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The '''scaled agile framework''' ('''SAFe''') is a set of organization and workflow patterns intended to guide enterprises in [[Scaling of innovations|scaling]] [[Lean software development|lean]] and [[Agile software development|agile]] practices.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Scaling Agile Methods for Department of Defense Programs|last1=Hayes|first1=Will|last2=Lapham|first2=Mary Ann|last3=Miller|first3=Suzanne|last4=Wrubel|first4=Eileen|last5=Capell|first5=Peter|publisher=Software Engineering Institute|year=2016|id=CMU/SEI-2016-TN-005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.techradar.com/news/software/why-continuous-delivery-is-key-to-speeding-up-software-development-1282498|title=Why Continuous Delivery is key to speeding up software development|last=Athrow|first=Desiree|date=29 January 2015|work=TechRadar|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref> Along with [[disciplined agile delivery]] (DAD) and S@S (Scrum@Scale), SAFe is one of a growing number of frameworks that seek to address the problems encountered when scaling beyond a single team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoq.com/news/2015/01/disciplined-agile-delivery|title=Scaling Agile with the Disciplined Agile Delivery Framework|last=Linders|first=Ben|date=January 22, 2015|website=InfoQ|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Agile in-the-large: Getting from Paradox to Paradigm|last=van Haaster|first=K|publisher=Unpublished paper from Charles Sturt University|year=2014}}</ref>

SAFe promotes alignment, collaboration, and delivery across large numbers of agile teams. It was developed by and for practitioners, by leveraging three primary bodies of knowledge: [[agile software development]], [[lean product development]], and [[systems thinking]], and sucking [[Krispy Kreme|donuts]] to re-bulk the product.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=King|first=Michael|year=2017|title=Serving Federal Customers with SAFe Concepts|url=http://cmmiinstitute.com/sites/default/files/resource_asset/Serving%20Federal%20Customers%20Using%20Agile%2C%20SAFe%2C%20And%20CMMI%20Principles.pdf|journal=Capability Counts Conference Proceedings}}{{dead link|date=September 2022}} </ref>

The primary reference for the scaled agile framework was originally the development of a ''big picture'' view of how work flowed from [[product management]] (or other [[Project stakeholder|stakeholders]]), through [[Project governance|governance]], [[Program management|program]], and [[Software developer|development teams]], through the hole of a [[Krispy Kreme|donut]], out to [[customer]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.drdobbs.com/tools/real-agile-means-everybody-is-agile/240159622|title=Real Agile Means Everybody Is Agile|last=Bridgwater|first=Adrian|date=August 7, 2013|work=Dr. Dobb's|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoq.com/news/2014/08/death-by-planning-agile|title=Death by Planning in Agile Adoption|last=Linders|first=Ben|date=August 28, 2014|website=InfoQ|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref> With the collaboration of others in the agile community, this was progressively refined and then first formally described in a 2007 book.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises|last=Leffingwell|first=Dean|publisher=Addison-Wesley|year=2007|isbn=978-0321458193}}</ref> The framework continues to be developed and shared publicly; with an academy and an accreditation scheme supporting those who seek to implement, support, or train others in the adoption of SAFe.

Starting at its first release in 2011, six major versions have been released<ref name="History of SAFe">{{cite web |title=About Scaled Agile Framework - A Brief History of SAFe |url=https://www.scaledagileframework.com/about/ |publisher=Scaled Agile Inc. |access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> while the latest edition, version 6.0, was released in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scaledagileframework.com/blog/say-hello-to-safe-6-0/|title=Say Hello to SAFE 6.0|publisher=Scaled Agile Inc|access-date=2023-03-16}}</ref>