Ba – A sense of togetherness – Amplified by Music
When teaching SAFe (The Scaled Agile Framework) we talk about “Ba” – the sense of togetherness and connectedness that amplifies the performance of teams and larger groups (e.g. [...]
PI Planning Magic!
Intro Earlier this month I was helping a software organization in an Israeli defense organization (that’s why there are no pictures) run their first PI Planning event. The day after I told my [...]
Comparing and choosing scaled agile approaches (or not scaling at all? )
This week I’m in Fort Lauderdale, Florida speaking at the Lean/Agile US conference. The subject of my talk today was “Introduction to Lean/Agile scaling approaches” where talked [...]
Agile Release Train Leadership Team – Servant Leadership In Action During PI Planning
Last week I helped facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning for an Agile Release Train (ART) practicing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). One impediment for this ART was that although the [...]
Invitation-Based SAFe Implementation – a SAFe Guidance Article
Invitation and Pull-based approaches for implementing agile at scale has been a reoccurring theme in my work, writing and talks in recent years – including my talk at Agile 2016 and this [...]
6 Ways to Tell if SAFe™ (The Scaled Agile Framework) is Right For You
These days, it seems that scaling Agile is all the rage. But while Agile might be the most efficient way to get a product to market, scaling it is a road filled with potholes and landmines so you [...]
