Coaching for Flow

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Synopsis:

Delivering a continuous flow of value to the customer is one of the defining characteristics of an effective SAFe enterprise. But flow is not easy to achieve, and many impediments occur along the way. Success requires a knowledge of what flow is and how to achieve it. In turn, this requires people who are knowledgeable in flow and can coach individuals, teams, and trains—and even LPM—to achieve a higher flow of value. This responsibility can be fulfilled by any number of different SAFe roles, including SPCs, Scrum Masters, RTEs, STEs, and any savvy leaders that seek to optimise the flow of value in their part of the organisation. In this session, Chief Methodologist and SAFe Fellow, Andrew Sales, will introduce the new guidance on Coaching Flow in SAFe. Specifically, they will review the responsibilities of a Flow Coach and the techniques these individuals can use to unlock the flow of value at every level of the Enterprise.

About Andrew:

Andrew Sales As Chief Methodologist, Andrew is passionate about helping SAFe Enterprises identify better ways of working through the application of Lean, Agile, and DevOps at scale and evolving SAFe guidance to support these goals. In addition, he fulfils the role of Framework Product Manager, ensuring that Scaled Agile has a clear vision, roadmap, and set of priorities for how the Framework will meet the needs of our customers. Andrew has successfully guided numerous organisations through SAFe transformations from across a wide range of industries, drawing on his many years of Lean and Agile experience. He previously led the Agile Services Practice across EMEA for CA Technologies (formerly Rally) and is a regular speaker at Agile conferences and contributor to the Agile community. He is a lifelong learner and recently completed research exploring how organisational structure impacts organisational performance.