Safe Business Management and SAFe

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Safe business management is a method that focuses on the operational safety processes of a business. It requires that managers consider many influencing factors, including culture, training and leadership.

The company’s health and safety policies must be clear and consistent with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. It is vital to achieve the desired outcomes. The management team of a company must be able to make the system work. This requires demonstrating with direct comments, performance evaluations and bonus systems that the business values safety as much as production numbers. LyondellBasell for instance has a policy that states that should OSHA injuries are very high, then managers will not be eligible for bonuses.

Lean-Agile, Scaled Scrum and other Agile frameworks place a high priority on the safe management of business. They focus on the roles, artifacts and structures that are appropriate to every scale. The Lean Agile Model, for example, includes a responsibility for safety and quality within each Scrum team. The model also emphasizes the importance of keeping the safety of employees in mind when creating software.

A thriving safe business management program is an essential part of the technology backbone model (TBM). TBM and SAFe are working together to ensure that better systems and software aren’t as expensive. Find out more about the TBM and SAFe partnership in this article about transforming IT into a true partner.