Exploring Scaled Agile Framework for Scrum Masters in the Cape Town Scrum Masters Meetup forum on 18 August 2020

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SAFe®
for
Scrum Masters
BY GRANTWILLIAM HAMEL
(SM, RTE, SPC)

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SAFe®
FOR SCRUM MASTERS
WHAT IS SAFe®
SM ROLE
WITHIN SAFe
®
EPICS
FEATURES
STORIES

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How well do you know Agile?
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WHAT IS
SAFe®
?

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SAFe®
- Scaled Agile Framework
www.scaledagileframework.com

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SAFe®
- Scaled Agile Framework
• Thriving in the Digital Age
• Integrating smart thinking – Agile & Lean & DevOps
• Applying agile at scale
• Applying agile across industries
• Applying agile across domains / functions

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Who said agile is dead?
DaveThomas -YouTube

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May 2020

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Why we implement SAFe?

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WHAT IS THE SM
ROLE
WITHIN SAFe
®
?

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SAFe®
core ceremonies for Scrum Masters
Team ceremonies:
• Iteration Planning
• DSU
• Iteration Review
• Iteration Retrospective
Team ofTeam ceremonies:
• PI Planning
• System Demo
• Inspect & Adapt
• Art Sync (Scrum of Scrums)

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SAFe®
core ceremonies for Scrum Masters

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EPICS
FEATURES
STORIES

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EPIC – FEATURE – STORY

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EPICS
• An Epic is a container for a significant Solution development initiative that captures the
more substantial investments that occur within a portfolio
• These are Hypothesis statements i.e we don’t know that it’s true
• The contain the definition of MVP (minimum viable product)

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FEATURES
• A Feature is a service that fulfills a stakeholder need
• These are the core elements of a feature
• They contain a benefit hypothesis and acceptance criteria

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STORY
• Stories are short descriptions of a small piece of desired functionality, written in the
user’s language
• Guidelines
• The basics

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STORIES

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THE FUTURE
OF AGILE

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Refreshing SAFe?
KAHOOT.IT
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Q & A

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SAFe®
- Applying agile at scale
• Agile started with small, self-organizing teams, working in short cycles,
• Agile evolved to several teams and ultimately to many teams
• It is a better way of managing the organisation and enhance business agility

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SAFe®
- Applying agile across domains / functions
• Started in Software Development (1957- 1970 – 1990 – 2001 –2011 – 2016)
• Extended beyond Engineering/Software Development to marketing
• Extended to human resources (Lean People)
• Extended to leadership

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EPIC
Epic Hypothesis Statement
For <customers>
who <do something>
the <solution>
is a <something – the “how”>
that <provides this value>
Unlike <competitor, current solution, or non-existing solution>
Our solution <does something better – the “why”>
Business Outcome
Hypothesis
<What benefits do we expect/hope this will deliver – e.g. risk score reduction>
Leading Indicators <What measures can we track to show we’re on track – e.g. systems integrated, devices
protected>
NFRs <Non functional requirements>

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FEATURE

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USER STORIES
• Containers for User or customer value
• Written using the following template:
As a <user role> I want <activity> so that <business value>
• User role is the description of the person, device, or system doing the action
• Activity is what they can do with the system
• Business value is why they want to do the activity
As a driver, I want to limit
the amount of money
before I fuel so that I can
control my expenditure.
As a driver, I want to get
a receipt after fueling so
that I can expense the
purchase.
As the Finance Department,
we want to print receipts only
for drivers who request them
so that we save on paper.