Manage Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)
Coordinate product development at scale using SAFe®
Organize around value
Define how your organization applies SAFe, including roles, workflows, and best practices. Then, establish kanban systems at the portfolio, program, and solution levels to optimize your value stream. Capture the strategic themes and capabilities you need to deliver impactful solutions. Score features based on weighted shortest job first to prioritize what will contribute the most value.
Organize delivery teams
Group engineering teams within agile release trains (ARTs). Create PIs and schedule sprints across those teams to ensure everyone builds, deploys, and maintains solutions in a synchronized way. Link each PI to your strategic themes and add related features. This provides visibility into the overall strategy and shows how you will achieve the portfolio vision.
Streamline PI planning
Bring the entire ART together to align on what everyone needs to accomplish during the upcoming program increment. Use a whiteboard to facilitate every aspect of your PI planning session. Review the program backlog together and create a plan to deliver the work — identifying dependencies and risks as you go. Run a fist to five voting session to gauge confidence in achieving your PI objectives.
Move fast and with purpose
Implement work in an iterative, incremental way. Give each engineering team a dedicated space to manage its work so it can customize agile workflows and effectively build high-quality software. Establish a continuous delivery pipeline — releasing new functionality immediately or incrementally based on business and customer needs.
Visualize delivery progress
Use the program board to track PI progress in one view. See a breakdown of sprint performance by team and monitor each feature's status. Quickly surface risks, analyzing sprint details to understand exactly what is happening and where the team needs help. Share engineering reports to keep everyone involved in the product development process informed.
Top capabilities for managing SAFe®
Connect to the roadmap | Create a seamlessly connected environment using Aha! Develop and Aha! Roadmaps together | |
Set standards | Tailor every aspect of your Aha! account to match how your organization manages SAFe | |
Establish ARTs | Group related teams into ARTs to match your organizational structure | |
Define PIs | Coordinate sprints across many teams to establish a consistent delivery cadence | |
Report on PI progress | Use powerful reports to track progress, analyze agile metrics, and showcase value delivered | |
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