?!!!

awkward……

people everywherethe horrors of scaling

too many on the train

doing SAFe?or achieving agility?

what have we learned?• SAFe is for the context of enterprise - things are

different there

• We aren’t moving fast enough to bring agility to the enterprise

• There are a lot of great things to take from SAFe

• There are some gotcha’s to watch out for

SAFenot a silver bullet

Alexandra Stokes @StokesXandra

www.alexandrastokes.com