Self-Selection: A SAFe Approach to Forming Agile Release Trains

Presentation at the Global SAFe Summit 2019 in San Deigo.

When shaping agile teams, many organisations use a leader decides model. The design of the teams is often a very delicate balancing act. Skills, experience, subject matter expertise and personalities all need to be factored in, and the result is often less than ideal. So what if we took a different approach? What if we let the people who are going to be in the teams decide for themselves which mix of skills, experience, subject matter expertise and personalities are going to work best? In this session, you will learn how Sandy Mamoli & David Mole's approach to self-selection (aka Squadification) has been used at one of Australia's largest banks to empower people to choose who they work with. This warts and all tale from the trenches will arm you to attempt your self-selection workshop when launching, or reshaping, Agile Release Trains.

Learning Outcomes
Explain the value of using self-selection to create teams
Identify where the standard self-selection guidance needs to be modified for SAFe
Prepare for & facilitate a self-selection event

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