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title: "Scaled agile framework (SAFe)"
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# ⚠️Scaled agile framework (SAFe)

Critical analysis of SAFe methodology, survey results on its appropriateness in startups, and resources on its limitations.

## Is it appropriate in a startup?

Surveyed a group of 150 engineering leaders in January 2023. The group uniformly said no, not appropriate.

-   See: [SAFe Delusions](https://safedelusion.com/) for a website that basically about the failing of SAFe
-   See: [https://dragonboat.io/blog/scaled-agile-framework/](https://dragonboat.io/blog/scaled-agile-framework/)