Benefits of Adopting Lean-Agile UX into a SAFe Implementation

Safe Business Agility

Learn the benefits of adopting Lean-Agile UX into a SAFe implementation and how to balance the roles of the PO, PM and Business Owners in this podcast episode. We’ll also be addressing leadership agility and how servant leadership differs from traditional leadership and common antipatterns when writing PI Objectives.

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SAFe in the News

Three things we learnt about integrating UX design into the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe

By Jennifer Fabrizi and River Brandon

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  • Learn about the “zone of happiness” where product management, business technology and design converge.
  • How to shift the product team’s mental model from work being a feature factory to being more of a learning ecosystem that we share with one another.
  • The importance of creating a culture of shared responsibility

Learn more about how SAFe addresses Lean UX by visiting scaledagileframework.com/lean-ux/.

SAFe in the Trenches

Hear Jennifer Fawcett, one of the leading experts on the Product Manager/Product Owner role in SAFe shares an example where the PM/PO and BO roles got out of balance and how the organization worked to get them back in balance.

Check out the new Agile Product Management course at scaledagile.com

Audio CoP

The Audio Community of Practice section of the show is where we answer YOUR most frequently asked and submitted questions. If you have a question for us to answer on air, please send it to podcast@scaledagile.com

The two questions we answer in this episode are:

  • Lean-Agile Leadership is a foundational concept in SAFe. How does this mindset – and a servant leadership mindset in general – differs from a traditional mindset?
  • What makes PI Objectives tricky and what are some of the common antipatterns that our listeners can avoid?

Hosted by: Melissa Reeve

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile, Inc. In this role, Melissa guides the marketing team, helping people better understand Scaled Agile, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and its mission.

Hosted by: Joe Vallone

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer and has been involved in the Lean and Agile communities since 2002. Mr. Vallone has helped coach several large-scale Agile transitions at Zynga, Apple, Microsoft, VCE, Nokia, AT&T, and American Airlines. Prior to founding Agile Business Connect, Joe Vallone served as an Agile Coach at Ciber, CTO/CIO of We The People, and the VP of Engineering for Telogical Systems.

Adopting Lean-Agile UX – Scaled Agile

Safe Business Agility

Learn the benefits of adopting Lean-Agile UX into a SAFe implementation and how to balance the roles of the PO, PM and Business Owners. We’ll also be addressing how servant leadership differs from traditional leadership and common antipatterns when writing PI Objectives.

Click the “Subscribe” button to subscribe to the SAFe Business Agility podcast on Apple Podcasts

Share:

SAFe in the News

Three things we learnt about integrating UX design into the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe

By Jennifer Fabrizi and River Brandon

Full article

  • Learn about the “zone of happiness” where product management, business technology and design converge.
  • How to shift the product team’s mental model from work being a feature factory to being more of a learning ecosystem that we share with one another.
  • The importance of creating a culture of shared responsibility

Learn more about how SAFe addresses Lean UX by visiting scaledagileframework.com/lean-ux/.

SAFe in the Trenches

Hear Jennifer Fawcett, one of the leading experts on the Product Manager/Product Owner role in SAFe shares an example where the PM/PO and BO roles got out of balance and how the organization worked to get them back in balance.

Check out the new Agile Product Management course at scaledagile.com

Audio CoP

The Audio Community of Practice section of the show is where we answer YOUR most frequently asked and submitted questions. If you have a question for us to answer on air, please send it to podcast@scaledagile.com

The two questions we answer in this episode are:

  • Lean-Agile Leadership is a foundational concept in SAFe. How does this mindset – and a servant leadership mindset in general – differs from a traditional mindset?
  • What makes PI Objectives tricky and what are some of the common antipatterns that our listeners can avoid?

Hosted by: Melissa Reeve

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile, Inc. In this role, Melissa guides the marketing team, helping people better understand Scaled Agile, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and its mission.

Hosted by: Joe Vallone

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer and has been involved in the Lean and Agile communities since 2002. Mr. Vallone has helped coach several large-scale Agile transitions at Zynga, Apple, Microsoft, VCE, Nokia, AT&T, and American Airlines. Prior to founding Agile Business Connect, Joe Vallone served as an Agile Coach at Ciber, CTO/CIO of We The People, and the VP of Engineering for Telogical Systems.

US DoD Defending Cyber-attacks Using SAFe – SAFe for Government

Safe Business Agility

Learn how the US Department of Defense is using SAFe to build out a cyber-factory to defend against cyber-attacks. Understand the difference between leadership buy-in and engagement, why engagement is so much more powerful, and how to get it. Hear answers to commonly asked questions about the use of SAFe for government, remote PI Planning and normalized story points.

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SAFe in the News

DoD ramps up development of a ‘cyber factory’

By: Mark Pomerleau

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Cyber warfare, or warfare context of computers, online control systems and networks, continues to be a near-daily news item. The United States Cyber Command was formed in 2009 under the National Security Administration to address these cyber-attacks from both offensive and defensive positions.

Last month, Northrop Grumman was awarded a $54 million system coordinator contract to integrate capabilities for the Unified Platform, one of U.S. Cyber Command’s largest and most critical national security programs to date.

SAFe for Government

SAFe for Government is now part of the Scaled Agile curriculum! Crafted for government leaders and influencers who can guide the decision to adopt SAFe within their agency. Learn more at: scaledagile.com/government

SAFe in the Trenches

Getting leadership support is critical to the success of any SAFe transformation. In this episode, Joe Vallone, SPCT, discusses his experience on how to best secure leadership support.

Audio CoP

The Audio Community of Practice section of the show is where we answer YOUR most frequently asked and submitted questions. If you have a question for us to answer on air, please send it to podcast@scaledagile.com

The two questions we answer in this episode are:

  • How do we conduct PI Planning with people who are remote? How do we overcome time differences and what tools do we use?
  • Why does SAFe use normalized story points?

Hosted by: Melissa Reeve

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile, Inc. In this role, Melissa guides the marketing team, helping people better understand Scaled Agile, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and its mission.

Hosted by: Joe Vallone

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer and has been involved in the Lean and Agile communities since 2002. Mr. Vallone has helped coach several large-scale Agile transitions at Zynga, Apple, Microsoft, VCE, Nokia, AT&T, and American Airlines. Prior to founding Agile Business Connect, Joe Vallone served as an Agile Coach at Ciber, CTO/CIO of We The People, and the VP of Engineering for Telogical Systems.