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In Leading SAFe 6.0, the Release Train Engineer (RTE) is described as “a coach for the Agile Release Train.” While this is definitely part of the role, it is not the whole story. In a recent RTE certification class, one participant shared that leaders in her organisation were completely undervaluing Read more...

Updated 6 February 2024 to reflect SAFe 6.0 terminology. The schedule for the two-day PI Planning event, days five and six of the 6-day quick-start, was pretty much textbook SAFe. Given I have blogged about PI Planning in the past, let’s skip the blow-by-blow description of PI Planning and focus Read more...

Updated 6 February 2024 to reflect SAFe 6.0 terminology Those who know me will not be at all surprised to learn the first thing I did once there was agreement to use self-selection was buy and read Sandy Mamoli's book Creating Great Teams: How Self-Selection Lets People Excel. I had heard Read more...

A couple of months back, I wrote about launching my first Agile Release Train and some of our specific challenges with creating the right organisational structure. In particular, I pointed out that “For us, the Release Train Engineer (RTE) role as articulated in SAFe has never really emerged. “ Instead, Read more...