Sources
Case studies
U.S. Air Force
Ask Me Anything Event – Feb 21st 1300 EST - https://software.af.mil/media-archive/ https://software.af.mil/media-archive/#:~:text=Ask%20Me%20Anything%20Slides%20v2.3 (slide 33)
- https://software.af.mil/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CSO-MFR-on-Agile-Frameworks-12282019.pdf
- https://twitter.com/NicolasChaillan/status/1368676748011986945
ThoughtWorks
BlueDolphin
Volvo Cars
- http://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/257373/257373.pdf
- http://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/255549/255549.pdf
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2020/01/26/how-volvo-embraces-agile-at-scale/#597b6f324cf0
- https://gdqassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/GDQ-seminar-sep-2019_lucas_dela.pdf
- https://twitter.com/ryannel_dev/status/1572823078333476864
ANZ Bank
- https://www.interest.co.nz/sites/default/files/embedded_images/ANZ%20scaled%20agile.pdf
- https://prettyagile.com/2017/08/scaled-agile-framework-safe-from-trenches-agile-australia/
- https://www.cio.com/article/213835/anz-bank-goes-all-in-with-scaled-agile-approach.html
- https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/646310/anz-taps-atlassian-agile-push/
- https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/shayne-s-world-how-shayne-elliott-s-agile-anz-got-stuck-20220822-p5bbsz.html
FitBit
- https://www.scaledagileframework.com/fitbit-case-study/
- https://www.scaledagile.com/case_study/fitbit/
- https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/FIT/fitbit/number-of-employees
- https://www.svpg.com/revenge-of-the-pmo/
- https://www.svpg.com/spotify-vs-fitbit/
- https://medium.com/@seandexter1/beware-safe-the-scaled-agile-framework-for-enterprise-an-unholy-incarnation-of-darkness-bf6819f6943f
Conclusions
SAFe experts’ opinion
Al Shalloway
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6478324294769352704/
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6553432089331675136/
- https://twitter.com/alshalloway/status/1300876841142464512
Alex Yakyma
Bob Galen
Opinions from the authors of some practices assimilated by SAFe
Jeff Gothelf
Dave Farley
Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
- https://kenschwaber.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/unsafe-at-any-speed/
- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-silicon-valley-needs-jeff-sutherland/
- https://remove-scrum-from-safe.tilda.ws/
Agile experts’ opinion
Ron Jeffries
Andy Hunt
Martin Fowler
Alistair Cockburn
Brian Marick
- https://twitter.com/marick/status/1152205934585946117
- https://twitter.com/marick/status/1457856432670380037
- https://twitter.com/marick/status/1564737569061048321
Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
- https://kenschwaber.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/unsafe-at-any-speed/
- https://kenschwaber.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/unsafe-at-any-speed/#comment-1391
- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-silicon-valley-needs-jeff-sutherland/
Mike Beedle
Other experts’ opinions
Chris Matts
- https://theitriskmanager.com/2019/01/19/scaled-agile-for-practitioners-the-epic/
- https://theitriskmanager.com/2019/02/03/safe-is-the-trojan-horse/
Marty Cagan
Mary Poppendieck
Dave Snowden
Steve Denning
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2015/07/22/how-to-make-the-whole-organization-agile/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2019/05/23/understanding-fake-agile/
Barry W. Boehm
The original article with the quotes couldn’t be found, the search done concludes that the most probable source of the quotes is the book “Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed”.
Sample of practitioners’ opinions
Paweł Huryn
Kevin Bendeler
Sam Haynes
Luca Minudel
Alternatives to SAFe
Recommended alternatives
- https://www.smharter.com/blog/how-large-successful-companies-achieve-agility-at-scale/
- http://p2.fed.wiki/view/welcome-visitors/view/agile-practices-and-patterns-for-the-whole-organisation
- http://p2.fed.wiki/view/welcome-visitors/view/agile-at-scale-generative-principles
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