SAFe 4.0 and CMMI Deliver Hardened Large-Scale Agile

It is well-known but often denied that Agile and the CMMI, like peanut butter and jelly, are better together. The Scaled Agile Framework Enterprise 4.0 (SAFe) is a framework for adopting Lean-Agile development practices at scale. SAFe advertises that it integrates Lean and Agile development and systems engineering practices in a single package. The combination of Agile, Scrum, Lean and Kanban are core practices of SAFe. The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) provides a framework of best practices that supports dependability, repeatability and when coupled with the correct techniques, agility.

SAFe 4.0 and CMMI Deliver Hardened Large Scale Agile demonstrates how the combination of SAFe 4 and CMMI provides a mechanism not only to adopt Agile but to scale and harden Agile from team to the program without becoming un-Agile.

Mr. Cagley is DCG's Vice President of Consulting. Tom leads DCG's Agile, Software Estimation and Measurement practices. He is experienced in transforming complex organization based on culturally relevant practices ranging from Agile, Lean or CMMI. His wide range of experience in the estimation space ranges from participating in the development and support commercial products to aiding clients in the development internal proprietary tools is a unique qualification in the market. He is also highly experienced in counting and using function points (IFPUG 4.3) and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) as vice president and is a Past President IFPUG.