SAFe® Implementation

Agile practices do not scale automatically

SAFe® Implementation

Large companies are increasingly relying on lean and agile methods to enable the transition to more effective product delivery strategies during digitalization. Today, the approach of agile, product-oriented teams often outperforms conventional, linear waterfall approaches. However, agile methods such as Scrum quickly reach their limits as soon as several teams in a large organization are working on the same product. Companies must therefore focus holistically on an agile product portfolio in order to switch to "agile" in a targeted manner and not just individual projects.

Why process management with Atlassian tools, SAFe® and catworkx?

Agile practices do not scale automatically. With the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®), catworkx offers a scaling technique that, in combination with Atlassian tools, can be used to visualize an entire company excellently, provided that the tools have been configured in a targeted and company-specific manner. When using SAFe®, large companies benefit from the "Big Picture", which can be used to clearly map the connections between a portfolio of ideas, planned initiatives and different team levels. This enables catworkx to organize the delivery of large-scale solutions while promoting team-oriented ideals such as productivity, predictability and quality.

catworkx has over 18 years of experience and offers solutions from a single source with its "Atlassian 360° Enterprise Solutions". From process consulting by certified SAFe® consultants to the selection and provision of Atlassian software by our own Atlassian experts to license management and performance optimization for Atlassian environments by OSS experts, catworkx provides the framework tailored to your company. Our team supports you in working agilely across the group or company.

What is SAFe®?

While agile working methods prove their worth in individual teams, they reach their limits when it comes to the company-wide project management of many teams. This is where SAFe® comes into play: by combining lean and agile methods, many projects and teams can be managed in parallel and in a coordinated manner. From strategic alignment and management through to production and delivery, SAFe® provides the project and process framework that larger companies can use to meet the challenges of digitalization. The company-wide complexity of the various processes can also be mapped and managed with SAFe®. The advantages: Work processes are made transparent beyond team boundaries and can therefore be better aligned and coordinated. Up-to-date reporting enables managers to make quick decisions based on the development status.

What is our approach?

Process: analysis, implementation, test and roll-out
Evaluation of necessary software and apps
Advice on license management
Analysis and optimization of your Atlassian environment
Customization - iterative and in partnership with the customer

What do you receive from catworkx?

Advice from SAFe®-certified consultants
Evaluation and scaling of your organization's requirements with regard to SAFe®
Joint evaluation of the assessment and support in the selection of Atlassian tools, including marketplace apps
Advice from Atlassian experts
Performance optimization for the Atlassian tools
Support during the change process by consultants
Implementation and configuration of Atlassian tools in use
License management of the Atlassian tools
Training by certified SAFe® consultants and training by certified Atlassian trainers

Contact us for more information!

We can understand you better in a free introductory meeting and offer you our services tailored to your needs.

Übersicht 9/9/22

SAFe®-Trainings

catworkx also offers - in addition to process consulting with SAFe® - the official SAFe® training courses from Scaled Agile Inc. with which employees can be trained and certified for their tasks in a role-specific manner. We offer our training courses in Hamburg, Stuttgart, Munich, Vienna and Winterthur or at your location.

Whitepaper 9/15/22

Modeling team dependencies in SAFe®

Read the white paper to find out how SAFe® teams use PI Planning (Program Increment Planning - central synchronization meeting) to define common goals, identify dependencies in the team plans and discuss them.

Service 9/12/22

Trainings

Atlassian, SAFe® & BigPicture training - whether as in-house training in your company, as public face-to-face or online training, catworkx offers an extensive training portfolio

Leistung 9/2/22

catworkx Cloud Portfolio

catworkx offers a comprehensive cloud portfolio that allows you to take full advantage of the benefits and flexibility of an Atlassian cloud environment,

Übersicht 10/21/22

Training descriptions

Whether Atlassian, BigPicture or SAFe® training: catworkx offers all training courses as public or in-house training.

Blog

International cooperation: Insights from Michael

In our latest interview, we present the multifaceted everyday working life of Mike Diamant, Senior Atlassian Consultant at catworkx. With over 30 years of IT experience and a penchant for a good joke, he talks about what working at catworkx feels like for him as an American, what he appreciates about the German work culture and why working with customers and colleagues is so special for him.

Referenz

Integrated Project and User Portal (IPUP)

Transparent and flexible management of projects and users in large environments with Jira Service Management: catworkx has developed a tool for a major customer from the automotive industry, with which projects and the assignment of users involved can be set up largely automatically.

Blog

Working across the Atlantic: an interview with Bill

What is it like to work for a German company as an American? We asked our American teammate Bill. The change from American to German work culture can be an exciting challenge. In our latest interview, Bill shares how he experiences these cultural differences, what has surprised him, and how he has integrated into the German way of working. Dive into the exciting dynamics of intercultural work!

Kompetenz 7/20/22

Agile transformation

Cross-team planning and strategy through scaled agility with Atlassian tools - your entry into successfully scaling agile teams.

App 8/9/22

Teamworkx Issue Publisher for Jira

Whether project documentation, knowledge management or quality manual - with the "Teamwork Issue Publisher for Jira", Confluence pages can be automatically published and updated from Jira.

App 8/9/22

Teamworkx Push and Pull Favorites

Filters and dashboards can be centrally managed and made available with the "Teamworkx Push and Pull Favorites" app. The app offers various modes for adding filters and dashboards to users' favorites.

Lösung 9/21/22

Portfolio Project Management (PPM)

The implementation of Project Portfolio Management with Atlassian Tools supports the visibility of global project and quality management tasks as well as Cross-Project Information and Knowledge Management - all from a single platform. All of an organization's ongoing and planned projects can be permanently prioritized, coordinated and controlled.

Lösung 8/12/22

Teamworkx Scaling Agile Blueprint

Agile transformation in a simple way: The "Teamworkx Scaling Agile Blueprint" gives companies the opportunity to scale agility from the team level to a higher level using exemplary modeling in Jira Software.

Lösung 9/21/22

IT-Service-Management (ITSM)

IT Service-Management (ITSM) can be used to improve (business) processes in terms of customer and service orientation - the use of the right tools and the structured organization of the IT department are important here.

Webinar on demand

Scaling agility - success factors from practice

Agile working and agile methods have become an integral part of the modern working world. But what does it mean and, above all, what does a company actually expect when it embarks on this journey?

Referenz 2/24/22

Modern and user-friendly service portal

TIMETOACT implements a new service portal for FitX with Jira Service Management, replacing the former system in a short time. With the modern and user-friendly Atlassian tool, problems, malfunctions and damage can be easily reported and specifically processed in all 95 fitness studios in the future.

Leistung 9/2/22

Atlassian Cloud Migration

catworkx supports you in all aspects of Atlassian Cloud migration or the introduction of the appropriate cloud solution.

Technologie 9/12/22

Teamworkx Cloud Hosted

With Teamworkx Cloud Hosted, catworkx offers a future for customers who neither want to do without their proven on-premises functionalities nor operate their own infrastructure.

Führender Atlassian-Champion STAGIL wird Teil der Timetoact Group

News 7/6/23

Leading Atlassian Champion: STAGIL becomes part of TIMETOACT

TIMETOACT GROUP, a leading provider of IT services for upper mid-sized companies, corporations and public institutions, acquires STAGIL, one of Germany's largest Atlassian Platinum and Enterprise Solution Partners: With this acquisition, TIMETOACT GROUP's Atlassian consulting portfolio, which is managed under the catworkx brand, moves up into the top league in the German-speaking region. The former STAGIL managing director Björn Frauen becomes co-managing director of catworkx Germany in the course of the merger. He will also become a shareholder in TIMETOACT GROUP. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.

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SAFe® Implementation