Foundations of the Scaled Agile Framework®

Be Agile. Scale Up. Stay Lean.

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Scaling

You have a blank slate.

Figure out what works for you.

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Synchronizes

alignment,

collaboration and

delivery for large

numbers of teams

CORE VALUES

1. Program Execution

2. Alignment

3. Code Quality

4. Transparency

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Framework Creator: Dean Leffingwell

Creator: Scaled Agile Framework

Agile Enterprise CoachTo some of the world’s largest enterprises

Agile Executive MentorBMC, John Deere

Chief MethodologistRally Software

Cofounder/AdvisorPing Identity, Roving Planet, Silver Creek Systems, Rally Software

Founder and CEOProQuo, Inc., Internet identity

Senior VPRational SoftwareResponsible for Rational Unified Process (RUP) & Promulgation of UML

Founder/CEO Requisite, Inc. Makers of RequisitePro

Founder/CEO RELA, Inc. Colorado MEDtech

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Contributors

Principal Contributors

Drew Jemilo Colin O’Neill

CommunityEnterpriseAdopters

AssociateMethodologist

Acknowledgements

Alex Yakyma

Alan ShallowayRichard Knaster

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Case Studies

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Nothing Beats an Agile Team

Valuable, fully-tested software increments every two weeks

Empowered, self-organizing, self-managing cross-functional teams

Teams operate under program vision, architecture

and user experience guidance

Scrum project management and XP-inspired technical practices

Value delivery via User Stories

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Scale to the Program Level

Self-organizing, self-managing team-of-agile-teams

Working, system-level software at least every two weeks

Aligned to a common mission via a single backlog

Common sprint lengths and estimating

Face-to-face planning cadence for collaboration, alignment, synchronization, and assessment

Value Delivery via Features and Benefits

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Develop on Cadence. Deliver on Demand.

Development occurs on a fixed cadence. The business decides when value is released.

Deliver on Demand

Major Release Customer

UpgradeCustomer Preview

Major Release New

Feature

Develop on Cadence

PSI PSI PSI PSI PSI

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Scale to the Portfolio

Centralized strategy, decentralized execution

Lean budgeting at the Program level

Kanban systems provide portfolio visibility and WIP limits

Enterprise architecture is a first class citizen

Objective metrics support governance and kaizen

Value description via Business and Architectural Epics

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