You're reading from Scaling Scrum Across Modern Enterprises Implement Scrum and Lean-Agile techniques across complex products, portfolios, and programs in large organizations

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781839216473

Length 618 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Scrum

Concepts

Enterprise Resource Planning

Author (1):

Cecil 'Gary' Rupp

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Scaling Lightweight Scrum into a Heavyweight Contender

2. Chapter 1: TheOrigins of Agile and Lightweight Methodologies FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Scrum Beyond Basics

4. Chapter 3: The Scrum Approach

5. Chapter 4: Systems Thinking

6. Chapter 5: Lean Thinking

7. Chapter 6: Lean Practices in Software Development

8. Section 2: Comparative Review of Industry Scaled Agile Approaches

9. Chapter 7: Scrum of Scrums

10. Chapter 8: Scrum@Scale

11. Chapter 9: The Nexus Framework

12. Chapter 10: Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)

13. Chapter 11: Disciplined Agile

14. Chapter 12: Essential Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)

15. Chapter 13: Full Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)

16. Section 3: Implementation Strategies

17. Chapter 14: Contrasting Scrum/Lean-Agile Scaling Approaches

18. Assessments

19. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Chapter 12: Essential Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)

The Scaled Agile Framework™ (SAFe®) is a Lean-Agile approach to developing large-scale products and solutions that integrate computing and physical products or components (also known as cyber-physical systems). The business drivers for implementing SAFe are the need to compete in our digital age with compelling, value-added solutions, minimal waste, and optimized value stream efficiencies.

Consistent with the philosophies of Lean development, SAFe implements Lean practices on an enterprise scale spanning both value creation and value delivery activities—that is, the set of development and operational processes and activities. Collectively, these value streams provide an end-to-end view of how the organization creates customer-centric value.

SAFe is also an amalgamation of Scrum, Lean, Extreme Programming, Kanban, and other Agile practices to improve small team development and delivery performance...