SAFe Framework Flashcards
What are the SAFe 4 Core Values?
- Alignment
- Built-in Quality
- Transparency
- Program Execution
SAFe is based on what 4 Bodies of Knowledge?
- Agile development
- Lean product development
- Systems Thinking
- DevOps
Which side of the Big Picture is the Core Value Alignment On?
The Left Side
Because this is the side where the 7 Business Agility practices are listed
How does SAFe support the Core Value of Alignment?
- Starts with strategy and investment decisions at the Portfolio level which is then reflected in Themes, Vision, and the Backlog
- Clear lines of content authority via Product Managers and Product Owners
- Expectations clearly communicated by PI Objectives and Iteration Goals
- Consistent cadence and regular synchronization
- Solution management providing architecture and UX guidance
- Economic prioritization that keeps stakeholders engaged and grounded to current context and evolving facts
What does the SAFe Core Value of Alignment Enable?
Empowerment
Autonomy
Decentralized decision-making
What is SAFe 5?
A knowledgebase of:
Proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies
for
Achieving Business Agility
by Implementing
Lean, Agile, and DevOps at Scale
What are the 5 primary dimensions to the SAFe Core Value of Built-in Quality?
- Flow
- Architecture & Design Quality
- Code Quality
- System Quality
- Release Quality
Which SAFe Core Value relates to the Agile Manifesto principle “Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility”
Quality
The SAFe Core Value of Built-in Quality relates to which Core Principle of the Lean-Agile mindset?
Flow
Pillar 2 of the SAFe House of Lean
By focusing on Built-in Quality as a core value, what does a Lean Enterprise avoid?
The cost of delays associated with recalls, rework, and fixing defects
