Richard Knaster SAFe Fellow and Principal Consultant at Scaled Agile Inc. has more than 25 years' experience in software development in roles ranging from developer to executive and has been involved in Agile for more than a decade. Prior to joining Scaled Agile Inc. Richard worked at IBM where his career spanned from product line management (PPM domain) and professional services to chief methodologist Agile and Lean. Richard is a certified IBM Thought Leader and an Open Group Distinguished IT Specialist. He is also a certified SPC PSM Agile Certified Practitioner PMP and a contributor to the Disciplined Agile Delivery framework and PMI Portfolio/Program Management standards. He is a contributor to  SAFe 4. 5 Reference Guide (Addison-Wesley 2018). Dean Leffingwell creator of SAFe is widely recognized as the one of the world's foremost authorities on Lean-Agile best practices. He is an author serial entrepreneur and software systems development methodologist. His two best-selling books  Agile Software Requirements: Lean Requirements Practices for Teams Programs and the Enterprise (Addison-Wesley 2011) and  Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises (Addison-Wesley 2007) form much of the basis of modern thinking on Lean-Agile practices and principles. . Language: English