Scaling DevOps with SAFe®

SAFe® is one of the more popular adopted platforms used to incorporate the Agile mindset and practices according to recent State of Agile surveys, taken annually. As stated on scaledagileframework.com by Scaled Agile Inc, the creator and maintainer of SAFe®, the framework is “a knowledge base of proven integrated principles, practices, and competencies for achieving business agility using Lean, Agile, and DevOps.”

Organizations can choose to operate in one of four SAFe® configurations. Almost all organizations start with a foundational configuration called Essential SAFe. In Essential SAFe, 5 to 12 teams—each comprised of a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and 3 to 9 additional team members—join together to form a team of teams called an Agile Release Train (ART). The ART works to develop a product or solution. Guiding the work on the ART are three special roles, as outlined here:

• Release Train Engineer...