The Disciplined Agile Self-Study Page

Disciplined Agile is an agnostic approach based on Lean, Flow, Theory of Constraints, organizational development and human behavior. Although Disciplined Agile presents a curriculum intended to work at both the team and at scale, it can be used to assist other approaches as well. The PMI is committed to helping practitioners regardless of the approach they take. These pages are designed to provide the insights embedded in Disciplined Agile. They are intentionally presented in an agnostic manner with the exception of DA FLEX which only makes sense to show as it’s organized. But even there it can be used to improve SAFe adoptions.

Please join the Disciplined Agile Linkedin group and have conversations there.

The Disciplined Agile Mindset

Most Agile approaches are based on frameworks. DA is based on a taking a scientific approach that combines theory and practice to enable practitioners to create an effective approach based on their needs while not having to reinvent the wheel.

These pages provide the mindset of Disciplined Agile

Team Agility

Disciplined Agile is a blend of practices based on what works. While it can be considered to be a hybrid approach, it really is a combination of practices that are useful for a team’s particular situation that are selected based on the science of Flow, Lean and ToC.

Agility at Scale

Disciplined Agile takes an holistic approach to Agile at scale. It is based on looking at the value stream, not getting teams to work and scaling up.

Scrum from a Disciplined Agile Perspective
Introduction to Team-Agility. Team-Agility is an approach to Agile at the team based on using theory to see what practices to try for the situation at hand.
Scrum as Example. There is a lot of dogma around Scrum because of the immutability of its roles, events, artifacts and rules. If this immutability is eliminated, a more flexible, appropriate “Scrum” can be used.
Team-Agility Support. This page provides help to teams having difficulty with Agile at the team level.

A learning path to becoming a Disciplined Agile trainer. This page contains the ma in concepts that distinguish DA from other approaches.
How DA FLEX is different from other Agile approaches
DA FLEX and SAFe. This page contrasts DA FLEX and SAFe as well as showing how DA FLEX can improve SAFe adoptions.

We are looking at piloting a Disciplined Agile Value Stream Manager (DA VSM) workshop. This is essentially the DA Value Stream Consultant workshop but without the tie in to Disciplined Agile.

We are also looking at piloting a DA VSM workshop for SAFe. This has the normal transition model be in the context of those using SAFe.

We are looking for people who are currently leading a transformation and need some guidance and would use the materials in these workshops in your company. Note, the D VSM for SAFe does not try to get you off of SAFe. It is designed to unblock you in using SAFe. If you are interested in either of these pilots please connect with Al Shalloway on Linkedin and let him know.