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4.0SAFe REFERENCE GUIDESCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK FOR LEANSOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDean Leffingwellwith Alex Yakyma, Richard Knaster,Drew Jemilo, and Inbar Oren
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ContentsPreface. viiAcknowledgments. ixScaled Agile Framework Contributors. ixSAFe Community Contributors. xAdditional Acknowledgments. xIntroduction to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).1Part 1: The SAFe Foundation.9Lean-Agile Leaders. 11Communities of Practice. 17SAFe Core Values. 21Lean-Agile Mindset. 27SAFe Principles. 35Implementing 1-2-3. 37Part 2: The SAFe Principles. 43#1 – Take an economic view. 45#2 – Apply systems thinking. 51#3 – Assume variability; preserve options. 55#4 – Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles. 57#5 – Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems. 59#6 – Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths. 61#7 – Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning. 63#8 – Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers. 67#9 – Decentralize decision-making. 71Contentsiii
Part 3: The Team Level. 73Introduction to the Team Level. 75Agile Teams. 77Product Owner. 83Scrum Master. 89ScrumXP. 93Team Kanban. 99Team Backlog.105Iterations.109Iteration Planning.113Iteration Execution.119Team Demo.125Iteration Retrospective.129Stories.133Iteration Goals.143Built-In Quality.147Part 4: The Program Level.153Introduction to the Program Level.155Agile Release Train.159Release Train Engineer and Value Stream Engineer.167System and Solution Architect/Engineering.171Product and Solution Management.177WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First).183Program and Value Stream Kanban.187Program and Value Stream Backlogs.193Nonfunctional Requirements.199Program Increment.207PI Planning.213Business Owners.221PI Objectives.225System Demo.233ivContents
Features and Capabilities.237Enablers.243Innovation and Planning Iteration.249Inspect and Adapt.253Develop on Cadence, Release Any Time.259Architectural Runway.265Part 5: The Spanning Palette.271DevOps.273System Team.279Release Management.283Shared Services.287User Experience .323Releases.331Part 6: The Value Stream Level.337Introduction to the Value Stream Level.339Value Stream Coordination.343Economic Framework.347Solution Intent.351Model-Based Systems Engineering.359Set-Based Design.365Agile Architecture.371Solution Demo.379Pre- and Post-PI Planning.383Supplier.389Customer.
Agile Framework (SAFe) is one such approach. SAFe is provided by Scaled Agile, Inc., where our core belief is simple: Better systems and software make the world a better place. Our mission is to assist those who build these systems through development and publication of the SAFe framework, as well as accompanying certification, training, and course-
