Innovative ideas could come from ?
- Internal sources
- External sources
What is a hackathon?
One-day or two-day event
in which teams work on new ideas that are
often added to the ART Kanban
Two key guidelines for Hackathon
- The work reflects the mission of the company
- The teams demo their work to others at
the end of the hackathon
How does Supplier showcase helps Suppliers
by providing them direct feedback
on what they need to supply to the teams
An Enabler Story designed to gain the knowledge
necessary to reduce the risk of a technical approach, better understand
a requirement, or increase the reliability of a Story estimate
A Spike
While can spikes be added to Team Backlogs
Any time during a PI to
reduce risk
How does Spikes help
They increase learning within the team
SAFe Core Values - Alignment
► Communicate the Vision, mission, and strategy
► Connect strategy to execution
► Speak with a common language
► Constantly check for understanding
► Understand your Customer
SAFe Core Values -Transparency
► Create a trust-based environment
► Communicate directly, openly, and honestly
► Turn mistakes into learning moments
► Visualize work
► Provide ready access to needed information
SAFe Core Values - Respect for People
► Hold precious what it is to be human
► Value diversity of people and opinions
► Grow people through coaching and mentoring
► Embrace ‘your Customer is whoever consumes
your work’
► Build long-term partnerships based on mutual benefit
SAFe Core Values - Relentless Improvement
► Create a constant sense of urgency
► Build a problem-solving culture
► Reflect and adapt frequently
► Let facts guide improvements
► Provide time and space for innovation
Three parts of Inspect and Adapt (I&A)
- The PI System Demo
- Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement
- Retrospective and Problem-Solving Workshop
PI System Demo is led by
Product Management, Product
Owners, and the System Team
PI System Demo is held when
At the end of the PI, teams demonstrate the current
state of the Solution
Three SAFe measurement domains support Business Agility
Competency
Flow
Outcomes
The Eight Flow Accelerators
- Visualize and limit WIP
- Address bottlenecks
- Minimize handoffs and dependencies
- Get faster feedback
- Work in smaller batches
- Reduce queue lengths
- Optimize time ‘in the zone’
- Remediate legacy policies and practices
Outcome Metrics
► Key performance indicators (KPIs)
► Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
► Employee engagement
Competency assessments
► One assessment for each one of
the Seven Core Competencies
► Assess at a greater level of detail
to generate deeper insights
► Measure the progress being made
toward a specific core competency
► Identify specific practices for
potential improvement
