Comparison of approaches for Scaling Agile – Yuval Yeret – Lean/Agile US – February 2017, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Most experts agree - Scale only when you cannot effectively

Divide & Conquer

The Alternatives

New in 2015

We implement The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

or something very similar

We watched the Spotify movies and used that as inspiration

We read Larman&Vodde and are doing LeSS – Large Scale Scrum

We are using a Program/Portfolio Kanban to visualize, manage & improve

flow beyond the team

Market Share

Large Scale Scrum - LeSS

LeSS != EASY

What do you do when you DO have dependencies between

teams?

Scrum Alliance & LeSS sitting in a tree?

Synchronizes with PI Planning

!  All stakeholders face-to-face (but typically multiple locations) !  Management sets the mission, with minimum possible constraints !  Requirements and design emerge !  Important stakeholder decisions are accelerated !  Teams create—and take responsibility for—plans

Future product development tasks can’t be pre-determined. Distribute planning and control to those who can understand and react to the end results. — Michael Kennedy, Product Development for the Lean Enterprise

For a short video PI planning example, see: https://youtu.be/ZZAtl7nAB1M

Make sure the approach you choose gives you face time to discuss Lean/Agile principles and practices with Leaders

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How do the different Scaling frameworks address where the

market is?

“Help me choose the right scaling approach for my organization”

Do you even NEED to scale (or can you figure out a way to

deliver what the business needs using small autonomous agile

teams)?

How much GUIDANCE are you looking for?

How prescriptive do you expect the framework to be? A la carte? Fixed

menu?

How agile do you need to be? How agile CAN you be? e.g. Are we talking Continuous Delivery combined with a really

agile-friendly business?

What level of commitment to change do you have from the

organization’s leaders?

What’s your preference at the team level?

Scrum / Kanban / ScrumBan

What’s Next – in Lean/Agile US Conference and Beyond…

yuval@agilesparks.com @yuvalyeret

http://www.agilesparks.com/blog/6-ways-to-tell-if-safe-the-scaled-agile-framework-is-right-for-you/ (or just google “6 ways agile safe”)

http://www.agilesparks.com/solutions/scaling-agile/