SAFe APM CORE AGILE PRODUCT
MANAGEMENT AND SAFe FRAMEWORK
REVIEW 2026
◉ Lean-Agile Leadership.
Answer: How Lean-Agile Leaders drive and sustain organizational
change and operational excellence by empowering individuals &
teams to reach their highest potential. One of the 7 Core
Competencies of Biz Agility.
◉ Built-in Quality.
Answer: Built-In Quality practices ensure that each Solution
element, at every increment, meets appropriate quality standards
throughout development.
◉ Agile Manifesto.
Answer: * Individuals & Interactions OVER Processes & Tools; *
Working Software OVER comprehensive documentation; * Customer
Collaboration OVER contract negotiation; Responding to Change
OVER following a plan.
◉ Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP).
,Answer: Continuous Exploration -> Continuous Integration ->
Continuous Deployment -> Release on Demand. CE -> CI -> CD ->
RoD.
◉ Measure & Grow.
Answer: The way portfolios evaluate their progress towards Biz
Agility and determine their next steps.
◉ SAFe Core Values.
Answer: Alignment, Built-in Quality, Transparency, Program
Execution. The four Core Values represent the fundamental beliefs
that are key to SAFe's effectiveness. These guiding principles help
dictate behavior and action for everyone who participates in a SAFe
portfolio.
◉ Alignment.
Answer: Constant communication, constantly check for
understanding.
◉ Built-In Quality.
Answer: Ensures that each Solution element, at every increment,
meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
◉ Transparency.
,Answer: visualize relevant work, admits mistakes, support others.
◉ SAFe House of Lean.
Answer: Illustrates the goal of delivering VALUE through the pillars
of Respect for people and culture, Flow, Innovation, and Relentless
improvement. LEADERSHIP provides the foundation on which
everything else stands.
◉ Respect for people and culture.
Answer: House of Lean. Generative Culture; People do all the work;
Customer is whomever consumes your work; Build long-term
partnerships based on trust; To change the Culture, Change the
Organization.
◉ Flow.
Answer: House of Lean. Optimize sustainable Value delivery; Build in
Quality; Understand, exploit & manage variability; Move from
Projects to Products.
◉ Innovation.
Answer: House of Lean. Innovative people, provide time & space for
Innovation, Go see; Experimentation & Feedback; Innovation
riptides; Pivot without mercy or guilt.
, ◉ Relentless improvement.
Answer: House of Lean. Constant sense of danger; Optimize the
whole; problem-solving culture; Base improvements on facts; Reflect
at Key Milestones.
◉ Value.
Answer: House of Lean. Achieve the shortest sustainable lead time
with The best Quality & Value to People & Society; high Morale,
Safety and Customer Delight.
◉ Leadership.
Answer: House of Lean.Lead by example; Adopt growth mindset
(why do it this way?); Exemplify values & principles of Lean-Agile &
SAFe; Develop people; Lead the change; Foster psychological safety.
◉ Lean-Agile Principles.
Answer: SAFe is based on ten immutable, underlying Lean-Agile
principles which inspire and inform the roles and practices of SAFe:
*Take an economic view; *Apply systems thinking; *Assume
variability; *Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles;
*Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems;
*Visualize & limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, manage Q lengths; *Apply
cadence, sync with x-domain planning; *Unlock intrinsic motivation
of knowledge workers; * Decentralize decision-making; *Organize
around value.
MANAGEMENT AND SAFe FRAMEWORK
REVIEW 2026
◉ Lean-Agile Leadership.
Answer: How Lean-Agile Leaders drive and sustain organizational
change and operational excellence by empowering individuals &
teams to reach their highest potential. One of the 7 Core
Competencies of Biz Agility.
◉ Built-in Quality.
Answer: Built-In Quality practices ensure that each Solution
element, at every increment, meets appropriate quality standards
throughout development.
◉ Agile Manifesto.
Answer: * Individuals & Interactions OVER Processes & Tools; *
Working Software OVER comprehensive documentation; * Customer
Collaboration OVER contract negotiation; Responding to Change
OVER following a plan.
◉ Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP).
,Answer: Continuous Exploration -> Continuous Integration ->
Continuous Deployment -> Release on Demand. CE -> CI -> CD ->
RoD.
◉ Measure & Grow.
Answer: The way portfolios evaluate their progress towards Biz
Agility and determine their next steps.
◉ SAFe Core Values.
Answer: Alignment, Built-in Quality, Transparency, Program
Execution. The four Core Values represent the fundamental beliefs
that are key to SAFe's effectiveness. These guiding principles help
dictate behavior and action for everyone who participates in a SAFe
portfolio.
◉ Alignment.
Answer: Constant communication, constantly check for
understanding.
◉ Built-In Quality.
Answer: Ensures that each Solution element, at every increment,
meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
◉ Transparency.
,Answer: visualize relevant work, admits mistakes, support others.
◉ SAFe House of Lean.
Answer: Illustrates the goal of delivering VALUE through the pillars
of Respect for people and culture, Flow, Innovation, and Relentless
improvement. LEADERSHIP provides the foundation on which
everything else stands.
◉ Respect for people and culture.
Answer: House of Lean. Generative Culture; People do all the work;
Customer is whomever consumes your work; Build long-term
partnerships based on trust; To change the Culture, Change the
Organization.
◉ Flow.
Answer: House of Lean. Optimize sustainable Value delivery; Build in
Quality; Understand, exploit & manage variability; Move from
Projects to Products.
◉ Innovation.
Answer: House of Lean. Innovative people, provide time & space for
Innovation, Go see; Experimentation & Feedback; Innovation
riptides; Pivot without mercy or guilt.
, ◉ Relentless improvement.
Answer: House of Lean. Constant sense of danger; Optimize the
whole; problem-solving culture; Base improvements on facts; Reflect
at Key Milestones.
◉ Value.
Answer: House of Lean. Achieve the shortest sustainable lead time
with The best Quality & Value to People & Society; high Morale,
Safety and Customer Delight.
◉ Leadership.
Answer: House of Lean.Lead by example; Adopt growth mindset
(why do it this way?); Exemplify values & principles of Lean-Agile &
SAFe; Develop people; Lead the change; Foster psychological safety.
◉ Lean-Agile Principles.
Answer: SAFe is based on ten immutable, underlying Lean-Agile
principles which inspire and inform the roles and practices of SAFe:
*Take an economic view; *Apply systems thinking; *Assume
variability; *Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles;
*Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems;
*Visualize & limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, manage Q lengths; *Apply
cadence, sync with x-domain planning; *Unlock intrinsic motivation
of knowledge workers; * Decentralize decision-making; *Organize
around value.
