Foundations of SAFe: Part II (Core Principles)

The Foundations of SAFe: Part II (Core Principles)

Todd Horn Agile, Articles, Project Management Leave a Comment

Welcome back to Part II of our series covering Scaled Agile Framework. As a quick refresher, Iโ€™m a lead consultant at Keyhole Software, and for the past year, Iโ€™ve been helping my client adopt SAFe methodologies and practices. Iโ€™ve certainly learned a lot, and I want to share that knowledge with you.

Last time in Part I, I gave an overview of SAFe and discussed the four core values: Alignment, Transparency, Respect for People, and Relentless Improvement. Today, weโ€™ll dive a little deeper, talking through SAFeโ€™s ten core principles. Next time in the third and final installment, weโ€™ll take a practical look at the pros and cons of SAFe and some tips for implementing it.

The Fundamentals of SAFe - Part 1: Overview and Core Values

The Foundations of SAFe: Part I (Overview + Values)

Todd Horn Agile, Articles, Project Management Leave a Comment

For several years, I have been a lead software engineer for one of Keyholeโ€™s clients. More recently in the last year, they started a journey to implement SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) methodologies and practices. If you are new to or have not heard of SAFe, this short, three-part blog series will give you the perfect launch pad.

In Part I (this post), Iโ€™ll give a high-level overview and then weโ€™ll walk through SAFeโ€™s four core values. In Part II, weโ€™ll dive into its ten core principles. In the final installment (Part III), weโ€™ll discuss the benefits and drawbacks and then weโ€™ll get a bit more practical. Iโ€™ll teach you how it can be used for small teams, some key points a developer should know, and some considerations for if SAFe is right for your organization and teams.

Alternative Methodologies to Agile

Beyond Agile: Dev Methodologies to Fit Your Project

Brian Jacobs Agile, Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Project Management 1 Comment

Sometimes, Agile isnโ€™t the best choice, even if it is the most highly touted. Sometimes, itโ€™s worth thinking critically about the project and its requirements to select a methodology that works better. In this post, I will explore a few of those Agile alternatives.

Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH extension

Remote Development With Visual Studio Code Remote – SSH

David Hoffmann Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Programming, Project Management, Tutorial Leave a Comment

Does your personal laptop struggle to keep up with your development needs? Maybe your company is looking for alternatives to continually needing to upgrade their developersโ€™ laptops. Maybe a team of developers would benefit from a powerful remote server versus personal computers?

Today, remote development is even more streamlined than ever with the help of products like Visual Studioโ€™s Remote – SSH extension or with Jetbrains Remote Development. In this blog post, I will give a brief overview of Visual Studioโ€™s Remote – SSH extension and share a mini how-to on using it.

Story Point

Story Point Estimation: Could Your Team Do Better?

Rusty Divine Agile, Articles, Tutorial Leave a Comment

It can be rough to ask your development team to estimate work based on abstract story point values, especially when they are new to it or to each other. I know this and have experienced this in full.

So in this blog, I am going to share an exercise with you that will give every member of your team the same frame of reference for estimating the size of their work. I call this exercise Story Point Benchmarking.