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Ivar Jacobson International (IJI) and Dr. Alistair Cockburn | Humans and Technology Inc. are delighted to announce a partnership to describe and raise awareness for Hexagonal Architecture based on...
Agile is becoming widespread across industries, but its adoption in hardware development has been slower compared to software. Many companies have embarked on Agile journeys, but not all have...
Essence and its many use cases are becoming more widely adopted, and as a consequence its content is growing. Therefore, we have created a new website, Essify.com, which will eventually replace our...
Stories, or User Stories, are a common way to express each backlog item for a single team to complete within one Iteration or Sprint. Lots has been written over the years about how to write good...
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A single backlog of work shared by many people focuses and aligns their work towards the most important work items. In SAFe, an ART Backlog of Features is used to align...
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A single backlog of work shared by many people focuses and aligns their work towards the most important work items. In SAFe, an ART Backlog of Features is used to align...
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This page provides a summary and recap of the Webinar: Writing Better Epics in SAFe, that took place on the 11th July 2024. It contains a video replay for anyone who missed it plus a transcription of...
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We are leading an industry initiative to reframe the understanding and application of use cases and are looking to expand our network of training partners.
How do Epics get work done? How do they get work done in a manner that respects the Lean/Agile Principles and Values rather than replicating the old processes.
Considering Epic Approval
What should you be considering when approving Epics? The Epic needs to be considered within the context of the Portfolio rather than in isolation. What is that wider portfolio context?
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Free Scaled Agile Framework® Webinar Series! We’re excited to announce a new, completely free upcoming webinar series to help guide you on writing better Epics, Features, and User Stories in SAFe...
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A brief unifying paper to align the ideas within the two main industry use-case approaches. The paper acts as a foundation to reframe Use-Case modelling to support modern product development.
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If you are interested in the Value of Essence and Essence WorkBenchâ„¢ and how that technology can help teams optimize their development capability, then you are in the right place...
An exploration of the activities that an Epic Owner needs to perform to progress an Epic through it's lifecycle.
Example Alpha State Checklist to Track Progress
This article explains how to track progress of an Endeavor using the Essence standard and the key concept of Alphas.
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Use Cases - The Ultimate Guide …this guide describes how to apply use cases in an agile and scalable fashion. It builds on the current state of the art to present an evolution of the use-case...
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PI Planning is a core mechanic within SAFe; it’s one of the few things that SAFe does that is unique to it amongst all the other scaling frameworks. This series of...
PI Planning is a core mechanic within SAFe; it’s one of the few things that SAFe does that is unique to it amongst all the other scaling frameworks. This series of...
...and two incredible workshops, led by Ivar himself and Simon Girvan
A free MeetUp looking at how Essence brings extra value to The Flow System and other frameworks
PI Planning
PI Planning is a core mechanic within SAFe; it’s one of the few things that SAFe does that is unique to it amongst all the other scaling frameworks. This series of...
Agility depends too heavily on tacit knowledge, but the Unified Process is too encyclopaedic. The answer? Virtual mentors that learn along with their physical peers.
A free webinar exploring one of SAFe's most overlooked topics

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