Any successful change requires a translation of ambiguous goals into concrete behaviors. To make a switch, you need to script the critical moves. SAFe Transformation is preferred when a large product / Solution is built in an Agile way. SAFe is also encouraged when: Faster time to market is achieved, Customer Satisfaction through High Quality, Employee Satisfaction, or Higher Productivity is achieved. A webinar is conducted by Priya Hukkeri ( Agile Coach & SAFe Program Consultant )

1. 5 key factors to successful SAFe transformation
04-August-2022
Priya Hukkeri
SAFe Program Consultant

2. Quick Introduction – Priya Hukkeri
• Seasoned SAFe Program Consultant and Agile Coach @ LeanWisdom
• 18+ years of overall experience in S/W, 7+ years in Agile / SAFe
• Conducted over 60+ SAFe Public & Corporate Workshops (Leading SAFe /
POPM/ Scrum Master/SAFe for teams)
• Trained over 1000+ Candidates on SAFe & Agile
• Involved in multiple Agile & SAFe Transformations
• Worked on Finance, Banking Domains for 15+ years
• Strong believer of SAFe, Lean Agile Practices
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyahukkeri/

3. What is SAFe?
S
A
Fe
SAFe Introduction
Scaled
Agile
Framework

4. SAFe transformation experience from industry
SAFe brings the practices
and methodologies to
coordinate multiple
teams working on the
same product at the same
time.
SAFe has helped in
successfully handling
massive Cloud Migration
initiative during Covid times,
enhance Productivity and
Employee engagement.
SAFe has helped to
quickly respond to
dramatic increase in
package volumes and
application demand
especially during Covid
times
Helped to accelerate the
Digital Transformation
Journey from Waterfall
approach, cost reduction,
employee engagement
and Customer
satisfaction
Has helped to streamline the F-
16 Product Development &
Engineering
Helped in launching new app features
and website functionalities and
partnered with European dealers to
launch a retail e-commerce
Helped in Lean Agile
Development and enabled
to develop software and
hardware at the same time
in an integrated fashion.
Helped us shift from Maintenance
mode to Modernization also helped
to reduce help desk tickets by 55%

5. Context for this webinar
 ART Launch
 Focused on 1 solution that can scale from Agile to SAFe

6. 5 key factors influencing SAFe transformation
Key Factors for
Success SAFe
Transformation
1. Scaling with Agility
4. Align with SAFe Principles
3. Script your transformation with
Implementation roadmap
2. Backlog Management
5. Role of Leadership

7. Key Factor 1: Scaling with Agility
Role identification
Team size: 5-11 (smaller better)
Enable Scrum Process
Build cross-functional teams
I to T to PI to COMB skills
Scaling without Agility is a disaster
User Story DoD – define & follow
NFRs from the beginning
Engineering Practices  BDD,
TDD, Automation, Reviews, Pair
programming
Focus on Technical Debts
Organize around value - operations,
security, compliance, product marketing,
support, legal, finance, licensing, product
management, R&D, manufacturing, and
engineering
Are we building the product RIGHT?

8. Key Factor 2: Backlog Management – Design Thinking
Are we building the RIGHT product?

9. Key Factor 2: Backlog Management – Vision / Roadmap

10. Key Factor 2: Backlog Management – Flow & Capacity

11. Key Factor 3: Implementation Roadmap
• Train everyone – SA, POPM, SSM, SFT
• ART Launch Preparation
• Regular governance with Leadership
• Launch the ART with PI planning
ART Launch preparation activities
• Backlog structure, preparation
• Architectural Runway
• Transformation DoD – team, ART
• Identify roles: BO/RTE/PM/SA/SM/ PO
• Team Structuring
• Tool alignment
• Capacity allocation
• PI Calendar
• ART Way of working

12. Key Factor 4: Align transformation with SAFe Principles
Everything is important to build?
WSJF
Too many issues identified late?
Integrate in every iteration
Get into fast feedback cycle
Takes a long to deliver value?
Identify & remove waste from value stream (define 
build  validate  release)
Too many backlog items in queue / in execution?
Limit WIP  ART, Team
Small features, small user stories
Built, but not deliverable?
System Demo at the end of every iteration & PI
Inspect & Adapt

13. Key Factor 5: Role of a Leadership in Transformation
• Lean-Agile Leadership
• Provide psychological safety
• Move self and organization from Fixed to Growth mindset
• Authentic Leadership
• Decentralize decisions : PM  POs, RTE  SMs, Architect  Team
• Time & space for learning and innovation
• Start the transformation with training the Leadership team !

14. Questions??
priya@leanwisdom.com
Thank you !
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyahukkeri/