Safe Agile Architecture Toolkit

SAFe Agile Architecture Toolkit for Sparx Introducing SAFe, a practical approach towards agile architecture, the importance of modeling and tool support, and how Sparx can realize this via an MDG

Rudi Claes 5 June 2020 [email protected]

1. SAFe - Agile Architecture - Modeling and Tool Support 2. SAFe Agile Architecture Toolkit for Sparx - Overview - Aligning architecture with business value - Developing Solution Vision, Solution Intent, and Roadmaps - Supporting Program Increment (PI) planning and execution - Supporting new Strategic Themes and Value Streams 3. Next Steps - Toolkit - Enterprise Architecture

© 2020 inno.com. All rights reserved. 3 Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) “SAFe® for Lean Enterprises is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies for achieving business agility using Lean, Agile, and DevOps”

Scaled Agile Framework SAFe

• Enterprise scope • Lean • v5.0 (January 2020) • Scaled Agile, Inc. • Configurations • Agile • Commercial • 350+ Partners (Essential, Portfolio, • DevOps • Training • Contributors Large Solution, Full) • Certification • Community • Publications Platform • Conferences

© 2020 inno.com. All rights reserved. Source: https://www.scaledagileframework.com/ 4 https://www.scaledagileframework.com/safe-for-lean-enterprises/ SAFe & Agile Architecture • Decentralize decision-making • Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles • Assume variability; preserve options

Values • Architecture Sync Collaborations Practices • SAFe Architecture Roles • Architectural Runway

Safe Agile Architecture • Balance Intentional Architecture and Emergent Design

• Solution Intent

• Developing Solution Intent

“Favoring models over documents” “Solution Intent evolves through collaboration” “When in doubt, model it out” “Keep Options Open with Fixed and Variable Solution Intent”

• Model-Based Systems Engineering

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• Modeling

SAFe Agile Architecture Toolkit for Sparx MDG Who, What, When, Why How, With what

• Collaboration

SAFe Toolkit (MDG)

Framework Modeling Language

Multi Single LEAF C4 Language Language (ArchiMate) (…)

ArchiMate, BPMN, ArchiMate Lean Enterprise C4 Model UML, ERD, … Architecture Framework

Architecture Vision

Source: https://www.scaledagileframework.com/vision/ © 2020 inno.com. All rights reserved. https://www.scaledagileframework.com/nonfunctional-requirements/ 12 Supporting Program Increment (PI) planning and execution

Agile Architecture

• ROAM • Resolved • Owned • Accepted • Mitigated

Source: https://www.scaledagileframework.com/portfolio-backlog/ © 2020 inno.com. All rights reserved. https://www.scaledagileframework.com/program-and-solution-backlogs/ 13 https://www.scaledagileframework.com/pi-planning/ A practical approach towards Agile Architecture – RCDA

Enterprise Toolkit 1.0 Workshop ? Architecture