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Welcome to our first open mentoring session on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®), designed to answer real-world questions from practitioners, leaders, and aspiring professionals. This is not a scripted lecture—it's a raw, interactive conversation focused on practical insights, industry scenarios, and your most pressing questions. 🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Session: ✅ Introduction to SAFe®: Why and how it was developed ✅ When SAFe® makes sense (and when it doesn’t) ✅ Can SAFe® be applied in startups? ✅ PI Planning vs. Scrum Release Planning – Key differences ✅ Handling change and deviation during PI execution ✅ Planning for defects, maintenance, and support work in SAFe® ✅ Understanding the role of the System Team in hardware contexts ✅ Enablers vs. Features – what they mean in SAFe® ✅ Prioritization in SAFe® using WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) ✅ SAFe® certifications explained – especially for Project Managers ✅ Career roadmap: Release Train Engineer, Program Manager, Lean Portfolio Manager ✅ Real-world PI Planning setup (with 150+ stakeholders) ✅ SAFe® events and how they differ from Scrum ceremonies ✅ Who participates in a PI Planning Meeting? 🔗 Explore More 🎥 SAFe® Video Playlist (50+ curated videos): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWcvFkRbuunnhXSEZ9Q2izeMY-XzJmBSR 📅 Upcoming SAFe® Training Sessions: https://www.izenbridge.com/scaling-agile/safe-agilist-certification-training/ 🧑💼 Connect with Saket on LinkedIn for updates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saketbansal 📍Chapters: 00:00 Welcome & Session Goals 01:40 How to Use SAFe® in a Startup 03:55 Solving Real Problems with SAFe® 06:00 Why Scaled Agile? A Contextual View 07:15 Release Planning vs. PI Planning 15:02 Handling Changes Mid-PI 19:30 Estimating Support & Defect Work 23:06 System Teams in Hardware-Software Context 27:30 Enablers vs. Features Explained 33:00 Prioritization Using WSJF 36:00 Certifications in SAFe® – Which One is Right? 42:00 Career Paths: RTE vs. LPM 45:00 SAFe® Portfolio & Value Stream Structure 56:00 Who Participates in PI Planning? 58:00 Wrap-up and Upcoming Events 📢 This session is part of our continuous mentoring effort to demystify Agile and SAFe® through practical, experience-driven discussions. Join our next session or drop your questions in the comments! #SAFe #ScaledAgile #SAFeAgilist #AgileCoaching #scaledagileframework #iZenBridge
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