SAFe® Value Stream and ART Identification Workshop

The workshop presents a structured, proven approach for collaborating with stakeholders to define Value Streams and ARTs. The facilitator and enterprise stakeholders work together to identify value streams, define ARTs, and define next steps for the first ART launch. The workshop helps stakeholders optimize their design by considering coordination requirements, dependencies, Epic distribution, and organizational change impact. This workshop is often run immediately following a Leading SAFe® course attended by key stakeholders.

Workshop Objectives

At the completion of this workshop, attendees should have:

Recognized the importance of Value Streams for continuous flow and identified silos in the organization
Identified Value Streams and ARTs
Defined the next steps to prepare for ART launch

Learning Content

Examining the importance of Value Streams for continuous flow
Identifying Value Streams and ARTs
Optimizing ARTs based on coordination requirements, dependencies, Epic distribution, and organizational change impact
Defining next steps for ART launch

Target Audience

Executives and Leaders, Directors, and Managers needed to balance trade-offs in how ARTs are defined
Members of the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence and other key change agents responsible for the SAFe® implementation