Essential SAFe and Launching your first Agile Release Train

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Launching a SAFeAgile Release Trainand Essential SAFe

Sue Shreve – cPrime SAFe Practice Lead, SPCT4, Enterprise

Agile Coach and Trainer, CSPO, CSP, CSM

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WHO IS CPRIME?

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Sue Shreve• SAFe Practice Lead for cPrime. Experienced Enterprise Agile

Coach and Trainer focusing on large scale transformations using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Over 30 years in software development in a range of industries and companies, from startups to enterprise applications vendors. Extensive background in Product Management

• Assisted in enterprise Agile transformations at Greendot, LG Electronics, Philips Medical, Greenplum, Syniverse, others

• Certified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Consultant and Trainer (SPCT4), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

• Strong expertise in coaching. Completed courses through the Agile Coaching Institute, ICAgile Enterprise Coach certifications

• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

Today’s Presenter

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AGENDA

Todays discussion:

Understand a high level timeline for launching an Agile Release Train with SAFe

What is “Essential” for doing SAFe – the minimum set of practices, roles for doing SAFe

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THE SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK

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The First Train, More Like This…

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OVER TIME…

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Essential SAFe - Focus Here

1. SAFe Lean Agile Principles

2. Lean Agile Leaders

3. Agile Teams, Agile Trains, Value Streams

4. Critical Roles

5. Vision and Backlog

6. Key Program Events

7. Architectural Runway

8. Cadence

9. IP Iteration

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SAFe 1–2–3 Implementation

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Timeline

Executing the PI

Time

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Train SPCs

SPCs are the change agents. They lead the transformation.

They teach the company’s leaders and stakeholders

They are the coaches and trainers, launch the ARTs

They connect the Scaled Agile Framework to your enterprise

Executing the PI

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Train Lean Agile Leaders

Lean Agile leaders understand the principles and philosophy of the framework and base decisions on these

They understand what is in the framework – practices, roles, activities and artifacts

They take responsibility to lead and facilitate the adoption

Executing the PI

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SAFe Principles

#1 - Take an economic view

#2 - Apply systems thinking

#3 - Assume variability; preserve options

#4 - Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

#5 - Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems

#6 - Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths

#7 - Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning

#8 - Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

#9 - Decentralize decision-making

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Perform Value Stream Workshop

Value Streams – fundamental construct, a sequence of steps that deliver value to our customer

Conduct a Value Stream workshop to

• Understand and Identify your value streams

• Select your first value stream

• Identify your first Agile Release Train

• You may only have 1 Value Stream in your enterprise

Executing the PI

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Setup the ART/Teams

Agile Release Train:

• Clear, defined “product”

• Leadership support

• Established collaboration

• Significant challenge or opportunity

Agile Teams:

• Feature/Component

• Minimize dependencies

• Integration addressed

• DevOps activities are performed

Executing the PI

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Fill Important Roles

Critical Roles

Release Train Engineer

System Architect

Product Management

Scrum Masters

Product Owners

Customer!

Executing the PI

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Groom Program Backlog

Feature

Feature

Feature

Feature

Feature

Feature

WSJF

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Train the Teams, Set a Date for the Launch

Executing the PI

Architectural Runway

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Executing the PI

PI Planning – Launch ART• Meet face to face

• Plan and commit PI objectives

• Identify dependencies

• Identify and disposition risks

Objectives:

Interface 10

Feature 8

Refactor UI 5

Objectives:

Interface 10

Feature 8

Refactor UI 5Objectives:

Interface 10

Feature 8

Refactor UI 5Objectives:

Interface 10

Feature 8

Refactor UI 5

Objectives:

Interface 10

Feature 8

Refactor UI 5

Objectives:

Interface 10

Feature 8

Refactor UI 5

Objectives:

Interface 10

Feature 8

Refactor UI 5

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Executing the Program IncrementKey Program Events

• PI Planning

• System Demo

• Inspect and Adapt

Architectural Runway

Cadence

Executing

the PI

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Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration

Absorb estimate variances

Build in some time for innovation

Grooming backlogs for upcoming PI planning

Conduct Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshop

Conduct the next PI Planning

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What? Why?

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Inspect and Adapt WorkshopLet’s take time to

• Demo what we built –System Demo

• Look at how we did –Program level metrics

• Let’s figure out how to do better – Problem solving workshop

Our biggest

problem was this…

Executing the PI

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In Summary…

Executing the PI

7. Architectural Runway

2. Lean-Agile Leaders

8. Cadence

3. Teams, Trains, Value Streams

4. Critical Roles

5. Vision and Backlog

9. IP Iteration

6. Key Program EventsPI Planning, System Demo, I&A

1. Principles

1. Principles

Essential SAFe

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Thank You!

QUESTIONS?

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