This document discusses how to address scaling agile needs on JIRA using SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework). It introduces cPrime as a SAFe and Agile training partner. It provides an overview of SAFe concepts like portfolio, program and team levels. It describes how business and architectural epics flow through the system from identification to implementation. It shows how epics can be allocated to Agile release trains and decomposed into features. Finally, it discusses investment themes and some JIRA addons for supporting SAFe.
2. Who is cPrime?
• Gold SAFeTM Partner
• Atlassian Platinum Expert Partner
• Scrum Alliance & PMI REP
• VersionOne Premier Partner
• Largest Agile Training Provider in US
• Focused on Agile Transformations for large
Enterprises
• Provide Agile Software & Consulting
Services
3. Who Are You?
How would you rate your knowledge of the
Scaled Agile Framework® on a scale of 1-5?
(5 Being extremely knowledgeable)
4. Who Are You?
How would you rate your knowledge of
JIRA on a scale of 1-5?
(5 Being extremely knowledgeable)
5. After the webinar…
We will send directions to collect the PDU you will earn
from attending this webinar
We will also send a links to the recorded webinar and
presentation slides once they are posted online
For more information, visit www.cprime.com
6. Today’s Presenter
Zubin’s education includes a B.S from USC, and a joint Masters'
from Columbia & UC Berkeley. He started his professional career as
an Analyst at Deloitte and quickly worked his way up to a Senior
Consultant before becoming the youngest Director at a large
Communication company. After a successful tenure, he moved to
the Bay Area to become a co-founder and CEO of cPrime..
Throughout Zubin's career he has been involved in large scale
multi-million dollar Projects on engagements as large as 400
people. Engaging with clients such as, AT&T, Ericsson, Oracle,
SAP, Disney, Macys, Visa, Sony, and Wells Fargo.
cPrime has been ranked Top 50 Private fastest growing
companies in the Bay Area 5 years in a row and is the largest
Agile Training company in the United States. cPrime is a full service
consultancy focused on Agile Transformation and Project Delivery
and has built a successful practice delivering solutions for the
biggest names in Silicon Valley and across the country.
Zubin Irani, CEO, MBA, CSM, PMP, ITIL
7. What we will cover today
• An introduction to some of the SAFe® Portfolio concepts
• An example of how you can setup JIRA Agile to support
the SAFe® levels (Portfolio, Program, Team)
• Note: There are multiple ways this can be done, we are
showing one example, but we have a number of other
solutions which we’ve implemented for Clients
• We will spend most of our time in Portfolio & Program levels
• Given the high-attendance, we have made some basic
assumptions that folks are familiar with the basics of
SAFe® and JIRA, but we will briefly review those
8. A Few Logistics
• Large-group, limited interaction and primarily one-way
• Other online training, tailored demo’s, and public or private
training options are more personalized and interactive if you
want those
• Questions can be addressed to me (Presenter) or our
Moderator
• Will try to address themes and patterns of questions where
appropriate
• Other feedback collected will be used for future blog posts,
updates or input for future iterations of this presentation
• Given the high-attendance, we may not get to your
question during the webinar
• We will do our best to answer those questions after the
webinar
10. Two Types of SAFe Epics
Business Epics:
• Large chunks of scope
• Customer-facing initiatives
• Realize business benefits
• Maintained in the Portfolio Backlog
Architectural Epics:
• Large chunks of scope
• Technology initiatives
• Realize technological change
– performance and scalability
– infrastructure obsolescence
– integration
• Maintained in the Portfolio Backlog
11. Business Epic Workflow
Decision Points:
• Validation of epic with a lightweight business case
• Research & Analysis
• Decision to go/no-go
Process:
• Kanban
12. Business Epic Workflow
Funnel:
• Identification of Business Epics takes place
• Ideas are captured / discussed
• No cost or value is assigned
• Epics stated in any format
– “Single sign on across all products”
Backlog:
• Queue of work that warrants further exploration
• WIP Limits pace resources
• Epic Owner is assigned to carry the scope through the
system
– rough sizing of effort
– estimated potential / value
13. Business Epic Workflow
Analysis:
• Research & Analysis prior to implementation
• Effort & Economic Impact are further defined
– WSJF Prioritization
– Decision Matrix
• Lightweight Business Case Developed
– Decision to go/no-go
Implementation:
• Business Epic has been approved
• Awaits space to schedule to a release train
• Epic can be further broken down to decentralize
– Split epics
15. Epic Implementation Granted
Allocate Epic to Release Train:
• Epic passes analysis queue
• Ownership transferred to Program Level
– Decentralized planning
– Epic decomposed into features
• Program backlog queue of features
– WIP limits dictate capacity of the teams
16. Agile Release Trains
Program Team:
• 50-125 people
– Teams of Agile teams
• Dedicated to consistent development flow
– Value / Investment theme focus
– Release in sync on a fixed cadence
PSI’s:
• ~8-12 week increments
• Ongoing Frequency & Sequencing
– Define
– Build
– Test
– Deliver
• Scope is variable
17. Investment Themes
A more holistic view:
• Visualize your strategic intent
– Portfolio backlog of initiatives
• Investment themes are a capacity allocation
– Budgeting
– Resource Planning
18. Add-ons
Some of the addons you saw today:
• Structure
• LinksHierarchy
• Gantt Chart
• Folio
Others we like:
• Roadmaps for JIRA
• Burnup/Program Gadget
Contact us for more information about addons or licenses
purchases or trials atlassian@cprime.com