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Where do UX Designers fit in SAFe?
Em Campbell-Pretty - September 25, 2024
When a person attends their first Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) class, the first thing they tend to do is look for their current role in the SAFe Big Picture.  When it comes to UX Designers,  they are quick to notice the Design Thinking and Read more...
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Agile Teams, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, UX
How to Choose a SAFe Certification
Em Campbell-Pretty - September 01, 2024
One of the most common questions we are asked - both prior to and during courses is: How do I know which SAFe training to take? Those who are new to SAFe want to know which one to start with. Those who already have one SAFe Certification want to Read more...
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Tags: Safe Certifications, SAFe Training, Scaled Agile Framework
Shared Services and External Services: Partnering to Support ART Flow
Em Campbell-Pretty - August 21, 2024
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) describes Shared Services as the “specialty roles, people, and services required for the success of an ART or Solution Train, but that are not dedicated full-time.” The Shared Services guidance article provides Read more...
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Tags: Agile Release Train, ART Launch, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework
5 Ways Product Advisory Can Support SAFe Business Owners & Product Managers
Em Campbell-Pretty, Melissa Hay - May 23, 2024
Sometimes, a framework does not provide all of the answers needed to apply concepts in the real world. This is to be expected as a framework is a framework! At the SAFe Summit in Berlin last month, Scaled Agile Chief Methologist Andrew Read more...
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Tags: Product Advisory, Product Management, Product Manager, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework
Understanding the Role of the Release Train Engineer in SAFe 6.0: An Essential Guide
Em Campbell-Pretty - April 24, 2024
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 Read more...
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Tags: Release Train Engineer, RTE, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework
What is the Role of a Technical Lead on a SAFe Agile Team
Em Campbell-Pretty - March 26, 2024
If you look at the Agile Team guidance in SAFe, you won't find a Technical Lead listed as one of the speciality roles (i.e. Scrum Master and Product Owner). That said, a Tech Lead or Lead Engineer is a construct we have found to be a valuable Read more...
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Tags: Built-in-Quality, SAFe Agile Team, Scaled Agile Framework, System Architect, Technical Lead
Will the Real SAFe Product Manager Please Stand Up
Em Campbell-Pretty - March 09, 2024
Having recently posted on The ART of Selecting SAFe Product Owners, I am now finding myself getting questions about the role of the SAFe Product Manager.   What is the role of the Product Manager in SAFe? While all Product Managers focus on Read more...
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Tags: Agile Product Manager, Product Management, Product Manager, SAFe, SAFe Product Manager, SAFe Product Owner
Demystifying Team Topologies in SAFe
Em Campbell-Pretty - February 01, 2024
Ideas from Team Topologies have been referenced by the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) since version 5.1. Many SAFe classes, including the very popular Leading SAFe, have two slides summarising Team Topologies in the context of SAFe. Personally, Read more...
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Complicated Subsystem Team, Component Team, Enabling Team, Feature Team, Platform Team, Stream Aligned Team, Team Topologies
The ART of Selecting SAFe Product Owners
Em Campbell-Pretty - November 09, 2023
A few weeks ago, I was teaching an executive Leading SAFe class, and our Business Owners were clearly very new to Agile, SAFe and Scrum. As I started the lesson on Team and Technical Agility, I noticed them leaning in to try and better Read more...
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Product Owner, SAFe, SAFe Agile Team, SAFe Product Owner, Scaled Agile Framework
5 Use Cases for an Agile Release Tram (aka Small Scale SAFe)
Em Campbell-Pretty - August 31, 2023
What is an Agile Release Tram? Well, that is a great question. It sounds a bit like Agile Release Train; however, there are no references to it in the Scaled Agile Framework. While I’m sure we are not the only people who have Agile Release Read more...
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Agile Release Tram, Agile Teams, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework

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