What you'll learn

• Learn to understand what are the real fundamentals of SAFe. 
• Without having a deep understanding of the fundamentals and principles that SAFe is built on, you will only get a false impression of what SAFe is.
• The secret is to stay flexible within your context.
• SAFe is a framework, so we talk over the conceptual structure of ideas. 
• SAFe is not a rule, not a process. 
• Implementation roadmap is a guideline, not a manual. 
• Use that information carefully for your own context and absorb what makes sense.
• The execution of a plan is a team effort, not one person's idea of how to execute the plan.
• You should embrace SAFe, not turn it off if it becomes inconvenient.
• Don't think about hierarchy, but who is the best to fill the roles in SAFe. 
• Alignment before launch, good preparation before PI and ART launch is important.
• Try to avoid what SAFe ‘says’ let's look at what is needed and find the best answers and what SAFe matters. 
• Make sure people are trained and they understand their role 
• Keep continuous improvement mindset 
• Find a guide
• Encourage people to share concerns and raise their hand
• Question lead to discussion and discussion lead to solving the problems  
• Dynamic going is gold, encourage it
• Try to understand the underlying principles and values of SAFe to be able to stay flexible 
• Be ready when the plan changes 
• Quiet people have often good ideas, encourage them to speak out 
• Being a coach involves a lot of things, not only a certification
• Be aware of what is the cost of not collaborating
• RTE is a servant leader 
• Plans are important but they are not set in stones 
• Position yourself in the way to be able to adjust 
• Objectives are the guiding principles
• Help team to remember what the objectives are so they can stay on the mission 
• Always think of system thinking 
• Address bottlenecks  
• Stay connected with various meetings - ART sync, PO sync, scrum of scrum 
• Make sure you demo to the customer through the PI 
• Metrics should be value-based - how do we obtain value to the customer and how we are achieving the objectives 
• Continuous improvement  - do it over and over again 
• Don't use the same formula for every ART 
• Understand the challenges of the ART and be able to address them
• Look at the variability
• Understand the risk and change 
• Invest in each of your ART as you did the first one 
• Understand the needs of the current ART that you working on
• Adress the context of each ART separately 
• Transparency leads to a discussion, discussion leads to problem-solving 
• Help people to grow
• Develop a relationship with the team

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