Lean-Agile Leadership and Culture Flashcards
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What are the 'Five Dysfunctions of a Team' that SAFe-aligned leaders work to address?
Answer: Absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results
Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions model — no trust, conflict avoidance, lack of commitment, no accountability, poor results — is foundational to SAFe team dynamics.
What is the purpose of a 'Kaizen' event in SAFe?
Answer: A focused, time-boxed improvement event where teams identify and eliminate a specific source of waste or inefficiency
A Kaizen event is a rapid improvement workshop — typically 2–5 days — where a team intensively analyzes and improves a specific process or problem area.
In SAFe, what is 'Value Stream Mapping' used for?
Answer: Visualizing the current state of value flow to identify waste, delays, and improvement opportunities
Value Stream Mapping visualizes the end-to-end flow of value — from customer request to delivery — exposing delays, handoffs, and non-value-adding steps.
What is 'Flow' in the context of SAFe's Lean-Agile principles?
Answer: The continuous, smooth movement of value from concept to delivery without interruption or waste
Flow in SAFe means work items move continuously from backlog through development to delivery without queuing, rework, or waiting — optimizing for throughput.
What is the 'SAFe Implementation Roadmap' designed to help organizations do?
Answer: Guide the sequential steps for successfully launching and scaling a SAFe transformation
The SAFe Implementation Roadmap provides 12 steps — from reaching the tipping point to extending to the portfolio — guiding enterprises through a successful SAFe adoption.
What does 'Spanning Palette' refer to in SAFe?
Answer: Optional roles, artifacts, and practices that can be applied at multiple levels of SAFe based on organizational needs
The Spanning Palette in SAFe includes roles (e.g., System Architect, UX Designer) and artifacts that span multiple levels and are applied based on context and need.