The document discusses scaling agile frameworks across an entire enterprise. It proposes a scaled framework with multiple levels, including a portfolio level, program levels consisting of multiple projects, and project levels. The framework aims to bring transparency to agile initiatives across the portfolio and ensure compliance with other frameworks like PMI while effectively scaling agile principles from top to bottom or bottom to top of the organization.

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Jef Sutherland, Scrum Inc
Doug DeCarlo, Xtreme Project Management
Keith Harrison-Broninski, Human Interactions
Ben Clay, PracticalScrum
Jay van Zyle, Built to Thrive
Axosoft Ontime
Deming 14 Point Philosophy
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SCALED ENTERPRISE AGILE
TRANSLATE Agile metrics into DATA
the business is
ALREADY USING
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Program 1
Portfolio Team
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Program 3
Project Team 4
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Scrum Master
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Effective and practical
scaling of Agile
projects from top to bottom and/or
bottom to top
Full TRANSPARENCY over
Agile change initiatives
as part of the OVERALL
PORTFOLIO
REPORTING &
GOVERNANCE required
within the overall
framework of traditional
IT/Change environment
PMI/SDLC compliance
by mapping the Practical Agile
Framework to/with the
PMI practice and
knowledge areas
Reporting
Reporting