ADM Scaling Agile Frameworks Flashcards
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What is the 'Spotify model' in the context of scaling agile?
Answer: An organizational structure using squads, tribes, chapters, and guilds to balance autonomy with alignment
Developed at Spotify, this model organizes cross-functional squads (teams) into tribes (larger groups), with chapters (skill communities) and guilds (interest communities) for knowledge sharing.
What is a Community of Practice (CoP) and why is it important when scaling agile?
Answer: A voluntary group of practitioners sharing knowledge across teams to maintain consistency and learning
CoPs enable practitioners across scaled organizations to share experiences, align on standards, and continuously improve skills without creating top-down mandates.
What is the role of the Chief Product Owner (CPO) in LeSS?
Answer: Coordinate product ownership across multiple teams, maintaining one prioritized product backlog
In LeSS Huge, the Chief Product Owner owns the overall product direction, coordinates area product owners, and ensures the single product backlog remains aligned to strategy.
What is a 'value stream' in SAFe, and why does it matter for delivery managers?
Answer: The sequence of steps an organization uses to build and deliver a solution that provides value to customers
Value streams in SAFe identify the people, systems, and flow of information needed to continuously deliver value, helping delivery managers align teams to actual business outcomes.
What do Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) practices primarily focus on?
Answer: Aligning strategy with execution through portfolio-level governance, funding, and agile portfolio operations
LPM connects business strategy to execution by governing the portfolio with lean principles, applying participatory budgeting, and ensuring the portfolio delivers strategic value.
What is the most common challenge delivery managers face when scaling agile across multiple teams?
Answer: Maintaining team agility and autonomy while ensuring coordination and alignment across teams
Scaling agile introduces tension between team-level autonomy (essential for agility) and the coordination needed for coherent, aligned delivery across many interdependent teams.