Advance Agility

“A manager’s most important work is helping the people doing the work, give them a goal and remove any impediments that get in their way.” Although there are some fundamental parallels between agile program managers and other managers in an organization, there are also significant distinctions when we look at programs and projects that demand a similar management style but have different overall goals. A project is a single action that is concentrated on an idea or a product. And a program comprises multiple projects, which means a program is a far more complicated process in overseeing the projects. In other words, a program involves managing multiple projects, whereas a project requires transitory efforts that have a single purpose. As a result, multiple management styles and skill sets are needed to oversee the entire program process to make sure that the projects are completed by deadlines to improve an organization’s performance. And as a Program Manager, you may develop these at...

  “Agile leaders lead teams and, non-agile ones manage tasks.” – Jim Highsmith (Project Management) The SAFe framework will continue to rule the market despite arguments about its efficiency and user satisfaction. Additionally, to operate as a certified advanced scrum master alongside other Certified SAFe Program Consultants in a large organization, an agile expert must be proficient in the SAFe frameworks and technologies. A SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) is a servant leader with a more comprehensive, systems-based understanding of the Scrum Master role who offers integrated techniques for promoting multiple teams, programs, and enterprise success in bigger programs. Advanced Scrum Masters encourage cross-team relationships within the organization. And they possess a thorough understanding of Agile and Scrum anti-patterns, and support program execution and continuous improvement. Why should you clear the SAFe Advanced scrum master exam: To work in a large enterprise a...

“The fundamental unit of work in an agile transformation is to create an environment for agile to be able to operate.” What is a Lean Portfolio Management function? Enterprise agile transformation is when a company decides to shift from traditional management to go the agile way of working to achieve business agility. It helps organizations achieve goals like creating an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration. It also helps identify wasteful activities that increase manufacturing costs. The traditional portfolio management systems followed an inflexible annual strategy that was difficult to change as the project funding was planned before the project begins. To incorporate changes in the production process without increasing the cost evolved a modern approach named Lean Portfolio Management which was introduced to connect business strategy with project execution. Here the funding was provided to tasks that come on the priority list addressing customer needs. ...

“Being more responsive to customer feedback, getting value into the hands of the customer faster and improved workflow are the most common reasons to adopt agile” Why SAFe? The Scaled Agile Framework commonly known as SAFe is one of the demanding scaled agile delivery frameworks that was introduced by Dean Leffingwell in 2011 to help organizations develop better systems and software that delivers solutions to customers faster. SAFe comes with certain core values like alignment, built-in quality, transparency, program execution, and leadership which are used while Implementing SAFe strategy in an organization to form a culture among team members to improve business agility. Today’s world demands digitally-enabled products and services. So, investing in innovative methods of software development lifecycle becomes mandatory if you want to develop your business. Benefits of adopting SAFe Implementing SAFe can help you address issues like: 1.       Aligni...