Advance Agility

"Lean Portfolio Management in SAFe is the bridge between strategy and execution, enabling organizations to align their investments with their strategic objectives." - Dean Leffingwell, Creator of SAFe. The growing implementation of Lean Portfolio Management methodology grows the need for professionals who are competent enough to manage the process in an organization. Just as navigating through a dense forest becomes easier and more efficient with a knowledgeable guide, the implementation of the Lean Portfolio Management process becomes effective with a skilled and efficient team. While a Lean Portfolio Manager is not a direct member of an Agile team, they play an important role in Agile organizations. They work closely with the agile teams to oversee and optimize portfolios. They are also responsible for facilitating coordination, removing bottlenecks, and looking after the effective implementation of agile practices at the portfolio level. So, if you are planning to become a...

“SAFe helps organizations achieve alignment, collaboration, and synchronization across multiple teams, enabling them to deliver value faster and more predictably.” SAFe provides a structured approach to achieving enterprise-wide transformation. It continuously develops to keep up with the new trends and technologies in supporting business agility. Usually, it comes up with updated articles and new features that help businesses revolutionize their way of working in producing value for the customers. And as a SAFe practitioner, you need to have a clear understanding of the regular updates to lead a proper SAFe implementation at your organization. So, here we are with this article to help you understand the new updates and features that make SAFe 6.0 even better compared to the previous version SAFe 5.1 Compar ing SAFe 6.0 with SAFe 5.1 The new SAFe 6.0 comes with a new tagline “Work Differently. Build the future” which represents the idea of the entire organization working with the same ...

  "The SAFe Implementation Roadmap acts as a compass, providing organizations with a clear direction and guiding principles for their agile transformation." - Dean Leffingwell, Creator of SAFe. The Need for an Implementation Roadmap: Challenges and Benefits Shifting from the traditional waterfall culture of working to an agile way of working starts with developing the right script for SAFe implementation. After adopting SAFe, many organizations are improving their cost reduction, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. But still, the idea of transformation opens room for various doubts and challenges for many businesses. Some of the common challenges faced by organizations are: 1.       Resistance to a new culture: The very first challenge that any business faces in its transformational journey are developing a mindset for change. Adapting new agile practices becomes difficult for employees and stakeholders especially when they have a strong e...

  "The Release Train is like a well-oiled machine, with teams working in harmony to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer needs." In SAFe adoption, a lot of practices and roles goes into an account that handle different tasks involved in the development process. One such role is the SAFe Release Train Engineer. The SAFe RTE Agile Trainers play a major role in defining and executing ARTs and PI Planning to deliver value that meets the requirements of the clients. If learning about the roles and responsibilities of SAFe RTE falls under your concern, and also if you are aspiring to take up the same role then this article is for you where we discuss the steps that you must follow to clear the SAFe RTE exam to become a certified RTE agile trainer in a large organization. How does the Release Train Engineer aid the execution of the ARTs? Along with Scrum Master and team coaches, the SAFe Release Train Engineer helps facilitate the ART execution. The RTE is respon...