SAFe 6.0 – Page 3 – Lean Agile Guru

Jan

17

2024

Slow Down

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

In SAFe, there's an IP Iteration -- the last Iteration in a Planning Interval (PI). This is where, among other things, we focus on Innovation... and Planning for the next PI. It has a "Slow Down" effect... a needed "Oasis" between long Planning Intervals. After the 2-day Punta Fuego trip, there is an upcoming three-day long trip ahead of us. We needed an “Oasis” between these long trips. We had to slow down. So, we had the following "Oasis": At BGC: At Greenbelt, Makati: Key Idea: Slow down... delight in the things you can see only when you slow down.…

Jan

16

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Slow Down

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

In SAFe, there's an IP Iteration -- the last Iteration in a Planning Interval (PI). This is where, among other things, we focus on Innovation... and Planning for the next PI. It has a "Slow Down" effect... a needed "Oasis" between long Planning Intervals. After the 2-day Punta Fuego trip, there is an upcoming three-day long trip ahead of us. We needed an “Oasis” between these long trips. We had to slow down. So, we had the following "Oasis": At BGC: At Greenbelt, Makati: Key Idea: Slow down... delight in the things you can see only when you slow down.…

Jan

15

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Slow Down

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

In SAFe, there's an IP Iteration -- the last Iteration in a Planning Interval (PI). This is where, among other things, we focus on Innovation... and Planning for the next PI. It has a "Slow Down" effect... a needed "Oasis" between long Planning Intervals. After the 2-day Punta Fuego trip, there is an upcoming three-day long trip ahead of us. We needed an “Oasis” between these long trips. We had to slow down. So, we had the following "Oasis": At BGC: At Greenbelt, Makati: Key Idea: Slow down... delight in the things you can see only when you slow down.…

Jan

14

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Slow Down

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

In SAFe, there's an IP Iteration -- the last Iteration in a Planning Interval (PI). This is where, among other things, we focus on Innovation... and Planning for the next PI. It has a "Slow Down" effect... a needed "Oasis" between long Planning Intervals. After the 2-day Punta Fuego trip, there is an upcoming three-day long trip ahead of us. We needed an “Oasis” between these long trips. We had to slow down. So, we had the following "Oasis": At BGC: At Greenbelt, Makati: Key Idea: Slow down... delight in the things you can see only when you slow down.…

Jan

13

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Measure and Visualize the Trend of “Actual over Planned” Ratio

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

There is a topic my new book, "SAFe (6.0) Is Like ...", titled "Measure Actual Versus Planned" . It tackles the fact that a lot of us measure planned velocity and actual velocity; however, a lot of us stop short. Too short. We forget to apply Statistical Control to our Processes. Statistics is the study of numerical information, called data. Planned velocity and Actual velocity are just data. However, when we use these information as part of a "large mirror", it shows us if our processes are in-control or out-of-control. So... don't stop at Planned velocity and Actual velocity data...…

Jan

12

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Measure and Visualize the Trend of “Actual over Planned” Ratio

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

There is a topic my new book, "SAFe (6.0) Is Like ...", titled "Measure Actual Versus Planned" . It tackles the fact that a lot of us measure planned velocity and actual velocity; however, a lot of us stop short. Too short. We forget to apply Statistical Control to our Processes. Statistics is the study of numerical information, called data. Planned velocity and Actual velocity are just data. However, when we use these information as part of a "large mirror", it shows us if our processes are in-control or out-of-control. So... don't stop at Planned velocity and Actual velocity data...…

Jan

11

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Measure and Visualize the Trend of “Actual over Planned” Ratio

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

There is a topic my new book, "SAFe (6.0) Is Like ...", titled "Measure Actual Versus Planned" . It tackles the fact that a lot of us measure planned velocity and actual velocity; however, a lot of us stop short. Too short. We forget to apply Statistical Control to our Processes. Statistics is the study of numerical information, called data. Planned velocity and Actual velocity are just data. However, when we use these information as part of a "large mirror", it shows us if our processes are in-control or out-of-control. So... don't stop at Planned velocity and Actual velocity data...…

Jan

10

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Measure and Visualize the Trend of “Actual over Planned” Ratio

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

There is a topic my new book, "SAFe (6.0) Is Like ...", titled "Measure Actual Versus Planned" . It tackles the fact that a lot of us measure planned velocity and actual velocity; however, a lot of us stop short. Too short. We forget to apply Statistical Control to our Processes. Statistics is the study of numerical information, called data. Planned velocity and Actual velocity are just data. However, when we use these information as part of a "large mirror", it shows us if our processes are in-control or out-of-control. So... don't stop at Planned velocity and Actual velocity data...…

Jan

09

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Fast Short Strides

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

Make ‘em short strides… and make ‘em fast… Foot in the air does not move you forward… only when foot has landed on the ground. Short strides keep air-time shorter than long strides. In SAFe, think of air-time as WIP (Work in Process). Keep WIP to a minimum by applying WIP Limit. And start finishing … fast. Think of ‘Foot has landed on the ground’ as ‘Value delivered’ … Kublai Khan, whilst trying to conquer China, said: ‘there is no value of anything until it is finished’ He must complete what he has begun… conquer China… only then when his…

Jan

08

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Jan

07

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Jan

06

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Jan

03

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Jan

02

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Jan

01

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Dec

31

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Capacity Is Fixed

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

Maersk. Every time that I see a Maersk container on the road… I get reminded the Agile concept of fixed capacity. The cost of the container is also fixed. A business person may ‘buy’ a fixed-capacity Maersk container at a fixed-price. The business person may fill up the container with anything as long as it is legal… The content of the container is listed on the manifest. The business person picks one of the fixed set of shipment dates. The shipping company maintains a cadenced schedule to allow business people to plan as to when to ship their valuables. Sounds…

Dec

30

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Capacity Is Fixed

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

Maersk. Every time that I see a Maersk container on the road… I get reminded the Agile concept of fixed capacity. The cost of the container is also fixed. A business person may ‘buy’ a fixed-capacity Maersk container at a fixed-price. The business person may fill up the container with anything as long as it is legal… The content of the container is listed on the manifest. The business person picks one of the fixed set of shipment dates. The shipping company maintains a cadenced schedule to allow business people to plan as to when to ship their valuables. Sounds…

Dec

29

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Capacity Is Fixed

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

Maersk. Every time that I see a Maersk container on the road… I get reminded the Agile concept of fixed capacity. The cost of the container is also fixed. A business person may ‘buy’ a fixed-capacity Maersk container at a fixed-price. The business person may fill up the container with anything as long as it is legal… The content of the container is listed on the manifest. The business person picks one of the fixed set of shipment dates. The shipping company maintains a cadenced schedule to allow business people to plan as to when to ship their valuables. Sounds…

Dec

28

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Achieve With Smallest Steps — Apply Kaizen Anywhere, Anytime, and Everyday

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step -- Chinese proverb Small is beautiful! Small is not intimidating. For example, a Feature, once it is decomposed into small stories (i.e., 1 or 2 points in size... maximum 3 points) it is no longer intimidating.... specially if the stories are all 1 point in size! A 1 point story -- the smallest size -- is singular in nature... and the vision (intent) of the story is clear, easy to understand, it is not complex, and it is not ambiguous. A small thing is easy to start and finished…

Dec

27

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Achieve With Smallest Steps — Apply Kaizen Anywhere, Anytime, and Everyday

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step -- Chinese proverb Small is beautiful! Small is not intimidating. For example, a Feature, once it is decomposed into small stories (i.e., 1 or 2 points in size... maximum 3 points) it is no longer intimidating.... specially if the stories are all 1 point in size! A 1 point story -- the smallest size -- is singular in nature... and the vision (intent) of the story is clear, easy to understand, it is not complex, and it is not ambiguous. A small thing is easy to start and finished…

Dec

23

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Is Your Agile Team and Agile Release Train (ART) Like This Race-Car?

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

I was at the mall and saw this race-car... I then sent these pictures I've taken (shown here) to my fellow founding partners at Applied Lean Agile ... and Steve responded back to my text with this: "Built for performance! Tuned for Efficiency! Engineered for Speed! -- How can we orient our Teams like this? With Quality Built-in to what they do?" Impressive thought! Is Your Agile Team and Agile Release Train (ART) Like This Race Car? Is your SAFe Lean Agile Team and ART Built for Performance, Tuned for Efficiency, and Engineered for Speed?! If not... then how can…

Dec

22

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Achieve With Smallest Steps — Apply Kaizen Anywhere, Anytime, and Everyday

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step -- Chinese proverb Small is beautiful! Small is not intimidating. For example, a Feature, once it is decomposed into small stories (i.e., 1 or 2 points in size... maximum 3 points) it is no longer intimidating.... specially if the stories are all 1 point in size! A 1 point story -- the smallest size -- is singular in nature... and the vision (intent) of the story is clear, easy to understand, it is not complex, and it is not ambiguous. A small thing is easy to start and finished…

Dec

21

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Achieve With Smallest Steps — Apply Kaizen Anywhere, Anytime, and Everyday

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step -- Chinese proverb Small is beautiful! Small is not intimidating. For example, a Feature, once it is decomposed into small stories (i.e., 1 or 2 points in size... maximum 3 points) it is no longer intimidating.... specially if the stories are all 1 point in size! A 1 point story -- the smallest size -- is singular in nature... and the vision (intent) of the story is clear, easy to understand, it is not complex, and it is not ambiguous. A small thing is easy to start and finished…

Dec

17

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Is Your Agile Team and Agile Release Train (ART) Like This Race-Car?

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

I was at the mall and saw this race-car... I then sent these pictures I've taken (shown here) to my fellow founding partners at Applied Lean Agile ... and Steve responded back to my text with this: "Built for performance! Tuned for Efficiency! Engineered for Speed! -- How can we orient our Teams like this? With Quality Built-in to what they do?" Impressive thought! Is Your Agile Team and Agile Release Train (ART) Like This Race Car? Is your SAFe Lean Agile Team and ART Built for Performance, Tuned for Efficiency, and Engineered for Speed?! If not... then how can…

Dec

16

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Dec

15

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Fractals

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…

Nature reveals perfect fractals. Take, for example, a rose flower. A rose flower’s petals reveal recursive patterns, the smaller parts mirroring the larger parts and vice-versa … one petal is a fractal smaller or larger scale of the other. Fractals are everywhere in SAFe. Take the ART, for example. The ART is a larger fractal scale of the Agile Team. Both are self-organizing and self-managing entities but in different scales. Another example: the RTE role is a larger fractal scale of the SAFe Scrum Master Role. And many more! Try to find these. Once you know one thing, its larger…

Dec

14

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Capacity Is Fixed

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

Maersk. Every time that I see a Maersk container on the road… I get reminded the Agile concept of fixed capacity. The cost of the container is also fixed. A business person may ‘buy’ a fixed-capacity Maersk container at a fixed-price. The business person may fill up the container with anything as long as it is legal… The content of the container is listed on the manifest. The business person picks one of the fixed set of shipment dates. The shipping company maintains a cadenced schedule to allow business people to plan as to when to ship their valuables. Sounds…

Dec

13

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Capacity Is Fixed

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

Maersk. Every time that I see a Maersk container on the road… I get reminded the Agile concept of fixed capacity. The cost of the container is also fixed. A business person may ‘buy’ a fixed-capacity Maersk container at a fixed-price. The business person may fill up the container with anything as long as it is legal… The content of the container is listed on the manifest. The business person picks one of the fixed set of shipment dates. The shipping company maintains a cadenced schedule to allow business people to plan as to when to ship their valuables. Sounds…

Dec

12

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Achieve With Smallest Steps — Apply Kaizen Anywhere, Anytime, and Everyday

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step -- Chinese proverb Small is beautiful! Small is not intimidating. For example, a Feature, once it is decomposed into small stories (i.e., 1 or 2 points in size... maximum 3 points) it is no longer intimidating.... specially if the stories are all 1 point in size! A 1 point story -- the smallest size -- is singular in nature... and the vision (intent) of the story is clear, easy to understand, it is not complex, and it is not ambiguous. A small thing is easy to start and finished…

Dec

11

2023

By Clarence Galapon

Measure and Visualize the Trend of “Actual over Planned” Ratio

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe 6.o Practice, SAFe Is Like…, Travel

There is a topic my new book, "SAFe (6.0) Is Like ...", titled "Measure Actual Versus Planned" . It tackles the fact that a lot of us measure planned velocity and actual velocity; however, a lot of us stop short. Too short. We forget to apply Statistical Control to our Processes. Statistics is the study of numerical information, called data. Planned velocity and Actual velocity are just data. However, when we use these information as part of a "large mirror", it shows us if our processes are in-control or out-of-control. So... don't stop at Planned velocity and Actual velocity data...…