Chapter 12 – Essential Scaled-Agile Framework (SAFe®)

1. What is the target market/audience for the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)?
   • The world's largest and most sophisticated software applications, networks, and cyber-physical systems
2. Companies that embrace SAFe tend to have what characteristics?
   • Produce the world's largest and most sophisticated software applications, networks, and cyber-physical systems.
3. What is a primary competitive advantage that large enterprises can take advantage of within their industries?
   • Economies of sale
4. How has competition changed for existing, large enterprises?
   • Many existing companies face disruption within their industries from smaller, more Agile entities that have leveraged advanced digital technologies to gain competitive advantage.
5. What is the primary purpose of Essential SAFe?
   • Provides the enabling infrastructure to establish Lean-Agile practices in development activities involving 50 to 120 people, and the foundations...