Visualizing and Measuring the Flow of Work
Improve the flow of work
What are WIP limits?
Agile testing, behavior-driven development, test-driven development, refactoring, code quality, and Agile architecture
What are Built-in Quality practices for software teams?
What did I do yesterday to advance the Iteration Goals?
What will I do today to advance the Iteration Goals?
Are there any impediments that will prevent the team from meeting the Iteration Goals?
Basic daily stand-Up (DSU) agenda?
Enter the improvement items in the Team Backlog
What is the outcome of the Iteration Retrospective?
Full, Large Solution, Portfolio, Essential
What are the four configurations of SAFe?
Ensures teams deliver value in the shortest possible time
What is flow time?
Existing code, hardware components, marketing branding guidelines, etc., that enable near-term business Features.
What is the architectural runway?
► Provides the true
measure of progress by showing
working software functionality,
hardware components, etc.
► Preparation starts with planning
► Teams demonstrate every Story,
spike, refactor, and non-functional
requirement (NFR)
► Attendees are the team and its
stakeholders
What is the Iteration Review?
An Agile Team discusses what went well, what didn't go well, what can we do better next time during this part of the Iteration Retrospective
What is the qualitative part of the team retrospective?
• Apply Lean system engineering to build really b19 systems
• Coordinate and align the full supply chain
• Continually evolve live systems
What it Enterprise Solution Delivery?
How much of the overall flow time is spent in value-added work activities vs. waiting between steps.
What is flow efficiency?
Culture, Automation, Lean Flow, Measurement, Recovery
What is CALMR approach to DevOps?
1. Review business context and
Iteration Goals
2. Demo and solicit feedback of each Story, spike, refactor, and NFR
3. Discuss Stories not completed and why
4. Identify risks, impediments
5. Revise team backlog and Team PI Objectives as needed
What is an Iteration Review Agenda?
Pick one or two items that can be improved upon for the next Iteration
What is the purpose of the Iteration Retrospective
VALUE
Respect for people and culture
Flow
Innovation
Relentless Improvement
Leadership
What is the Lean House of Value?
A leading indicator of excess work in process (WIP)
What is flow load?
Represents the workflows, activities, and automation needed to deliver new functionality more frequently.
What is the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP)
Team Increment, System Increment, Solution Increment, Release
What is a scalable definition of done?
An Agile Team collects the Iteration metrics they have agreed upon during this part of the team retrospective
What is the quantitative part of the team retrospective?
The ability to compete and thrive in the digital age by quickly responding to market changes and emerging opportunities with innovative, digitally-enabled business solutions
What is Business Agility?
Flow Distribution
Flow Velocity
Flow Time
Flow Load
Flow Efficiency
Flow Predictability
What are SAFe's six flow metrics?
Teams continuously integrate assets (leaving as little as possible to the System Team).
Trunk-based development
Stories satisfy acceptance criteria
Acceptance tests passed (automated where practical)
Unit and component tests coded, passed, and included in the BVT
Cumulative unit tests passed
Assets are under version control
Engineering standards followed
NFRs met
No must-fix defects
Stories accepted by Product Owner
► Periodically measure the progress
being made toward the three TTA dimensions
► Identify specific practices for potential
improvement
► Reassess periodically to observe
trends
What is a Team and Technical Agility (TTA) competency assessment?
Alignment, built-in quality, transparency, and program execution represent the fundamental beliefs that are key to SAFe’s effectiveness. These guiding principles help dictate behavior and action for everyone who participates in a SAFe portfolio.
What are the four Core Values?