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Adventures in Scaling Agile

The Journey of SAFe and Thawing Middle Management
Em Campbell-Pretty - November 23, 2015
The Journey of SAFe and Thawing Middle Management
While I was at Agile 2015, I had the opportunity to catch up with fellow Aussie +Craig Smith from +InfoQ. We talk about how I came to lead Australia's first Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) implementation and both my Agile 2015 sessions - The Read more... about The Journey of SAFe and Thawing Middle Management
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Tags: Agile 2016, Agile Release Train, Blogs, DevOps, Middle Management, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework
From Teams to tribes: Creating a one-team culture in DevOps
Em Campbell-Pretty - November 10, 2015
From Teams to tribes: Creating a one-team culture in DevOps
  Originally published on Tech Beacon (http://techbeacon.com/teams-tribes-creating-one-team-culture-devops) One of the challenges facing organizations wanting to move toward DevOps is the clash of cultures between dev and ops. In my view, this Read more... about From Teams to tribes: Creating a one-team culture in DevOps
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Tags: Agile Release Train, DevOps, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Scaled Agile Framework, Tags: Scaling Culture, Tribes
Facilitating SAFe Team Self-Assessments
Em Campbell-Pretty - August 27, 2015
Facilitating SAFe Team Self-Assessments
As part of an Agile Release Train’s commitment to relentless improvement, it is necessary for all the teams on the train to reflect and assess the effectiveness of their Scrum and XP practices on a regular cadence. For most once a PI seems to be a Read more... about Facilitating SAFe Team Self-Assessments
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Tags: Agile Metrics, Agile Release Train, EDW Release Train, Facilitation, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, Self Assessment, StAART, Training From the Back of the Room
Educating DevOps: A Business Perspective
Em Campbell-Pretty - July 28, 2015
Educating DevOps: A Business Perspective
  Back in March I was approached to contribute to DevOps Perspectives, a quarterly eBook sponsored by CA Technologies. The resulting article, "Educating DevOps", starts on page 26 of "DevOps Perspectives 3: Straight talking and the latest Read more... about Educating DevOps: A Business Perspective
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Tags: Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Culture, DevOps, Enterprise Agility, Leadership
Spotifying SAFe with Guilds, Chapters and Squads
Em Campbell-Pretty - July 14, 2015
Spotifying SAFe with Guilds, Chapters and Squads
Last month’s Agile Australia conference played host to both Dean Leffingwell, the creator of the Scaled Agile Framework and Anders Ivarsson, Spotify Agile Coach and co-author of the Scaling Agile @ Spotify paper. Those who were able to drag Read more... about Spotifying SAFe with Guilds, Chapters and Squads
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Agile Teams, Built-in-Quality, Chapters, Communities of Practice, EDW Release Train, Scaled Agile Framework, Spotify, Squads, StAART, Tribes
How to be Agile With a Fixed Scope Business Case? Part 2 - Business Benefits over Business Requirements
Em Campbell-Pretty - May 27, 2015
How to be Agile With a Fixed Scope Business Case? Part 2 - Business Benefits over Business Requirements
In my previous blog post, I explored how “small batch funds release” can be an enabler for organisations starting their agile journey constrained by a traditional fixed scope, time and cost business case. With this more flexible but also more Read more... about How to be Agile With a Fixed Scope Business Case? Part 2 - Business Benefits over Business Requirements
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Tags: Agile Budgeting, Agile Project Management, Change, Enterprise Agility, Impact Mapping, Scaling Agile
How to be Agile With a Fixed Scope Business Case? Part1 - Small Batch Funds Release
Em Campbell-Pretty - May 04, 2015
How to be Agile With a Fixed Scope Business Case? Part1 - Small Batch Funds Release
How do you embrace change when your hands are tied by corporate red tape?   Many organisations I work with have existing business cases with fixed scope, time and cost expectations when they first decide to "go agile". The early Read more... about How to be Agile With a Fixed Scope Business Case? Part1 - Small Batch Funds Release
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Tags: Agile Budgeting, Agile Transformation, Enterprise Agility, Middle Management, Transparency
Scrum of Scrums with Feature Flow
Em Campbell-Pretty - March 11, 2015
Scrum of Scrums with Feature Flow
Last year, I wrote about the communication cadence and, in particular, the daily feature wall stand-up that was the heartbeat of the EDW Agile Release Train.  Recently, I received an email from someone who had read this post and wanted to know Read more... about Scrum of Scrums with Feature Flow
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Cocktail Hour, EDW Release Train, Flow, Kanban, Lean, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, Scaling Agile, Scrum of Scrums, Visualisation
Bridging the Great Divide Between the Business and IT: A Business Perspective
Em Campbell-Pretty - February 11, 2015
Bridging the Great Divide Between the Business and IT: A Business Perspective
A while back, a friend of mine suggested I write the story of how a business general manager found agile, i.e., my story. While bits and pieces of the story appear in this blog, this is the first time I have put pen to paper and written about my Read more... about Bridging the Great Divide Between the Business and IT: A Business Perspective
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Tags: Leadership, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework
Context Matters in SAFe
Em Campbell-Pretty - November 05, 2014
Context Matters in SAFe
At Agile Australia this year I took some time out to talk with Craig Smith, Tony Ponton and Renee Troughton from The Agile Revolution about the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Impact Mapping.   You can read a summary of the discussion and Read more... about Context Matters in SAFe
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Agile Transformation, Book Club, Continuous Improvement, EDW Release Train, Impact Mapping, Inspect & Adapt, Leadership, Lean, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, Scaling Agile
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