2. RELEASE TRAIN
ENGINEER (RTE)
Their primary function is to be a technical program leader and scrum master to a
long-lived team of smaller agile teams referred to as Agile Release Trains, or ARTs.
RTEs oversee 50-125 persons who are working on various components (projects) of
a greater mission, which may occur simultaneously.
Formally, the RTE was simply a scaled scrum master; however, the practicality of
the role tends to take on a broader footprint.
A Release Train Engineer (RTE) operates in a SAFe environment.
5. RELEASE TRAIN
ENGINEER (RTE)
The RTE has overall responsibility for the following across a group of projects:
• Managing Budget
• Timelines
• Scope
• Dependencies
• Most importantly, communication
• Help adapt SAFe to the organization, standardizing and documenting practices
• RTEs help manage risks, escalate impediments, and drive continuous development.
• May also participate in the Lean-Agile transformation, coaching leaders, teams, and
Scrum Masters in the new processes and mindsets.
7. ADDITIONAL
ROLES Agile Release Train (ART):
Teams of smaller agile teams, bonded by one mission.
They provide regular cadence for planning, development and retrospective for their
individual projects.
Their development flow for each project is continuous and aligns with the traditional
agile approach of operating in two week sprint cycles
Value Stream Engineer (VSE):
Performs a more complimentary role in the development process.
Manages and consults with ARTs to align development process with value-adding
features
Helps to also manage risks, escalate impediments, and drive continuous
development alongside RTE.
8. THE RELEASE TRAIN ENGINEER HAS A HAND ON THE
THROTTLE OF THE AGILE RELEASE TRAIN, BUT JUST
LIKE THE ENGINEER ON THE FREIGHT TRAIN THEY
ARE ONLY ONE PART OF THE PROCESS THAT THAT
DECIDES SPEED AND DIRECTION. LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEERS INSPECT THEIR TRAINS, MONITOR
PERFORMANCE, COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT WITH
TEAM MEMBERS AND PASSENGERS. THEY SUPPORT
GETTING THE TRAIN TO ITS APPOINTED DESTINATION
NOT ONLY ON-TIME BUT SAFELY.
9. RTE SUMMARY
A Release Train Engineer (RTE) is one of the techniques utilized by the Scaled Agile
Framework Enterprise (SAFe).
The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) is to keep a number of projects or
scrum teams on track to deliver.
You will find a RTE in an environment that is employing scaled agile. These may be
larger, more complex agile technology environments.
Examples of companies currently using i: AOL capital one
The SAFe framework takes the traditional agile framework and extrapolates its functions on a grander scale:
There are a greater number scrum teams that work on a specific feature of a greater component of an intiative
Neighborhood development
The SAFe framework takes the traditional agile framework and extrapolates its functions on a grander scale:
There are a greater number scrum teams that work on a specific feature of a greater component of an intiative
Neighborhood development
ART:
Long lived team of agile teams
Bonded by one mission
Each agile team works on one feature of a larger project
They are all after the same goal
Actual train
House
Portfolio manager
Program manager (Example RTE)
- managerial experience
- scrum mastery
- SAFe competence: it is a way to scale agile. Larger companies. technique for developing a product
- overseeing a group of projects on budget, on time on a more aggregated level.
Responsibilities:
TIME
Cost
Scope
Depencies
Looking at ind people and their tasks in a grop task. “this system is falling behind, which will have an effect on this..”
Project manager
