SAFe 6.0 emphasizes increasing the Enterprise’s ability to provide a continuous flow of value delivery to its customers. This is accomplished, in part, through new articles on Portfolio , Solution Train, ART, and Team Flow. But the foundation of flow is a restructuring of SAFe Principle #6, which was recast to “Make Value Flow Without Interruptions’. This new principle describes the eight fundamental properties of a value flow system and how each unlocks an opportunity to improve flow through the application of an associated Flow Accelerator (see Figure). In this new video, I describe these eight Flow Accelerators and tell a few personal stories that helped inspire this new thinking.

Figure: Eight properties of a value flow system

And if, by chance, this inspires your Enterprise to think more deeply about how to improve the flow of value to your customers, we’ve also posted a PPT presentation that you can use for internal briefings and discussions.

Access the Video and Presentation here.