This month, we are excited to share another valuable addition from our SAFe community. The brand new whitepaper: Leading Change Beyond Kotter in an Agile Transformation, authored by Julia Herborn, Stephan Kahl, and Bernd Rumscheid. This whitepaper is an important addition to the SAFe knowledge base, providing specific guidance for navigating organizational change in pursuit of Lean-Agile ways of working. In this blog post, the authors summarize some of the critical topics covered. Thank you, Julia, Stephan, and Bernd, for
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Updated AI-Empowered SAFe Assessment Workshop Now Live
Today, we’re excited to announce the release of the updated AI-Empowered SAFe Assessment Workshop, designed to help organizations measure what truly matters and accelerate meaningful progress in their SAFe transformations. The latest updates reflect the evolution of the Framework, including refreshed imagery and alignment to the five SAFe Disciplines. The workshop materials and assessments are available to all certified SAFe Studio members. The workshop can be downloaded here, and a spreadsheet version of the assessments is available in the Measure
The Role of the RTE: From Facilitator to Flow Champion
by Glenn Smith, Tim Jackson and Gez Smith This month, we are excited to share another valuable addition from our SAFe community. The Release Train Engineer Handbook is a book that was not only created by 3 experts in SAFe who are sharing their valuable experiences insights. The authors also interviewed RTEs from across the globe, sharing their experiences too. Check out what Glenn, Tim, and Gez have to share below. Thank you to all those who participated in bringing
New Executive Guide: Modernizing Hardware Product Development with SAFe
Organizations that develop physical products—from automobiles and aerospace platforms to medical devices—operate in an era of extreme complexity and accelerating change. With trillions of dollars in revenue tied to hardware-based innovation, the pressure on engineering leaders is immense: deliver faster, reduce costs, and make customers happier. But traditional hardware product development is often a long, document-driven process. Months or years can pass before concepts are verified and validated by customers, often resulting in expensive rework and missed market opportunities. That’s
Connecting SAFe Competencies to Achieve Strategy Agility
Connecting SAFe Competencies Series Over the past year, SAFe has evolved to sharpen its focus on solving business problems by empowering organizations and individuals to develop specific competencies. While achieving mastery in a single competency is crucial for addressing particular challenges, it is through the deliberate connection of multiple competencies that true value is unlocked. In this blog and future posts, I will explore some of these critical connections that exist between competencies. I look forward to hearing from you
Unlocking Cross-Company Flow with Lean-Agile Procurement: New SAFe Competency and Whitepaper
By Mirko Kleiner, Thought Leader & President LAP Alliance Mirko Kleiner is a thought leader in Lean-Agile Procurement, a keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, and LAP Alliance President. Established in 2018, the Lean Agile Procurement (LAP) Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that currently disrupts procurement and supply. The LAP Alliance is also a Certification Body and offers in-person and online coaching and training. In this guest blog, Mirko shares the Lean Agile Procurement SAFe competency and a new whitepaper. — Andrew
The Updated Advanced SPC Course: Completing the Story
We’re excited to introduce the updated Advanced SAFe Practice Consultant (ASPC) course. This class is designed for experienced SPCs who want to elevate their transformation skills, helping organizations not only initiate change but also sustain and grow it. For course details, including videos from ASPC students sharing their experiences, and to find an upcoming class, visit the Advanced SAFe Practice Consultant page. When we first introduced the Advanced SPC in February 2025, we knew it tackled the biggest challenges facing our
Expanding the Large Solution Integration and Delivery Discipline of SAFe
We are thrilled to announce the launch of three essential new resources designed to enhance the capability of organizations building the world’s most sophisticated systems: The Roadmapping Large Solutions Competency, the accompanying Large Solution Roadmapping Workshop, and the Lean Systems Engineering Competency. These offerings significantly expand our guidance in the Large Solution Integration and Delivery (LSID) discipline. LSID describes how to apply SAFe principles and practices to the specification, development, and operation of the world’s largest, most complex systems, including
Unlocking Value in Your Context: Announcing the New Customizing SAFe Article
One of the most common—and most critical—questions we hear from enterprise leaders and change agents is “How do I adapt SAFe to my organization’s unique context?” Every organization is different. It faces distinct market pressures, unique regulatory and compliance requirements, and operates within a deeply embedded culture. It’s only natural, and indeed necessary, to look for ways to tailor the Framework to fit its specific realities. Indeed SAFe is Framework for this very reason, to be adaptable rather than prescriptive.
How Connecting SAFe Competencies Accelerates Value Realization
Connecting SAFe Competencies Blog Series Over the past year, SAFe has evolved to sharpen its focus on solving business problems by empowering organizations and individuals to develop specific competencies. While achieving mastery in a single competency is crucial for addressing particular challenges, it is through the deliberate connection of multiple competencies that true value is unlocked. In this blog and future posts, I will explore some of these critical connections that exist between competencies. I look forward to hearing from