Exploring the Foundations of Responsible AI

Exploring the Foundations of Responsible AI

Virtually every large enterprise is exploring how they can use AI to gain a competitive advantage in the market. However, its potential for creating unintended consequences is equal to AI’s benefits.

When:

November 30, 2023, 10:00 am – November 30, 2023, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, Consultant, Product Manager, Product Owner, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master

Event Overview

In this webinar, we will explore the crucial aspects of integrating AI responsibly in today’s products and learn how SAFe can help ensure your AI endeavors are transparent, fair, and safeguarded.

• Compliance & Regulation: Understand the critical regulatory landscapes governing AI and how to navigate product development within these constraints.

• Ethical Considerations: Examine the moral imperatives of AI, from ensuring unbiased algorithms to the broader societal impacts and considerations.

• Transparency, Accuracy and security: Learn how to cultivate trust in AI products by ensuring clear decision-making processes, high accuracy rates, and robust security measures.

Speakers

Dr. Steve Mayner

VP Framework, Methodologist & SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Increasing Productivity of SAFe Roles with Gen AI

Increasing Productivity of SAFe Roles with Gen AI

By reducing the routine, repetitive tasks that create toil for the individual contributor, Gen AI tools enable more ‘time in zone’ for higher-order, critical thinking work.

When:

December 13, 2023, 10:00 am – December 13, 2023, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, Consultant, Product Manager, Product Owner, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Members, Scrum Master

Event Overview

In this session, we will unravel the potent capabilities of tools to streamline technology product development and elevate creative and strategic focus.

• Generative AI Overview: Dive into generative AI and its positive impact on SAFe roles, offering a competitive edge in the tech development landscape.

• Practical Application Examples: Witness real-world examples of how top-tier generative AI tools replace mundane tasks, ensuring optimal utilization of human effort for pivotal roles.

• Transition to Higher-Order Tasks: Learn strategies to redirect workforce focus from repetitive tasks to critical thinking assignments, catalyzing innovation and strategic growth.

Speakers

Cheryl Crupi

Methodologist and SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Rebecca Davis

Methodologist and SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Building, Operating, and Scaling AI-Enabled Solutions with SAFe

Building, Operating, and Scaling AI-Enabled Solutions with SAFe

SAFe Enterprises often encounter challenges integrating AI technology into their production solutions. Early adopters of AI have found ways to address the common barriers to building, operating, and scaling AI-enabled products.

When:

November 15, 2023, 10:00 am – November 15, 2023, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, Product Manager, Product Owner, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master

Event Overview

This webinar will examine the impacts of AI solution development on people, processes, and technology, as well as the commitments SAFe organizations should be prepared to make for creating desirable, viable, feasible, and sustainable AI solutions.

• Identify the new roles needed in Agile teams and ARTs, and the upskilling needed across all SAFe roles.

• Understand the new processes that must be added to the product development lifecyle to support AI solutions.

• Explore the new classes of tools that form the architectural runway needed to support AI development.

Speakers

Marc Rix

Methodologist & SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Harry Koehnemann

Methodologist & SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Dr. Wiselin Mathuram

SPCT, Chief Transformation Officer at International Business Consultants, LLC

Jeff Shupack

SAFe Fellow, President of Advisory Practice at Project & Team, Inc.

Enterprise Adoption Patterns for AI in SAFe

Enterprise Adoption Patterns for AI in SAFe

SAFe 6.0 featured new guidance providing a basic introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how enterprises can improve their AI adoption using patterns in the Framework.

When:

November 8, 2023, 10:00 am – November 8, 2023, 11:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, Product Owner, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master

Event Overview

SAFe 6.0 featured new guidance providing a basic introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how enterprises can improve their AI adoption using patterns in the Framework. With the recent explosion of Chat GPT and Generative AI, new opportunities and challenges have emerged for organizations wanting to embrace this rapidly evolving technology. This webinar will examine the current state of AI and how SAFe is also evolving to provide new guidance for adopting AI safely and effectively.

• Understand how Chat GPT and the explosion of Generative AI has launched a new technological revolution.

• Explore the three new dimensions of AI guidance that will be added to the Framework in the weeks ahead.

• Learn about the insights gained from recent research on AI adoption by SAFe enterprises.

Speakers

Dr. Steven Mayner

VP Framework, Methodologist & SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

LPM in Practice: Participatory Budgeting with SAFe CoFund Presented with Cprime

LPM in Practice: Participatory Budgeting with SAFe CoFund Presented with Cprime

SAFe’s guidance on funding value streams effectively to support LPM.

When:

November 9, 2023, 8:00 am – November 9, 2023, 8:30 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Leaders, Portfolio Managers, Product management, Release Train Engineer, Solution Management, VMOs

Event Overview

The LPM in Practice series returns with an exciting view of Portfolio prioritization and Participatory Budgeting in SAFe organizations. In today’s business climate, organizations are continuously seeking innovative approaches to improve their responsiveness, and overall business outcomes. Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) has emerged as SAFe’s key strategy for achieving these goals. However, traditional funding models pose a challenge to realizing the promise of LPM and SAFe. Participatory budgeting is a collaborative portfolio event for allocating the portfolio budget to its value streams, and it’s adoption is increasing SAFe portfolios.

This panel discussion explores the integration of Participatory Budgeting and SAFe’s new application, SAFe CoFund, to advance LPM and enable focus on the right portfolio investments to achieve the strategy. The panelists feature industry experts from Cprime who have successfully implemented the shift and were the early adopters of CoFund.

Speakers

Neru Obhrai

Principal Consultant at Radtac, SAFe SPCT at Cprime, Inc.

Neru is a certified SPCT and experienced Transformation Coach, who has lead and delivered a range of large scale, complex business transformation programmes.
After 3 decades of delivery of business solutions in the airline sector, Neru has also led multiple transformation initiatives within the finance and telco sectors. As a principal consultant with Cprime, Neru takes pride in establishing high performance diverse departments to deliver quality solutions and services and championing the drive for excellence

Ken France

VP, Enterprise Agility Practice and SAFe Fellow at Cprime, Inc.

Ken France is an executive enterprise coach cultivating transformational organizations, a recognized and highly-rated trainer, and one of the first US minted SPCT and a SAFe Fellow. Ken France has worked with SAFe since its inception, contributing actively to the framework, including SAFe LSE/4.0. With 25+ years’ experience in Information Technology, Ken has successfully supported multiple Fortune 100 enterprises tackling large and complex scaled agile transformations across numerous verticals.

Isaac Montgomery

SAFe Fellow and SPCT at Cprime, Inc.

I’ve spent the past 25 years working with organizations across the spectrum of sizes and industries seeking to realize the promises of business agility – responsiveness, productivity, quality, predictability, customer satisfaction and employee engagement. By helping leaders understand how their operating model and leadership practices drive the culture and performance of the organization, we’ve been able to realize lasting change and measurable improvements. Through these experiences I’ve become recognized as a thought leader in the areas of lean portfolio management (LPM), agile product management (APM), and organizational change management (OCM). While I regularly speak and teach at conferences around the world, and am a contributor to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), my passion remains working in the field, helping organizations achieve sustainable competitive advantage and business agility.

Deema Dajani

SAFe Fellow and Product Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

A SAFe Fellow, Deema helps large institutions create the environment to shape disruption like a startup with business agility and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM). Deema currently serves as a Scaled Agile Product Management Director focused on enabling sustainable SAFe transformations at scale. Co-founder of Women in Agile, a non-profit organization focused on breaking barriers and inclusivity in the agile community.

SAFe® Enterprise Insider – November 2023

SAFe® Enterprise Insider

Each month we cover important news and updates coming exclusively to SAFe® Enterprise Members.

When:

November 2, 2023, 9:00 am – November 2, 2023, 10:00 am

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, SAFe Program Consultant, SAFe® Release Train Engineer

Event Overview

In our November Enterprise Insider call, we will cover important news and updates coming to you, including:

  • Special Edition – November Launch Recap and Enablement
  • Agile HR Explorer recap
  • CoFund Enablement
  • Piplanning.io Q&A
  • Realizing portfolio outcomes with Real Options

Speakers

Deema Dajani

SAFe Fellow and Product Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Joe Vallone

Principal Consultant, SPCT/SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Government Innovation Conversations | Large Cyber-Physical Systems

Government Innovation Conversations | Large Cyber-Physical Systems

How does SAFe® specifically acknowledge the work nuances within the government? Join us as we launch the “Government Innovation Conversations” webinar series to discuss government-specific pain points and solutions. The first topic is: “Large Cyber-Physical Systems”.

When:

October 23, 2023, 10:00 am – October 23, 2023, 11:00 am EST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Government Agilists

Event Overview

The first topic in this government webinar series is: “Large Cyber-Physical Systems”. You will leave this webinar with answers to questions like:

  • Why does SAFe work for large systems in government?
  • How do I get started with SAFe?
  • What are key things I need to know about SAFe?

This event is in an “ask-me-anything” format. The panelists will start with a few predetermined questions and then answer questions from the attendees live.

Join the conversation and bring your challenges for discussion.

Speakers

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Cynthia Ferreira

Federal Strategic Advisor (Scaled Agile, Inc.)

With her expertise in adapting emerging technologies to drive mission-focused programs, Cynthia advises C-suite executives, senior leaders, and architects on uncovering transformation opportunities and executing transformation roadmaps. Her experience in leading modernization efforts across multiple portfolios of work and implementing systems of governance, measures, metrics, and toolsets has proven successful.

Harry Koehnemann

SAFe Fellow & Principal Contributor (Scaled Agile, Inc.)

Harry Koehnemann is a Methodologist and SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile Inc., where he helps organizations build and deliver solutions faster, more predictably, and with high quality with SAFe. He has spent the past two decades working with large system builders in aerospace, defense, automotive, and other industries to apply Lean-Agile principles to their engineering practices, including requirements management, quality management, and compliance.

Robin Yeman

SAFe Fellow, Carnegie Mellon Executive, & Space Domain Lead (Carnegie Mellon SEI)

Expertise spanning over twenty-five years in software engineering with focus on Digital Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile building large complex solutions across multiple domains from submarines to satellites. She advocates for continuous learning with multiple certifications including SAFe Fellow, SPCT, CEC, PMP, PMI-ACP, and CSEP.

Dr. Suzette Johnson

SAFe Fellow, Northrop Grumman Fellow, Lean-Agile Northrop Grumman Space Systems (Northrop Grumman)

Dr. Suzette Johnson serves Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems sector as a Northrop Grumman Fellow, Lean-Agile, and Technical Fellow Emeritus. Suzette works across the organization and in concert with the divisions and business units to support programs and functions in the adoption and implementation of Lean-Agile principles, processes, and digital capabilities.

SAFe® Enterprise Insider – October 2023

SAFe® Enterprise Insider

Each month we cover important news and updates coming exclusively to SAFe® Enterprise Members.

When:

October 5, 2023, 9:00 am – October 5, 2023, 10:00 am

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, SAFe Program Consultant, SAFe® Release Train Engineer

Event Overview

In our October Enterprise Insider call, we will cover important news and updates coming to you, including:

Speakers

Daniel Quick

Chief Customer Learning Officer (CCLO), Scaled Agile

Adam Mattis

Principal, Fellow, SPCT, Scaled Agile

Marie Mason

Digital Marketing Strategist, Scaled Agile

Beth Bock

VP, Enterprise Business & Product Scaled, Agile

SAFe® Enterprise Insider

SAFe® Enterprise Insider

Join us for this month’s Enterprise Insider call, where we cover important news and updates exclusive to SAFe® Enterprises.

When:

September 6, 2023, 9:00 pm – September 6, 2023, 10:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Program Consultant

Event Overview

In our September Enterprise Insider call, we will cover important news and updates coming to you, including:

Customer story highlights from the Summit

Globalization approach and roadmap

Meet Beth Bock, VP of Enterprise Business & Product Segment

Finding your way on SAFe Studio

Measuring flow call for research

Speakers

Mike Clarkin

Chief Marketing Officer

Scaled Agile

Yuka Kurihara

Senior Director of Globalization Services

Scaled Agile

Beth Bock

VP Enterprise Business & Product Segment

Scaled Agile

Alysa Kirkpatrick

Studio Product Management Director

Scaled Agile

Tamara Nation

VP of SAFe Professional Segment

Scaled Agile

PI Planning gone sideways

PI Planning gone sideways? – Correct your course with piplanning.io

Explore strategies to enhance real-time collaboration and reduce cognitive load in PI Planning with our insightful webinar tailored for RTEs.

When:

August 31, 2023, 1:00 am – August 23, 2023, 9:00 am MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

SAFe® Practice Consultant, SAFe® Release Train Engineer

Event Overview

Struggling with PI Planning? Join us for a thoughtful exploration of strategies that enhance real-time collaboration and minimize cognitive load in PI Planning.

This session is designed to be interactive and focused on providing value to participants, with an emphasis on learning and growth. Whether you’re new to the field or an experienced RTE, we invite you to join us in this informative webinar.

Highlights include:

Real-Time Synchronization: Explore how bi-directional sync with ALM tools can eliminate delays, fostering efficient communication and information sharing.

Effortless Planning to Execution: An exploration of methodologies that ensure a smooth transition from planning stages to actionable execution, keeping aligned with overall objectives.

Collaboration Beyond Boundaries: Insights into tools and practices that enable effective collaboration, regardless of location.

Smart Visualization: Get insights into optimal planning through visual aids that guide, rather than dictate, the planning process.

Speakers

Silvio Wandfluh

Senior Director, Product, SAFe Enterprise Applications

With a focus on customer success and a user-first approach, I leverage my expertise in product/market strategy and execution to deliver tangible results that delight end-users and propel the business forward. Whether it’s identifying pain points, uncovering unmet needs, or discover hidden opportunities, I thrive on the challenge of creating innovative and impactful products that customers love.

Rosana Johnson

SPCT Candidate / SAFe Strategic Advisor

Rosana has twenty-five years of experience and is a successful result driven leader. She has an extensive background in transforming people, systems, tools and processes. Her expertise ranges from creating deliverables for complex tooling deployments to transforming teams to agile ways of working to drive productivity while delivering a solid customer/employee experience by accelerating time to market and ensuring quality and business agility.