An empirical analysis of success factors in the adaption of the scaled agile framework -- first outcomes from an empirical study

TL;DR

This paper presents preliminary empirical findings on the effects of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) in larger organizations, highlighting its advantages, limitations, and areas for future research.

Contribution

It provides the first empirical analysis of success factors and outcomes associated with implementing SAFe in large-scale settings.

Findings

SAFe shows benefits in productivity and quality improvement.

Limitations include challenges in scaling and organizational change.

Further research needed on long-term effects and best practices.

Abstract

Agile methodologies are used for improving productivity and quality of development originally created for small teams. However , now they are expanding to larger organizations, for which "scaled up" approaches have been proposed. This study presents the preliminary outcomes from a survey on the effects of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), which is considered the most used of such approaches. The apparent advantages and limitations are discussed along with the lines for future research.