Agile at Scale SAFe Implementation Playbook (Excel XLSX)

BENEFITS OF THIS EXCEL DOCUMENT

1. 64 professional files with 349+ spreadsheet tabs and 2,730+ data rows
2. 210 scored assessment questions across 7 domain areas
3. 9 operational runbooks and checklists ready for immediate use

AGILE EXCEL DESCRIPTION

Agile at Scale SAFe Implementation Playbook is an Excel template (XLSX) with a supplemental Zip archive file document available for immediate download upon purchase.

Agile at Scale SAFe Implementation Playbook

64 professional files (6 PDFs + 58 XLSXs) | 349+ tabs | 2,730+ rows | 11 folders | Instant digital download

Scaling Agile beyond individual teams is one of the most challenging transformations an enterprise can undertake. Team-level agility rarely translates to organisational agility without deliberate architecture, governance, and cultural change. The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) provides the blueprint, but implementing it requires far more than training and certifications. This playbook provides the complete operational toolkit to plan, launch, and mature a SAFe implementation that delivers genuine enterprise agility rather than just the appearance of it.

What You Get

The playbook follows a three-step journey designed to take you from current state to target state:

1. Diagnose your current scaled agile maturity using 210 structured assessment questions across 7 domains. Each question is scored, weighted, and mapped to specific improvement actions so you know exactly where the gaps are.

2. Set Goals through built-in gap analysis worksheets that translate assessment scores into prioritised action plans, ownership assignments, and realistic timelines.

3. Implement using 9 operational runbooks that provide step-by-step procedures, decision trees, and escalation paths for every critical SAFe implementation process.

210 Assessment Questions Across 7 Domains

Each domain contains 30 expert-crafted questions with scoring criteria, evidence requirements, and maturity indicators:

•  SAFe Foundation and Lean-Agile Leadership (30 questions) covering leadership mindset, Lean-Agile principles, Agile transformation office, and executive sponsorship
•  Agile Release Train Design and Launch (30 questions) covering ART identification, team composition, value stream alignment, and train engineer role definition
•  PI Planning and Execution (30 questions) covering PI Planning events, feature decomposition, dependency management, programme board, and iteration execution
•  Lean Portfolio Management (30 questions) covering portfolio Kanban, strategic themes, Lean business cases, guardrails, and participatory budgeting
•  DevOps and Continuous Delivery Pipeline (30 questions) covering continuous integration, automated testing, infrastructure as code, release on demand, and deployment frequency
•  Value Stream Management and Metrics (30 questions) covering value stream mapping, flow metrics, OKR alignment, predictability measures, and inspect-and-adapt cycles
•  Organisational Change and Agile Culture (30 questions) covering communities of practice, coaching capability, team health, psychological safety, and relentless improvement

9 Operational Runbooks

Each runbook is a multi-sheet XLSX workbook with detailed procedures, RACI matrices, and tracking mechanisms:

•  SAFe Implementation Roadmap and Readiness Runbook (9 sheets, 54+ rows)
•  Agile Release Train Launch Runbook (8 sheets, 50+ rows)
•  PI Planning Event Facilitation Runbook (9 sheets, 52+ rows)
•  Lean Portfolio Management Setup Runbook (8 sheets, 48+ rows)
•  DevOps and CI/CD Pipeline Implementation Runbook (8 sheets, 46+ rows)
•  Value Stream Mapping Workshop Runbook (7 sheets, 44+ rows)
•  Inspect and Adapt Event Facilitation Runbook (7 sheets, 42+ rows)
•  Agile Coaching Programme Build Runbook (7 sheets, 40+ rows)
•  SAFe Metrics Dashboard and Reporting Runbook (6 sheets, 38+ rows)

Models and Frameworks

The playbook incorporates and operationalises the following models and frameworks:

•  SAFe 6.0 (Scaled Agile Framework)
•  Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
•  Team and Technical Agility Competency Model
•  Continuous Delivery Pipeline Architecture
•  Flow Framework (Mik Kersten)
•  Kotter's 8-Step Change Model for Agile Transformation
•  OKR (Objectives and Key Results) Integration Model

Who This Is For

•  SAFe Programme Consultants and Release Train Engineers who need a structured toolkit to plan and execute ART launches and PI Planning events
•  Agile Transformation Leads responsible for scaling agile practices across multiple teams, trains, and portfolios
•  CIOs and Technology Directors sponsoring enterprise agile transformations and accountable for delivery outcomes
•  Lean Portfolio Managers standing up portfolio Kanban, funding models, and strategic alignment processes
•  Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches supporting teams through the transition to SAFe team-of-teams structures
•  DevOps Engineers and Platform Teams building the continuous delivery pipelines that underpin Agile Release Trains

This is not a slide deck or a high-level guide. It is a working operational toolkit with 64 files, 349+ tabs, and 2,730+ rows of actionable content. Every assessment, every runbook, and every template is ready to use from the moment you download. Purchase now for instant access to the complete Agile at Scale SAFe Implementation Playbook.

Source: Best Practices in Agile Excel: Agile at Scale SAFe Implementation Playbook Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk