Unlocking Data’s Value and Quantifying Impact of Choices in SAFe – Monte Carlo Simulations

Safe Business Agility

In this podcast episode learn how assuming variability and preserving options help unlock the value of data, and how to quantify the impact of choices in SAFe. We’ll also answer questions about how deep to go with WSJF and use Monte Carlo simulations to predict epic completion rates.

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SAFe in the News

Unlocking the true value of data: Choosing the right project delivery approach is key for big data project success

By Windsor Gumede, Director Technology, Kaiser Permanente

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SAFe in the Trenches

Hear Joe share insights on his talk at this year’s Global SAFe Summit. The title of the talk was Strengthening SAFe’s Use of CoD and WSJF and suggested ways to improve the economic choices by quantifying impacts in dollars.

To watch Joe and Don’s presentations, as well as other presentations from the Global SAFe Summit, visit global.safesummit.com/presentations (Videos will be available after Nov. 15)

Audio CoP

The Audio Community of Practice section of the show is where we answer YOUR most frequently asked and submitted questions. If you have a question for us to answer on air, please send it to podcast@scaledagile.com

The two questions we answer in this episode are:

  • When standing up a team, the entire backlog of features are WSJF’d in order to determine priority. But the SAFe materials don’t seem to have a conclusive approach for subsequent scoring. Do your organizations do a full WSJF of all features on the backlog as part of PI prep? Or is a WSJF score given to each feature as part of the ongoing grooming at the program level (if so, how is effort defined? By the EAs? ?). Is reviewing WSJF for every feature on every team board realistic?
  • Does anyone have insight into the logic/calculations used for monte carlo simulation in relation to historical velocity of the teams to predict the completion of the epics based on the forecasted points by team.

Hosted by: Melissa Reeve

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile, Inc. In this role, Melissa guides the marketing team, helping people better understand Scaled Agile, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and its mission.

Hosted by: Joe Vallone

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer and has been involved in the Lean and Agile communities since 2002. Mr. Vallone has helped coach several large-scale Agile transitions at Zynga, Apple, Microsoft, VCE, Nokia, AT&T, and American Airlines. Prior to founding Agile Business Connect, Joe Vallone served as an Agile Coach at Ciber, CTO/CIO of We The People, and the VP of Engineering for Telogical Systems.

Agility and Corporate Culture – Value of Predictability – Agility in Business

Safe Business Agility

Learn how to weave agility throughout your corporate culture, why predictability is even more important than increased production from the Agile Coach and Trainer in this podcast episode and answer listener questions around DevOps and assigning business value.

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How to Weave Agility throughout Your Corporate Culture

By Marco Nink

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Most listeners will be well aware of the benefits of adopting agile. According the Version One’s 12th Annual State of Agile report::

  • 71% of companies have used agile to manage changing priorities
  • 66% use it to give initiatives better visibility and
  • 62% have seen improved time to market

While most business leaders said agile is a crucial method of delivering products to market and staying ahead of the competition, a recent Gallup survey indicated that most companies don’t appear to have the culture to support this.
The survey interviewed over 5,500 American and 4,000 and asked them about the tools and processes as well as the mindset in their organization. Organizations who responded affirmatively to an agile culture rated high in eight cultural attributes:

  • Cooperation
  • Speed of Decision Making
  • Trial Tolerance
  • Empowerment
  • Technology Adoption
  • Simplicity
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Innovation focus

Getting a shared mindset is key to any SAFe implementation. Learn how to get started building a shared mindset at scaledagile.com/mindset.

SAFe in the Trenches

We discuss why predictability is even more important than increased productivity in a SAFe transformation.

Audio CoP

The Audio Community of Practice section of the show is where we answer YOUR most frequently asked and submitted questions. If you have a question for us to answer on air, please send it to podcast@scaledagile.com
The two questions we answer in this episode are:

  • Why is DevOps is toward the end of the implementation roadmap?
  • Why is business value assigned during PI Planning and how is it helpful to the business?

Hosted by: Melissa Reeve

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile

Melissa Reeve is the Vice President of Marketing at Scaled Agile, Inc. In this role, Melissa guides the marketing team, helping people better understand Scaled Agile, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and its mission.

Hosted by: Joe Vallone

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer

Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer and has been involved in the Lean and Agile communities since 2002. Mr. Vallone has helped coach several large-scale Agile transitions at Zynga, Apple, Microsoft, VCE, Nokia, AT&T, and American Airlines. Prior to founding Agile Business Connect, Joe Vallone served as an Agile Coach at Ciber, CTO/CIO of We The People, and the VP of Engineering for Telogical Systems.