Question 1

We've tried SAFe® before and rolled it back. What's different?

Accepted Answer

SAFe® fails when it gets installed as a process rather than activated as an operating model. The two most common reasons are launching ARTs without a real PI Objective and skipping Lean Portfolio Management. We diagnose which one you hit in the first two weeks.

Question 2

Do you only do SAFe®? What if we want a different scaling framework?

Accepted Answer

We're SAFe®-credentialed and framework-agnostic when the engagement is small enough that SAFe® is overkill. For 2 to 4 team contexts, we often recommend LeSS or Nexus. We will tell you when SAFe® is not the right answer.

Question 3

How is this different from Cprime, Eliassen, or Accenture?

Accepted Answer

We're small on purpose. The senior SPCTs are on the work, not on the brochure. A typical engagement runs 6 to 12 months with a 3 to 6 person pod, not a 30-person army.

Question 4

We have Jira / Azure DevOps / Rally. Do we need to change tools?

Accepted Answer

No. We configure your existing tool to support flow visualization, dependency tracking, and PI Planning. Tool changes only happen when the existing tool is materially blocking flow. That's rarer than the vendors claim.

Question 5

Can we run PI Planning remotely?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We've facilitated more than 200 remote PI Planning events across time zones. Miro or Mural with a structured facilitation script that compresses the typical two-day in-person event into a focused remote format.

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