A Principles Based Approach to SAFe

Em Campbell-Pretty Partner, Context Matters @PrettyAgile www.prettyagile.com au.linkedin.com/in/ejcampbellpretty/ em@contextmatters.com.au

A Principles Based Approach to SAFe Nashville Agile User Group January 2015

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Your enterprise can and should use only what it needs from this model; otherwise it isn’t the simplest thing that can possibly work.

- Dean Leffingwell

But how?

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PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FLOW

1.  Take an economic view 2.  Actively manage queues 3.  Understand and exploit

variability 4.  Reduce batch sizes 5.  Apply WIP constraints 6.  Control flow under uncertainty:

cadence and synchronization 7.  Get feedback as fast as possible 8.  Decentralize control

GETTING STARTED

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Deploy -ment

Services

Development Services

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EVERYONE IS A MEMBER OF AN AGILE TEAM

Pipeline Services

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CONTENT AUTHORITY

DECENTRALIZE CONTROL

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PROGRAM EPICS

EPIC SPONSORS & FEATURE OWNERS

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Feature Owner

Feature Owner

Feature Owner

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PROGRAM BACKLOG

ACTIVELY MANAGE QUEUES

RELEASE PLANNING

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RELEASE PLANNING

Leffingwell Book Club Kanabn

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PROGRAM INCREMENT

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CONTROL FLOW UNDER UNCERTAINTY:

CADENCE AND SYNCHRONIZATION

APPLY WIP CONSTRAINTS

UNITY DAY

http://www.prettyagile.com/2014/01/unity-day-creating-one-team-culture.html

VISUALIZE CAPACITY

VISUALIZE CAPACITY

FEATURE FLOW

ROLLING WAVE PLANNING

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INSPECT & ADAPT

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BUBBLE UP

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SPECIALIST CHAPTERS

THE IP SPRINT (INNOVATION & PLANNING)

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UNDERSTAND & EXPLOIT

VARIABILITY

INNOVATION TIME

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REDUCE BATCH SIZES

COCKTAIL HOUR

9:00am 9:15am 930am

9:45am

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IMPACT MAPPING

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Ø  Average delivery cycle time down from 12 month to 3 months Ø  Frequency of delivery increased from quarterly to fortnightly Ø  Cost to deliver down 70% Ø  95% decrease in product defects Ø  99% projects delivered on time and on budget Ø  Happy project sponsors (NPS +50) Ø  Happy teams (NPS +56)

THE RESULTS

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CULTURE IS THE SECRET SAUCE

I don’t assume what worked for me will work for you, but I do want to inspire you as you contemplate what an intentional culture of joy could look like in your world.

Richard Sheridan, CEO Menlo Innovations & author of Joy Inc.

Em Campbell-Pretty Partner, Context Matters @PrettyAgile www.prettyagile.com au.linkedin.com/in/ejcampbellpretty/ em@contextmatters.com.au

THANK YOU! Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

- Bruce Lee