Making The SAFe Transformation Easier

Once you have decided that your business needs more than a Lean Agile framework and that the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is right for you, you will want to prepare yourself, your business and your employees for the SAFe transformation. This means designating a change agent, or someone who will ensure scaled agile framework training and scaled agile framework certification are implemented and who will drive the change within your company.

Your SAFe change agent can be from within your company, or someone outside your company who specialises in the SAFe transformation and who can make the SAFe implementation seamless.

With that being said, there are some important concepts from the SAFe principles and values that you will need to understand to ensure a successful SAFe transformation. Using these concepts, you can set a foundation for continuous improvement while implementing the transformation as efficiently as possible.

Let’s take a look at 4 ways that you can make your SAFe transformation seamless:

Build Your SAFe Transformation Team- a cross-functional team dedicated to your SAFe transformation will be much more effective at making that transformation a seamless one. From developers, testers and user experience experts, to hardware and software experts and more, your SAFe transformation team should have people who can build a SAFe framework custom-tailoured to your needs.

Create A Roadmap And Vision For Your SAFe Transformation- you need to motivate everyone in your organisation for the SAFe transformation and that is more easily done with a clear, definite vision. Be sure to inform your employees of your vision and just why your company is undergoing the SAFe transformation and what it means for them.

Take A Systems View- when planning your SAFe transformation, taking a systems view, or ‘arranging backlogs to enable system development of business value over technical component development’, can create an end-to-end solution. This means that every aspect of your system will remain equally strong and that there are no weak links which could affect your transformation timeline.

Take An Economic View- you want maximum business value in the shortest amount of time possible and that means prioritising the economic principles of your SAFe transformation. Like a production cycle, the SAFe transformation can experience delays which can cost your company time and money. By looking at your SAFe transformation from a cost standpoint, you can look for ways to avoid delays and save time and money instead.

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