SAFe Values and Principles

The original is at http://www.scaledagileframework.com/safe-core-values/ and http://www.scaledagileframework.com/safe-lean-agile-principles/ and is best read there. Following list is maintained for my convenience.

Note that SAFe was developed to aid with agile at scale. The values and principles that you see here are valid no mater what scale of implementation you are doing.

Values

Alignment

Built-in Quality

Transparency

Program Execution

Principles

Take the Economic View

Apply Systems Thinking

Assume Variability; Preserve Options

Build Incrementally with Fast, Integrated Learning Cycles

Base Milestones on Object Evaluation of Working Systems

Visualize and Limit WIP (work-in-progress), Reduce Batch Size, and Manage Queue Lengths

Apply Cadence, Synchronize with Cross-Domain Planning

Unlock the Intrinsic Motivation of Knowledge Workers

De-Centralize Decision Making

~~LINKBACK~~ ~~DISCUSSION~~