{"id":8104227,"date":"2026-01-30T12:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/?post_type=aa_book&#038;p=8104227"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:13:11","slug":"safe-to-scale","status":"publish","type":"aa_book","link":"https:\/\/agilealliance.org\/resources\/books\/safe-to-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"SAFe to Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practical guide to Scaled Agile for Product Managers and Product Owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAFe\u00ae, the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae, is the most widely adopted framework for scaling Agile. I believe that for SAFe (or any agile implementation) to be successful, the critical path includes empowering the product people to make the right decisions on the product they are building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book discusses specific practices that Product Managers and Product Owners can adopt to improve their product management expertise, drive the development of products, and support the SAFe implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forewords<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew Sales, Chief Methodologist, Scaled Agile Inc.<br>Vikas Kapila, SAFe Practice Consultant-T (SPCT) \u2013 Accredited Kanban Trainer<br>Ramesh Nori, SAFe Practice Consultant-T (SPCT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Excerpt from the foreword<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cValerio Zanini\u2019s book, The Practical Guide to Scaled Agile for Product Managers and Product Owners, is a comprehensive handbook for Product Managers and Product Owners who play a crucial role in defining and delivering new products and solutions. It provides a solid foundation for learning about the critical aspects of the Framework with a deeper focus on applying product-based thinking in SAFe. Written from personal experience gained during multiple SAFe implementations, Valerio includes many case studies, examples, tips, and techniques, as well as advice from thought leaders across the Lean-Agile community, ensuring the book has direct practical application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Andrew Sales, Chief Methodologist, Scaled Agile Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The practical guide to Scaled Agile for Product Managers and Product Owners. SAFe\u00ae, the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae, is the most widely adopted framework for scaling Agile. 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