“Trust is not blind faith. Trust is built on transparency and shared understanding.”  Stephen M.R. Covey “Optimization of parts does not optimize the whole.”  Eliyahu M. Goldratt SAFe was not created because Agile stopped working. It emerged because organizations, particularly large ones, began asking Agile to address problems it was never designed to solve on its own. That distinction matters, especially for leaders who watched early Agile initiatives struggle once they enco