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May
27
2023
By Clarence Galapon
One-Time-Offer – Worldwide!!!

One-Time-Offer – Worldwide!!!

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Uncategorized
Greetings! I just want to let you know about this great, world-wide, opportunity for you and your colleagues. I made two of my SAFe classes to have One-Time-Offer (OTO) attached to each: Great Price, Great Gift, Great Value! These select classes with attached OTO -- and both are guaranteed to run -- are below: One-Time Offer (OTO) SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)  6.0 -- Jul 1-2, 2023. Click here for more information and registration. One-Time Offer (OTO) SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)  6.0 -- Jul 15-16, 2023. Click here for more information and registration. You may also use ScaledAgile.com's Training Calendar (yes, all my classes - including the two…
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May
12
2023
By Clarence Galapon
Release on Demand

Release on Demand

Announcement, New Book, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Uncategorized
Release when it makes sense… to the marketplace. Otherwise, something not cool will happen … just like this traffic jam … occurred May 10, 2023 around 8:30 pm ET… just under a mile from our place. Someone decided to do roadwork during rush hour! The ‘demand’ for such roadwork was not during that time! Hence the heavy traffic due to wrong timing. In SAFe, timing of your release to the marketplace must consider market rhythm and market events… to avoid negative outcome … like that May 10 traffic. So … consider market rhythms and market events aa you plan your…
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Apr
20
2023
By Clarence Galapon
The Anatomy Of Peace

The Anatomy Of Peace

Announcement, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Uncategorized
A leader should spend far more time helping things go right than dealing with things that are going wrong — The Anatomy Of Peace Avoid ideological / personal conflict! How? One of the many ways is to master proven conflict resolution techniques. One of these is by having a form of a ‘Working Agreement’ that everyone is expected to abide by. Do you have a ‘Working Agreement’ by and for your team? If none, then create one with your team! Can you imagine a gun range without a ‘Working Agreement’ with its members?
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Apr
19
2023
By Clarence Galapon
Misplaced Rule Decelerates Flow… And Creates Waste

Misplaced Rule Decelerates Flow… And Creates Waste

Announcement, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Uncategorized
Every time I am at this intersection, about to turn right, I find myself waiting for nothing… no cars incoming from the other direction. My car is just idling for nothing. This sign — NO TURN ON RED — decelerates flow on my side… and ‘Waiting’ for nothing is a waste. No Turn On Red   This sign is not needed here… from my practical and experiential point of view. SAFe puts ‘Lean Thinking’ on Center Stage so we may start seeing wastes (in this case, 'waiting' is waste) … and start remediating antiquated policies, practices, and rules to accelerate…
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Apr
18
2023
By Clarence Galapon
Capacity Allocation Like Pizza Pie…

Capacity Allocation Like Pizza Pie…

Announcement, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Uncategorized
We always have our pizza pie double sliced… that is our historical and proven apportionment for my family. Small slices yield least waste: you pull the next slice according to need. We employ the buffet rule: ‘Take but eat all you take’. April 15, 2023: Garden Vegetable 17-inch Pizza apportioned in sixteen slices!   In SAFe … apportionment of the Agile Teams’ and ART capacity is also happening… we call this ‘happening’, ‘Capacity Allocation’. Allocate and pull according to need. Prioritized need — doing the right thing at the right time. If you do not need a big slice now,…
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Apr
17
2023
By Clarence Galapon
We Could All Use The Parable Of The Sower

We Could All Use The Parable Of The Sower

Announcement, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Uncategorized
As coaches, teachers, and trainers, we could all use the parable of the Sower. We are like the Sower... we have good seeds to scatter... these seeds will fall on various types of soil. Where: Seed is the Training we provide (i.e., SAFe PO/PM) Scatter is when we provide the Training Types of soil are the various types of mindsets (the set) and environments (the setting) our students have. Some will be receptive to the Lean and Agile Way of Working -- these are the students who will grow to give; the rest will not be as receptive -- they…
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Apr
09
2023
By Clarence Galapon
Accelerate Flow — Reduce Queue Length

Accelerate Flow — Reduce Queue Length

Announcement, SAFe 6.0, SAFe Is Like…, Uncategorized
Suppose you are in line to order a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Suppose someone ahead of you placed an order for 10 cups of Cafe' Mocha. Suppose there is only one barista, and can only do one cup of Cafe' Mocha per minute. What do you think will happen overtime? Two things will happen. A long wait time will happen for the in-line customers.  10 cups divided by 1 cup per minute = 10 minutes wait time for the next immediate customer! This is Little's Law. A long queue could also ensue if one customer per minute enters the…
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Apr
03
2023
By Clarence Galapon
Accelerate Flow–Reduce Handoff

Accelerate Flow–Reduce Handoff

Announcement, SAFe 6.0, Uncategorized
Tarzan swings alone from one vine to another. He is fast going from point a to point b. Michael Phelps swims alone...he is also fast! He is fast going from point a to point b. What if there were a relay race? Suppose, Tarzan will hand off the baton to a less experienced person... collectively, Tarzan and the other person in relay (baton passing), going from point a to point b ... this will take longer...compared to Tarzan doing this alone (individual race). Likewise for Michael Phelps if he were in a relay race. Likewise for 'The Factory'... the fewer…
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Apr
02
2023
By Clarence Galapon
Flow Thinking

Flow Thinking

Announcement, SAFe 6.0, Uncategorized
Flow Thinking is a mindset…just like Lean Thinking is a mindset. Flow is specially important to Business Agility. Therefore, always measure flow, otherwise it cannot be improved. Continuous improvement of flow is also a mindset. Business Agility is determined by three measures: flow, outcome and competency. Lackluster results on these three measures means that the organization’s Business Agility is lackluster. These three measures also apply to Teams, ARTs, Solution Trains. Example, for Team Agility: measure the team’s Flow, Team’s Outcome, Team’s ‘Team and Technical Agility’ competency.  There are four competencies that critical to establishing flow: Team and Technical Agility, for…
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Jan
29
2023
By Clarence Galapon
Vision: All About Being Efficient and Effective

Vision: All About Being Efficient and Effective

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Every day, I read the Vision of this blog space, Lean Agile Guru (LeanAgileGuru.com). I have this Vision posted on my office wall. Every day, I get reminded of our Vision as we continue to deliver value to our readers. The “Vision” is our first blog post. It is apropos to be the first blog post because it lays out what this blog space is all about… and it is a guiding light (a North Star if you will) for us as we embark on this wonderful journey … into the world of efficiency and effectiveness. Tip for you, dear…
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Oct
17
2022
By Clarence Galapon
SAFe Is Like …

SAFe Is Like …

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October 15, 2022 Greetings! Great news! My new book, "SAFe Is Like … ", is now published, and the Paperback Version is now available for purchase on Amazon.com. Kindle Version is also now available for purchase on Amazon.com What's inside? Check it out for yourself: please get the "Sampler eBook Version"  of this book; it has a lot of ideas from the full version of the book -- and it is a FREE download!    I wrote this book to help narrow down the gap between knowing and understanding SAFe®. Do you want to understand SAFe by looking at it from…
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Mar
24
2020
By Clarence Galapon

PI Objective — Demystified Part II

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PI Objectives are found at the team level and at the program level. Of course, these cascade up to fulfill objectives at the portfolio level and enterprise level. Here, we focus on PI Objectives at the team and program levels. Simply put, team PI Objectives are key outputs of the PI Planning session. These are brief summaries — expressed in business terms — of what the team is prepared to commit to in the upcoming PI (i.e. the next three months of work). Many of the objectives will be features from the backlog (the ones brought forth to PI planning)…
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Apr
27
2019
By Clarence Galapon
SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) 4.6 June 8-9, 2019

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) 4.6 June 8-9, 2019

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Lean Agile Guru will be teaching a weekend Private class on SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) 4.6 on June 8 to 9, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Learn more about this event... SAFe Release Train Engineer 4.6Download Register Now Experience high-energy, fun, engaging, and insightful training, PLUS the following two bonus items: free post-training workshop and consulting -- a unique and priceless value-add set only from the Lean Agile Guru. Let's have a great "weekend retreat" full of learning and meaningful conversations together! Enrolment starts April 27, 2019 at 11:30 PM EST. Super Early bird pricing (save $300) ends…
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Mar
31
2019
By Clarence Galapon
Leading SAFe (SAFe Agilist) May 18-19, 2019

Leading SAFe (SAFe Agilist) May 18-19, 2019

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Lean Agile Guru will be teaching a weekend class on Leading SAFe (SAFe Agilist) 4.6 on May 18 to 19, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Learn more about this event... Learn more about Leading SAFe 4.6Download Register Now Experience high-energy, fun, engaging, and insightful training, PLUS the following two bonus items: free post-training workshop and consulting -- a unique and priceless value-add set only from the Lean Agile Guru. Let's have a great "weekend retreat" full of learning and meaningful conversations together! Enrolment starts April 1, 2019 at 12:00 AM EST. Early bird pricing (save $100) ends April 16,…
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Dec
05
2018
By Clarence Galapon
Transformational Coaching: What Moves a Person to Change. Part VII

Transformational Coaching: What Moves a Person to Change. Part VII

transformational coaching, Uncategorized
Certainty. If a person feels uncertain of where the change is going... they feel threatened...they will not move forward ... avoidance-response occurs. However, if there is certainty associated with the move, the person will move forward; approach-response occurs. As a transformational coach, emphasizing certainty and lessening the threat of uncertainty could help the coachee to have forward-response instead of avoidance-response. Clearly defined goal ... is an example of certainty... whilst poorly defined goal is an example of uncertainty. The brain craves for certainty... even if the perceived certainty is an illusion. To be continued.
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Nov
30
2018
By Clarence Galapon
Transformational Coaching: What Moves a Person to Change. Part II

Transformational Coaching: What Moves a Person to Change. Part II

burning platform, coaching, tipping point, Transformation, transformational coaching, Uncategorized
SAFe uses burning platform as a a visual / mental image of a catalyst for change... the 'tipping point' as SAFe and a lot of folks call it. 'Tipping point' causes one to change ... once reached, stubbornness of sticking to status quo softens... the road to transformation starts... transformational coaching begins! To be continued.
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Nov
04
2018
By Clarence Galapon
Transformation is Beautiful But Hard to Do

Transformation is Beautiful But Hard to Do

bicycle, reverse bicycle, Uncategorized
This is very true! For one, the thing that you want transformed has in itself ingrained already , hard wired into you, the system, the enterprise. Sort of a 'Muscle memory'... ingrained thoughts, action, language and habits that get triggered automatically, a reflex if you will. Take 'Tae Kwon Do' for example. They -- the students and practitioners -- do the same movement over and over again until it becomes second nature... handy in combat situations wherein decisive action is needed in a split second ... automatic reflex is needed. Once ingrained, it is hard to unlearn. Same is true…
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