Unlock Unprecedented Productivity: The Flow Metrics Path to Agile Success

Unlock Unprecedented Productivity: The Flow Metrics Path to Agile Success

Whether you are new to the concept of flow metrics or looking to deepen your understanding and application, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to start leveraging flow metrics for remarkable improvements in your organizational performance.

When:

April 24, 2024, 10:00 am – April 24, 2024, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Leaders, LACE Leader, Product Manager, SAFe Practice Consultant, SAFe Program Consultant, Transformation Leader

Event Overview

In today’s competitive business landscape, attaining enterprise agility is more crucial than ever. Many are intrigued by the potential of Value Stream Management (VSM), yet find it intimidating and overly complex, even a colossal challenge. What if the journey to enterprise agility could be significantly simplified?

This session focuses on demystifying “flow metrics” – it’s the fastest and most effective path to extract immediate value for any organization. Flow metrics offer a lens through which organizations can view the efficiency, speed, and quality of work moving through their processes.

By attending this webinar, you will learn:

– What Flow Metrics Are: An introduction to flow metrics and their role in tracking the movement and delivery of value in the enterprise.

– Why They Matter: Explore the critical importance of flow metrics in identifying bottlenecks, reducing waste, and improving overall system performance, leading to enhanced enterprise agility.

– How to Get Started: Practical steps to begin collecting and analyzing flow metrics, even without fully implementing Value Stream Management (VSM). We’ll break down the seeming complexity of VSM, showing how any organization can derive significant value from flow metrics.

–Transformative Insights: Discover the kinds of insights flow metrics can provide and how these insights can be used to make informed decisions, prioritize work, and drive continuous improvement.

Speakers

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Marc Rix

Methodologist, SAFe® Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Brad Kramer

Pre-sales Solution Engineer at Atlassian

Co-Presented by:

Audinate

Powers Predictability and Growth with SAFe®

You don’t have to be a large organization to take on SAFe®. You can apply enough of the Framework in a sensible enough way to have real benefits, real positive benefits. We are proof of that.”

Chris Ware, Senior VP of Product Development at Audinate

Industry:

IT, Audio-video Networking

Quick Facts:

  • Audinate started the SAFe® journey with product management and engineering, training 40 people in an offsite location. Soon they grew to more than 100 people practicing SAFe successfully over 14 PIs. 
  • They brought in a SAFe Fellow/SPCT to support the transformation. 
  • They kicked off quickly with training first half of the week, and their first PI Planning the second half of the week
  • Adopted SAFe in a flexible, non-prescriptive matter to meet their specific needs

Audinate’s advice to those considering SAFe:

  • Share PIP backlog preparation to increase transparency and buy-in
  • Allow teams and ARTs to self-manage
  • Always look for innovation opportunities to increase iteration effectiveness
  • Focus on the development of Agile culture in the ARTs

Outcomes

“After implementing SAFe, we scaled the size of our product development team by a factor of 3 over a period of 2 years. During that time, we added two international development locations, and have just added a third development location in addition to our Sydney head office. Today we have over 100 employees trained in and using SAFe.”  

Chris Ware, Senior VP of Product Development at Audinate

“As you grow, you get to a point where you can’t really just rely on a small number of talented people to hold everything together… We had plans to grow. We’ve been growing very strongly, 30 percent every year for the past five or six years, and we had a particular moment where we decided we were going to double the size of our engineering and product making function. And we just knew at that time that there was no way we could continue to do it in an organic fashion.

The other thing that was really important was to not waste people’s time and money in business. Wasting money is a very ‘management’ thing to worry about. But also I think there is a people element. Most people don’t want to build things that are then thrown away. The only thing you can’t get back in life is time. And so, it was important to be able to make sure that our people were spending time developing things that are really of use and are going to be used and meet the customer’s needs”  

Aidan Williams, CEO and Co-Founder of Audinate

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The Future of SAFe 

The Future of SAFe® 

When:

April 25, 2024, 12:00 pm – April 25, 2024, 12:45 pm MST

Where:

Zoom Webinar

Who:

SAFe Experts, SAFe Partners, SAFe Professionals

Event Overview

Join us for a dynamic 45-minute webinar to explore how SAFe is evolving in today’s unique context. Learn about the areas of focus informing future Framework guidance, and learn about new solutions for SAFe customers, partners, and professionals.

Inbar Oren and Product Management team leaders will start by revealing new solutions to help your organization break down barriers that impede organizational agility and enable individuals, Agile teams, and ARTs to work more effectively with SAFe.

Then, we’ll shift to all the latest from Andy Sales and his Framework team. A year after the launch of SAFe 6.0, Andy Sales will share areas of focus for SAFe Next: Revisiting the origins of Agile with Agile Engineering, deeper/more practical Lean Portfolio Management guidance, and emergent patterns for organizing around value at scale.

Don’t miss this opportunity to peek into the future… The Future of SAFe!

Speakers

Inbar Oren

Chief Product Officer at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Andrew Sales

Chief Methodologist at Scaled Agile, Inc.

William Kammersell

Director of Product Management at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Michelle Jimenez

Product Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Marc Rix

Methodologist, SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Silvio Wandfluh

Senior Director of Product at Scaled Agile, Inc.

February RTE Circle

February RTE Circle

From RTE to Flow Master: Achieving Synergy with ART Kanban

When:

February 22, 2024, 9:00 am – February 22, 2024, 11:00 am

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Release Train Engineer

Event Overview

Imagine exchanging ideas, troubleshooting challenges, and recounting tales with fellow RTEs and STEs worldwide without leaving the comfort of your home.

You’ve just described RTE Circles. And you’re invited.

Speakers

Mike Alber

Director of Community Engagement

Charlen M. Cuenca

SAFe Fellow, SPCT

SAFe Day Government 2024

SAFe Day Government 2024

When:

May 8, 2024, 8:00 am – May 9, 2024, 5:00 pm EST

Where:

Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

Who:

Event Overview

Join us as we explore Empowering Government Transformation through Agile Innovation. SAFe Day Government explores the paradigm shift in the Federal government when fostering a culture of Agile innovation. This conference brings together visionary leaders, policymakers, and Agile practitioners to explore and champion the adoption of Agile methodologies in government. Through collaborative discussions, real-world case studies, and interactive sessions, we aim to inspire, educate, and empower government agencies to embrace agility as a fundamental driver of positive change.

SPC Welcome Webinar

SPC Welcome Webinar

Our next SPC Welcome Webinar is exclusively for new SPCs.

When:

December 5, 2024, 10:00 am – December 5, 2024, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Consultant, Director, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Program Consultant

Event Overview

We will review the many tools and resources available to ensure your success as a SAFe® trainer and coach.

– Ready to Train online learning
– Course enablement + validation
– Purchasing licenses
– Downloading courseware
– Creating courses
– Virtual classroom (optional, for remote setting)
– Uploading roster
– FAQs
– Other valuable resources

Speakers

Mike Alber

Director, Community Engagement at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Garren Watkins

Product Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

SPC Welcome Webinar

SPC Welcome Webinar

Our next SPC Welcome Webinar is exclusively for new SPCs.

When:

September 12, 2024, 10:00 am – September 12, 2024, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Consultant, Director, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Program Consultant

Event Overview

We will review the many tools and resources available to ensure your success as a SAFe® trainer and coach.

– Ready to Train online learning
– Course enablement + validation
– Purchasing licenses
– Downloading courseware
– Creating courses
– Virtual classroom (optional, for remote setting)
– Uploading roster
– FAQs
– Other valuable resources

Speakers

Mike Alber

Director, Community Engagement at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Garren Watkins

Product Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

SPC Welcome Webinar

SPC Welcome Webinar

Our next SPC Welcome Webinar is exclusively for new SPCs.

When:

June 12, 2024, 10:00 am – June 12, 2024, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Consultant, Director, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Program Consultant

Event Overview

We will review the many tools and resources available to ensure your success as a SAFe® trainer and coach.

– Ready to Train online learning
– Course enablement + validation
– Purchasing licenses
– Downloading courseware
– Creating courses
– Virtual classroom (optional, for remote setting)
– Uploading roster
– FAQs
– Other valuable resources

Speakers

Mike Alber

Director, Community Engagement at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Garren Watkins

Product Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

SPC Welcome Webinar

SPC Welcome Webinar

Our next SPC Welcome Webinar is exclusively for new SPCs.

When:

March 6, 2024, 10:00 am – March 6, 2024, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Consultant, Director, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Program Consultant

Event Overview

We will review the many tools and resources available to ensure your success as a SAFe® trainer and coach.

– Ready to Train online learning
– Course enablement + validation
– Purchasing licenses
– Downloading courseware
– Creating courses
– Virtual classroom (optional, for remote setting)
– Uploading roster
– FAQs
– Other valuable resources

Speakers

Mike Alber

Director, Community Engagement at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Garren Watkins

Product Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Community Welcome Webinar

Community Welcome Webinar

Join us for our next Community Welcome Webinar, exclusively for new members. We’ll review what you need to know in order to succeed as a newly certified SAFe professional.

When:

December 4, 2024, 10:00 am – December 4, 2024, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

SAFe Members

Event Overview

As a SAFe® Studio member, you have many tools and resources at hand to achieve success with SAFe.

What’s covered:
– SAFe Studio Tour
– Tools and resources overview
– Opportunities to connect with the SAFe Community

Speakers

Mike Alber

Director, Community Engagement at Scaled Agile, Inc.