VersionOne, the independent leader in agile lifecycle management solutions, today announced support for Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 4.0 for Lean Software and Systems Engineering. SAFe 4.0 includes a new Value Stream Level for handling the needs of large software and complex systems developments with hundreds or more developers per value stream. VersionOne’s deep enterprise-level capabilities, which include Enterprise Kanban and end-to-end visibility from portfolio planning to customer delivery, allows the world’s largest software organizations to scale their agile practices using the SAFe 4.0 framework.

“VersionOne’s support of the latest version of SAFe is just one example of our continued focus on delivering innovations that help transform enterprise organizations through agile at scale,” said VersionOne CEO Robert Holler. “The VersionOne Enterprise Agile Platform provides an unparalleled foundation for SAFe implementations to help organizations plan, prioritize and deliver business value throughout the entire software development and delivery lifecycle.”

VersionOne’s SAFe 4.0 support includes:

  • 3- and 4-Level SAFe to handle SAFe implementations of any degree of complexity
  • Value Stream Level to visualize and manage the activities and artifacts for large systems development
  • VersionOne Continuum for DevOps for automating, orchestrating and visualizing the flow of change throughout the software delivery cycle
  • Enterprise Kanban support to visualize and manage workflow across all levels
  • SAFe 4.0 Requirements Model that includes all backlog items
  • Built-in Quality Support of Lean-Agile engineering practices
  • Communities of Practice to build, maintain and promote agile best practices across the enterprise
  • Strategic Themes to align portfolios to the enterprise business strategy
  • Portfolio Budgeting that allows budgets to be allocated to value streams and/or strategic themes, and tracked as work progresses

VersionOne is a Scaled Agile, Inc. Gold Certified Partner in both the Agile Tooling and Services categories. In addition to extensive support for SAFe 4.0, VersionOne’s Services team delivers training and consulting services through certified SAFe Program Consultants to help organizations implement and succeed with agile and the SAFe framework.

To learn more about VersionOne’s solutions, visit www.versionone.com.