SAFe Fellows Discuss: How the Finance Department Fits Into a SAFe Enterprise

September 13, 2023 | 11:00 AM ET

It’s impossible to remain competitive in today’s market without every business unit in your organization fully embracing the tools and ways of working that support speed to market, rapid innovation, and resilience to market conditions that are constantly changing.

That’s why so many organizations have embraced scaled agility using the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®): its logical, scalable approach to complete business agility has proven exceptionally effective—even in the tricky realm of enterprise finance.

In this roundtable discussion, SAFe Fellows, Ken France, Darren Wilmshurst, and Isaac Montgomery, discuss how Finance fits into and supports a SAFe enterprise, and how change agents can partner with Finance to support business agility. You will learn:

• How they have helped organizations move from traditional, project-based funding to lean, value stream funding
• Tips for navigating a scaled Agile transition and pitfalls to avoid
• How financial governance and control is enhanced through lean budgeting
• The importance of partnering with Finance early-on and continuously during a transformation

Speakers

	Ken France VP of Enterprise Agility, SAFe Fellow and SPCT @Cprime Ken France is an executive enterprise coach cultivating transformational organizations, a recognized and highly-rated trainer, and one of the first US minted SPCT and a SAFe Fellow. Ken France has worked with SAFe since its inception, contributing actively to the framework, including SAFe LSE/4.0. With 25+ years' experience in Information Technology, Ken has successfully supported multiple Fortune 100 enterprises tackling large and complex scaled agile transformations across numerous verticals.		Darren Wilmshurst Director, SAFe Fellow and SPCT @Cprime With his strategic C-suite-oriented approach to IT leadership – and his infectious energy – Darren has successfully delivered multi-million pound business transformations for e-commerce sites, ERP implementations, outsourcing and offshoring including multiple agile transformations. Darren is also a SAFe Fellow, after more than 5 years SPCT/SPC experience. His 30 years of experience allow him to navigate the challenge and pain of transforming mindsets, cultures and long-standing operational practices at all levels of an organization.
	Isaac Montgomery SAFe Fellow and SPCT @Cprime Isaac is a proven leader with a history of developing high performing consulting and professional services teams serving the software and business process needs of the Fortune 500. He has particular expertise in creating teams with new capabilities and turning around underperforming programs, and is passionate about aligning technology with business needs and raising customer success and satisfaction to the level of competitive differentiator.		Glenn Smith - Moderator SAFe Business Agility Consultant and Trainer SPCT, SPC, RTE @Cprime With a particular focus on Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) implementations, Glenn works as a consultant/coach and trainer supporting large organizations looking to change their operating model to deliver better results.

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