How to use the Innovation Sprint to deliver better products
11 Ideas for Innovation Sprint of Scaled Agile Framework
Wondering how to make the best usage of your Innovation Sprint? Learn 11 ideas that are proven to work in real life.
The last sprint of the Program Increment is the Innovation and Planning Sprint. Most of the clients I work with they love SAFe because of the structure it brings in place to the entire organization. One of the challenges I see among the organizations I work with is to use the last sprint as an innovation sprint. It is indeed a hard sell.
There are 2 points of view on innovation: teams and management. It is that moment when finally the teams will do something cool. But on the other hand, for company management, it is a waste of money with no value added to the business.
The ones who work with me know I have a lean and results-oriented approach to work: minimize waste and be profitable. And so, I see the innovation and planning sprint, which is part of SAFe methodology. Whatever you spend the time in this sprint, it must help you to minimize waste and be profitable, but also to enrich the…