Safe 4.0 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework for Lean Software and Systems Engineering

by Richard Knaster, Dean Leffingwell

<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> SAFe®: The World&;s Leading Framework for Enterprise Agility &;SAFe® 4.0 Distilled is the book we&;ve all been waiting for. It breaks down the complexity of the Framework into easily digestible explanations and actionable guidance. A must-have resource for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners.&; &; Lee Cunningham, Sr. Director, Enterprise Agile Strategy at VersionOne, Inc. To succeed in today&;s adapt-or-die marketplace, businesses must be able to rapidly change the way they create and deliver value to their customers. Hundreds of the world&;s most successful companies&;including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, AstraZeneca, Cisco, and Philips&;have turned to the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) to achieve agility at scale and maintain a competitive edge.   SAFe® 4.0 Applying the Scaled Agile Framework® for Lean Software and Systems Engineering explains how adopting SAFe can quickly improve time to market and increase productivity, quality, and employee engagement.   In this book, you will <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <![endif]-->

Genres: Management, Unfinished, Nonfiction, Business

351 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2015

Reviews

[Thomas Brooks · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was highly disappointed with this book as it was just a print version of everything that is available on scaledagileframework.com. I felt as though I wasted my money...

[Edward Dahllöf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for a SAFe overview.
The framework is too prescriptive and shu-level for my taste.
But I can see how it will fit in traditional environments and act as a first step.
What I am really excited about is hearing what happens next, where are the organization that started out with SAFe and now have Inspected and Adapted for some time. What have they learned?

[Anton Iokov · Rating 3 out of 5]

SAFe is not that bad after all.

However, the book, as well as the website, lacks detailed examples and no-marketing-bullshit implementation stories. The amount of obvious statements is just overwhelming.

Unfortunately, still the best way to dig into SAFe that I'm aware of.

[Michael Dubakov · Rating 3 out of 5]

SAFe appeared not as bad as I initially expected, but the book is extremely dull. It has no life. Still OK intro into SAFe for experienced agile practitioner.

[Cemal Duman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the book ... hate the framework

[Arseny Burekhin · Rating 1 out of 5]

OMG it is not a lightweight Agile anymore ))

[Tiago Palhoto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great help to understand a bit better the SAFe framework

[Sergiusz Golec · Rating 2 out of 5]

Now I have a better overview of the SAFe. And the current advertisements of the current SAFe training's.

Too bad that authors wanted to rename a lot of the known phrases and abbreviations.
Alike IP - is not an Internet Protocol. And even "Quick Wins" are called a "Short-term" wins.
That's confusing. And that made me wonder, several times - what are the talking about... writing about.
Anyway - SAFe looks promising in a next decade or so. Even with all the imprecise descriptions and flaws.

[Alexey Gerasimovich · Rating 2 out of 5]

О разработке по гибким технологиям сейчас нельзя не знать. Не дай бог тебя уличат в незнании, это почти что крест на карьере. Шучу, конечно, но факт остаётся фактом: все разработчики и менеджеры в IT могут многое рассказать, как они внедряли у себя в командах Scrum, Kanban, спринты и много других умных слов. Правда, на практике выясняется, что мало кто реально умеет всё это готовить (и автор этих строк не имеет иллюзий в отношении самого себя, хоть я уже давно работаю на этом поприще). Но хотя методологии уже множество лет активно используются, в какой-то момент стало понятно, что в чистом виде они неплохо работают в небольших командах, а вот на проектах с большим количеством участников — уже как-то не очень. Именно тогда и началась следующая волна развития, когда начали думать и экспериментировать, как бы это смасштабировать.

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[Javier Sánchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a practical guide to understand in depth the SAFE vales, principles and practices. Great complement to the Safe website.

[Garrett Vonk]

Read it for work, not gonna review it, but I'm sure as hell going to count it toward my 2018 reading goal!