[frogperson]

I consulted at a SAFe shop for nearly 2 years. It was nearly unanimously hated by engineers. It was very process heavy. PI planning took 2 full days every two weeks.

Imagine the cost of 200 engineers and managers in a large room for 2 full days. Most of them are not paying attention. It was hilarious that we would spend 2 days every couple weeks talking about how we could be more productive.

For me SAFe is now a red flag that I look for when interviewing. SAFe is now in the same category as "we don't use source conrol" or "we are like a family".

[jordiburgos]

It should be done every 8-10 weeks to plan for those weeks.