Definitions
________ is a long-lived team of Agile teams, which, along with other stakeholders, incrementally develops, delivers, and where applicable operates, one or more solutions in a value stream
Agile Release Train
What technological revolution are we currently in?
Age of Software & digital
What are the 2 of the benefits for using SAFe?
- happier employees
- lower defect rates
- faster time to market
- increase in productivity
Name at least 5 of the 7 core competencies
- team and technical agility
- agile product delivery
- enterprise solution delivery
- lean portfolio management
- organizational agility
- continuous learning culture
- lean-agile leadership
What are 3 dimensions of lean-agile leadership?
- lead by example
- mindset and principles (growth mindset)
- leading change
____ are cross-functional groups of 5-11 individuals who define, build, test, and deliver an increment of value in a short time box
Agile Teams
T/F: We reinvented the wheel to bring a new dual operating system for business agility?
False-- We built upon what we had-- org hierarchy
Which configuration is used by the largest enterprises to maintain portfolios of large and complex solutions? This is the most comprehensive config. Bonus: What core competencies is this config built upon?
Full SAFe
- All 7 core competencies
What are the 3 dimensions of the core competency team and technical agility?
- agile teams
- built-in quality
- teams of agile teams
Why Lean Portfolio Management?
- So that we can work under a higher degree of uncertainty and deliver innovative solutions.
- Organize around value streams and help determine how we are going to fund
-Di: lean governance, agile portfolio operations, strategy and investment funding
______ ability to compete and thrive in the digital age by quickly responding to market changes and emerging opportunities with innovative business solutions
Business Agility
What stage within our tech revolution age are we in and what does it mean? (Ex. installation period, turning point, deployment)
Turning Point-- existing businesses either master new tech or decline and become relics of last age
What 3 core competencies is Essential Config built upon?
- lean-agile leadership
- team and technical agility
- agile product delivery
What is agile product delivery? What are its dimensions?
- delivering the right solutions to the customers at the right time
- release on demand, continuous delivery pipeline, customer-centricity
What is organizational agility?
being able to quickly adapt the organization as needed to capitalize on new opportunities
Di: Lean-thinking people and agile teams, lean business operations, strategy agility
_____ competency describes a set of values and practices that encourage individuals—and the enterprise as a whole—to continually increase knowledge, competence, performance, and innovation
Continuous Learning Culture
What dual operating system do we use for business agility and why do we use each system?
Value Stream Network- speed of innovation
Functional Hierarchy-> efficiency and stability
What four bodies of knowledge does SAFe draw from?
- lean product delivery
- Agile Development
- DevOps
- Systems Thinking
What is Enterprise Solution Delivery and what SAFe configuration does it align with?
- applying lean-agile principles and practices to development, deployment, and operation. Used to deploy very large and complex solutions.
- Di: lean system & solution engineering, coordinating trains and suppliers, continually evolve live systems
- Large solution config
Built in Quality is a dimension of Team and Technical Agility and what else
SAFe Core Value