Aligning SAFe With Strategic Portfolio Management

This Gartner® report examines aligning the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with strategic portfolio management (SPM) to boost planning, development, and delivery success.

Key findings:

• Organizations often use SAFe without fully leveraging its focus areas
• Lack of interconnectivity across portfolios limits understanding of SAFe's lean portfolio management
• Many operate in multimethodology environments

Recommendations:

• Implement SAFe within a broader SPM ecosystem
• Enhance interconnectivity across portfolio domains
• Use a portfolio-of-portfolios approach for SAFe

The report highlights SPM's integration of multiple methodologies and the need for interconnected work.

Gartner, Aligning SAFe with Strategic Portoflio Management, Kevin Rose, James Boyle, September 30, 2024

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Vendor:: Scaled Agile
Posted:: Mar 12, 2025
Published:: Mar 12, 2025
Format:: HTML
Type:: Gartner Research Report

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