SAFe is SCRUM on Steriods

What is SCRUM

Scrum is a framework for project management that emphasizes teamwork, accountability and iterative progress toward a well-defined goal. … The three pillars of Scrum are transparency, inspection and adaptation. The framework, which is often part of Agile software development, is named for a rugby formation.

Questions

• What is Agile development?
• Agils is a way to do things.
• What is a good definition of SCRUM and when should it be used?
• SCRUM is a way to get things done
• Do you always have 2 week cycles?
• Is Agile’s goal to move faster?
• Why is a daily stand up necessary?
• What did you do today?
• What needs to be done?
• Blockers?
• Sprint planning
• Testing
• Demo
• How do you pass acceptance criteria
• What is SAFe?
• What is PI Planning?
• Why would you use SAFe?
• Does SAFe slow a project down?
• What is the benefit of using SAFe?
• Is SAFe anti Agile?
• Once a company adopts SAFe what do they complain about?
• How long does it take a company to work through the growing pains?
• There are too many meetings! Why?!?
• Is SAFe a good methodology to adapt within a startup?
• What size company is a good fit for SAFe?
• How do you go about doing an assessment if someone is a good fit for SAFe?
• If they are not a great fit for SAFe as a whole, can they use any part of it?
• Small batches of work
• Consistency
• What are the different levels of SAFe
• Essential
• Large Solution
• Portfolio
• Full
• What occurs to make you decide you need to switch from SCRUM to SAFe?
• Multiple Teams working together, but on different products?
• Different Timelines?
• Will SAFe give me more visibility?
• Is SAFe only a single vision, or can you make it fit your requirements?
• Framework?
• What are the key roles within SAFe?
• Release Train Engineer
• System Architect
• Product Manager
• SCRUM Master
• Product Owner
• Agile Team
• Cross Functional Developers
• QA
• Does Design Fit within this team?
• Do you need to fill roles that are T shaped?
• Should you only fill with E shaped individuals?
• How do you get better participation in Sprint Planning?
• SCRUM Master
• Everyone should weigh in on pointing (Other than SCRUM Master/PO)

“SAFe is SCRUM on Steriods” ~ Elizabeth Wilson

Links

• https://www.scaledagileframework.com/