Whats New in SAFe 4.0

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What’s New in SAFe® 4.0? An Overview

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Agenda

1. Overview

2. Program and Team Level changes

3. Expand for large Value Streams

4. Get results


1. Overview

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SAFe is a freely revealed

knowledge base of

proven success patterns

for implementing Lean-Agile development

at enterprise scale

Knowledge for people building the world’s most important systems


2011

Field experience at enterprise scale

Now…

Agile development | Lean product development | Systems thinking

1.0 2.0

3.0

LSE

The evolution continues

4.0

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PRESENTING

SAFe® 4.0 for Lean Software and Systems Engineering


SAFe 4.0

Synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery

for large numbers of teams

1. Built-In Quality

2. Program execution

3. Alignment

4. Transparency

Core Values


Three-level SAFe


Three-level SAFe 4.0 is backwards compatible with V3

SAFe 3.0 Three-level SAFe 4.0

4.0 is a superset: all the features of SAFe 3.0 are in 3-level SAFe 4.0

Well suited for small to medium-sized, independent programs

Migrate existing SAFe implementations to 4.0 as, and when, needed

Note: SAFe 3.0 website and courseware will be fully supported through 2016.


New foundation layer

Easy access to the Values, Mindset, Principles, Practices, and

Implementation guidance

Lean-Agile Leaders

Communities of Practice

Core Values, Lean-Agile Mindset, and SAFe® Principles

Implementing 1,2,3


Integral 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


2. Program and Team

Level changes


New Program Level

Manage the flow of work through the Program Kanban system

Apply objective Milestones to plan, manage, and measure progress

Have enhanced guidance for program execution

Have enhanced communication with new Vision and Roadmap updates

Customize to your context with Value Stream Level constructs


Enablers support value at all levels

Enablers are technical initiatives that support the

development of upcoming business initiatives

Enablers exist on all four levels of SAFe:

Portfolio – Enabler Epics

Value Stream Level – Enabler Capabilities

Program Level – Enabler Features

Team Level – Enabler Stories

Enablers usually fall into one of three categories:

1. Exploration

2. Architecture

3. Infrastructure

Enablers


Program Kanban for flow and Feature readiness

BacklogAnalysisFunnel Implementing

AnalysisReviewFunnel

WIP limit

Program Epics

Features

Breakdown

of epics

Done

WIP limit

WIP limit

✓ ✓✓

✓✓

Individual

Features


Enhanced Team Level

Support Agile Teams with software, firmware, hardware

Apply Kanban for flow

Built-In Quality covers software and hardware

XP software guidance


SAFe teams have a choice of methods

Most teams use Scrum, but Scrum is not exclusive

Some teams—especially maintenance teams,

DevOps, and System Teams—often apply Kanban as

their base practice

Scrum teams can apply Kanban to visualize work,

establish WIP limits, and illustrate bottlenecks

Scrum


3. Expand for large Value Streams


Expand SAFe for large Value Streams


New Value Stream Level

For people building the world’s largest and most critical systems:

Establish governance with an Economic Framework and Value Stream roles

Build integrated Solutions for Customers

Manage fixed and variable Solution Intent

Manage the flow of Capabilities with the Value Stream Kanban

Apply cadence and synchronization


Solution and Solution Context

A Solution is uniquely associated with one

Value Stream. It is defined by Solution Intent.

The Solution Context defines the

environment in which the solution operates:

- System of systems (e.g., avionics system as

part of the aircraft), product suite (word

processor as part of an office suite)

- Production infrastructure (e.g., cloud

environment where solution is deployed)

- Other applications or systems the target

solution is integrated with

Solution Context


Capabilities describe Solution behaviors

A Capability describes the higher-level behaviors of a Solution

They are maintained in the Value Stream backlog and are prioritized

using WSJF

They are written using a phrase, statement of benefits, and

acceptance criteria

They must be structured to fit within a single PI

Capabilities are split into Features for implementation

Capability

Value Stream

Backlog

A G I L E R E L E A S E T R A I N




Capture knowledge in Solution Intent

Record and communicate requirements and design decisions

Facilitate continuous exploration and analysis activities

Align the Customer, system builders, and Suppliers to a common purpose

Support compliance, contractual issues, traceability, high assurance

Solution Intent:

Single source of truth

as to the intended

and actual behavior

of the SolutionTraceability


Customers have Agile responsibilities

Engaging the Customer in the Agile process—depends on type of

Solution and Customer impact

Direct

- Customer represents self

- Defines fixed/variable solution intent

- Directly validates product assumptions;

attends planning and Solution Demos

- Collaborative scope and schedule

management; managed investment

funding model

Indirect

- Solution builder content authorities

proxy the Customer

- Solution Intent reflects facts and

hypotheses

- Frequently validates product assumptions

- Scope, schedule, and budget at solution

builders’ discretion

Example: Government

purchaser of a defense system

Custom built-solutions

Example: End-user

purchaser of a CRM system

General solutions


Suppliers may or may not be Agile

Suppliers often play a key role in Solution development. The overall

Value Stream’s agility is dependent on Suppliers’ agility.

Lean-Agile Suppliers are treated as another Agile Release Train,

participating in all value stream ceremonies.

Suppliers working in traditional methodologies work against

Milestones but are expected to attend Pre- and Post-PI Planning,

Solution Demo, and Value Stream Inspect and Adapt.

SAFe® Enterprises help Suppliers improve their processes and

become more Lean and Agile, to the economic benefit of both

organizations.


Coordinating with Pre- and Post-PI Planning

Typically attended by: Customers, VSE, Solution Mgmt,

Solution Architects/Eng, Value Stream stakeholders,

and select representatives from ARTs and Supplier

Pre-meeting helps build an aligned plan for the next PI

and match Solution demand to ART capacities

Post-meeting reviews, recaps, communicates, and

provides feedback

Pre Post

ART PI

Planning

Value Stream

ARTsART PI

Planning

ART PI

Planning


Solution Demo provides objective evidence

The Solution Demo is a major event in the life

of the Solution

The entire Value Stream demos a fully integrated

solution, showing accomplishments of the previous

Program Increment

Senior managers and high-profile stakeholders

review the progress

Action and investment decisions are based on

this objective evidence

Solution Demo


4. Get results

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Train Everyone.

Launch Trains.


Implementing SAFe 1-2-3


Achieve business results

Happier, more

motivated

employees

20 – 50%

increase in

productivity

30 – 75%

faster time

to market

50%+

defect

reduction

See ScaledAgileFramework.com/case-studies


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