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As agile organizations organically grow and evolve, certain issues always arise. Routine cross-team dependency based around a particular skillset or tool is an example that is bound to occur. At a larger scale, these dependencies...

What is a Product Roadmap? A Product Roadmap is a plan of action for how a product or solution will evolve. Product teams must be successful. Product Roadmapping is like storytelling: mapping out the vision...

Overview One of the most exciting things to emerge from SAFe recently is the increasing clarity about how enterprise finance becomes a vocal, active, and engaged participant in the move to scaled agility. SAFe’s Lean...

This is the last in a series of four articles regarding Jira Align governance: Voice of Business Value Tool Administration Framework & Process Intake & Triage To provide context, the first three articles explained the...

This is the third in a series of articles regarding governance around Jira Align: Voice of Business Value Tool Administration Framework & Process Intake & Triage To provide context, the first three articles will explain...

This is the second in a series of articles regarding governance around Jira Align: Voice of Business Value Tool Administration Framework & Process Intake & Triage To provide context, the first three articles will explain...

This is the first in a series of articles regarding governance around Atlassian Jira Align: Voice of Business Value Tool Administration Framework & Process Intake & Triage To provide context, the first three articles will...

As a Scrum Master, your focus is on your individual team. Accomplishing the work and striving for continual process improvement. You’re concerned with maturing the team, learning, and growing. Additionally, you must facilitate the balance...

The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) — or, Program Manager in non-SAFe terminology — is both challenging and rewarding. But, like any sane person, the professional RTE is always looking for ways to...

The global pandemic has already impacted three different Program Increments for most agile development organizations. How have your teams risen to the challenge of running these large scale planning sessions, such as remote PI Planning,...

SAFe® 5.0 is all about business agility. And, whether you adhere strictly to the SAFe® framework for scaled agile development or not, business agility should be a focus for your organization, too. It’s really the...

When you’re in the midst of a home improvement project and realize you need a unique tool, you’ll probably jump in your car and visit the local hardware or home improvement store. While you’re there,...