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Scaling Agile

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Agile frameworks like Scrum are mostly designed to be used in

individual smallteams.However,ifthereareregular projects that

cannot becoveredwitheven 2 - 3 ofsuch teamsorthat areeven

morevoluminous,traditionalprojectmanagementisoftenputtouse

again. Many of the agile advantages such as value orientation,

frequentcustomerfeedback,minimaltime-to-market,quickreaction

tochanges,etc.fallbythewayside.

Scaling

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Advantagesofscaledagility:

▪ Improves efficiency through

collaboration

▪ Faster deployment of solutions

with less effort

▪ Increases employee engagement

▪ Increases customer satisfaction

▪ Improves overall economic

satisfaction

Due to the increased number of team members in larger projects, the amount of

interdependenciesandconsequentlythecomplexityincreases.

ScaledframeworksofferasolutionforexactlythisproblemandenabletheuseofScrumas

amethodforlargescaleprojects,andformultipleproductteams.Todoso,companiescan

relyondifferentscalingframeworks.Inthefollowingwewill giveyouanintroductiontothe

SAFeframework,whichisalreadyusedatT-Systems,aswellasthealternateframeworks

ScrumofScrums,LeSSandNexus.

IMPORTANT!

Not every model is equally well-

suited for each company. There

is no universal framework that

fits everyone -including Scrum.

You should apply agile

principles and methods

consistently, in order to find your

own way.