Execution Management

Ensure that each Solution increment meets appropriate quality standards.

Built-in quality is a principle of the Agile Manifesto, a core principle of the Lean-Agile Mindset, and one of SAFe's core values. It helps avoid the cost of delays (CoDs) associated with recalls, rework, and fixing defects, and enables an enterprise to deliver new functionality with the shortest sustainable lead time. In this article SAFe dives into the five dimensions of built-in quality: flow and quality in architecture, code, system, and release systems.

Learn about the simple and elegant formula known as Little’s Law and apply it to a vast range of business management and team leadership scenarios.

Businesses have applied Little's law across their models to calculate the capacity of their systems. However, what is really Little's law? This article widely explains Little's Law, why it's important for businesses, and how it relates and differs from other "throughput" measuring concepts like Kenban strategies and Cycle Time.

The complete and definitive guide to Scrum, describing the rules of the game by the originators - Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland.

The Scrum Guide contains the definition of Scrum, including roles, events, artifacts, and the rules that bind them together. Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.