UnSAFe at any speed

I first encountered the [Scaled Agile Framework for enterprise](https://scaledagileframework.com/), (from here-on referred to as SAFe) in 2014, when the large enterprise I was working for decided it was what was needed in order to ship solutions faster. (*Spoiler:* it wasn't, it didn't help in the slightest, it made us considerably slower, at considerable expense). I'll let you peruse their website at your leisure, but before you go, remember the tenets of the [Agile Manifesto](https://agilemanifesto.org/) (emphasis mine): - Individuals and interactions over *processes* and tools - Working software over comprehensive *documentation* - Customer collaboration over contract negotiation - Responding to change over *following a plan* Now look at this, the ***SAFe 6.0*** I-don't-even-know-what-to-call-it diagram:

All I see is prescriptive *processes*, *documentation* and *plans*. You don't "do" agile development by signing up for expensive certifications that basically allow you to continue to ship 4-times-a-year but call yourself an agile workplace when you're recruiting. You also won't fool *anyone* which half a clue during the recruitment process. Just one more example. This is grabbed from a PDF from [Accenture](https://sai2.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/delightful-downloads/2020/01/Key_Accenture_Learning_on_Scaled_and_Distributed_Agile_August-18-for-SAFe.pdf), who are [fully on-board with SAFe](https://scaledagile.com/case_study/accenture/), I suspect because: - Acronym - Includes the word Agile - You can get certified for it (at great expense) - It seems to make sense if you don't look at it too closely - It actually makes you go slower than before (more billable hour$) Ready? Here we go. This is how easy it is to "integrate" agile and waterfall:

So simple! It's super-cool that they like, don't have any interdependencies whatsoever! So clean!