SAFe is particularly beneficial for organizations that need to work across teams, as its centralization makes multi-team coordination possible. In this scenario, it allows for standardized processes across teams and helps avoid obstacles and delays that may pop up when different teams need to work together.

Why is scaled Agile bad?

In short, SAFe is not agile. They require alignment on customer success, not a predetermined set of features. They require a continuous discovery process that inevitably leads to unplanned course corrections. These corrections would “derail” a Release Train in no time.

What are the benefits of Scaled Agile Framework?

SAFe drives faster time to market, an increase in productivity and quality, and also higher customer engagement. A core benefit of SAFe is that it not only provides alignment between teams, but also to all levels of the enterprise that are involved in solution development: Team, Program, Large Solution and Portfolio.