Richard Knaster, SAFe Fellow and Principal Consultant at Scaled Agile, Inc., has more than 25 years’ experience in software development in roles ranging from developer to executive and has been involved in Agile for more than a decade. Prior to joining Scaled Agile, Inc., Richard worked at IBM, where his career spanned from product line management (PPM domain) and professional services to chief methodologist, Agile and Lean. Richard is a certified IBM Thought Leader and an Open Group Distinguished IT Specialist. He is also a certified SPC, PSM, Agile Certified Practitioner, PMP, and a contributor to the Disciplined Agile Delivery framework and PMI Portfolio/Program Management standards. He is a contributor to  SAFe® 4.5 Reference Guide (Addison-Wesley, 2018). Dean Leffingwell, creator of SAFe®, is widely recognized as the one of the world’s foremost authorities on Lean-Agile best practices. He is an author, serial entrepreneur, and software systems development methodologist. His two best-selling books,  Agile Software Requirements: Lean Requirements Practices for Teams, Programs, and the Enterprise (Addison-Wesley, 2011), and  Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises (Addison-Wesley, 2007), form much of the basis of modern thinking on Lean-Agile practices and principles.

• Preface ixAcknowledgments xvAbout the Authors xviiPart I: Competing in the Age of Software 1Chapter 1: Business Agility 3Chapter 2: Introduction to SAFe 11Chapter 3: Lean-Agile Mindset 25Chapter 4: SAFe Principles 39Part II: The Seven Core Competencies of the Lean Enterprise 63Chapter 5: Lean-Agile Leadership 65Chapter 6: Team and Technical Agility 75Chapter 7: Agile Product Delivery 89Chapter 8: Enterprise Solution Delivery 121Chapter 9: Lean Portfolio Management 143Chapter 10: Organizational Agility 167Chapter 11: Continuous Learning Culture 187Part III: Implementing SAFe, Measure and Grow 201Chapter 12: The Guiding Coalition 205Chapter 13: Designing the Implementation 215Chapter 14: Implementing Agile Release Trains 229Chapter 15: Launch More ARTs and Value Streams; Extending to the Portfolio 245Chapter 16: Measure, Grow, and Accelerate 253Glossary 267Index 279

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