# Critique of SAFe

*Tom Geraghty · Models & Critique, Organisational Design, Power*

Ten reasons why the Scaled Agile Framework is inappropriate for most organisations. SAFe scales up the solution rather than scaling down the problem. Normalises batch sizing, encourages top-down planning, kills retrospectives.

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- [All Models are Wrong](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/all-models-are-wrong-and-some-are-useful.md)
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- [PS & Agile](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-and-agile-teams.md)
- [Retrospectives](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-power-of-retrospectives-in-building-psychological-safety.md)
- [We Don't Need PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/we-dont-need-psychological-safety.md)