# Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework > Enterprise DevOps transformation without the risk of culture change! SADMF is a satirical framework based on the real-life experiences of people who have had SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum) inflicted upon them. It presents anti-patterns as if they were recommended practices. The acronyms are intentionally absurd (CRAP, DOUCHE, DEPRESSED, etc.). The writing is earnest and straight-faced — the satire works because it reads like genuine enterprise methodology documentation. Deployed at: https://scaledagiledevops.com/ ## DevOps Release Convoy URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/release-convoy/ Description: The only way to ensure delivery alignment! Keeping track of frequent releases by independent teams is just too much cognitive load. We need to Work in Small Batches. The DevOps Release Convoy™ (DORC) simplifies things. Why burden ourselves tracking 5 or 10 releases per quarter if we can use 1 easily managed DORC™? Set sail with the DORC! Why Convoys? Other frameworks have tried to coordinate things with more linear transportation metaphors. However, they are constrained to a single direction. With DORCs™ we have more options. We can … ### Standing Ceremonies URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/release-convoy/ceremonies/ Description: The phase-independent ceremonies that operate continuously throughout the convoy lifecycle ### Planning the Voyage URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/release-convoy/planning/ Description: The tools and ceremonies for scoping, prioritizing, and charting the course of each DevOps Release Convoy. ### The Voyage URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/release-convoy/execution/ Description: The active phase of the DevOps Release Convoy, from manifest approval through deployment. ### Beyond the Convoy URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/release-convoy/beyond/ Description: What happens after the fleet has sailed — recovery, retrospection, and scaling across the armada. ## Principles URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/principles/ Description: We must adhere to the correct principles to correctly perform the practices. Principles are the foundation upon which every practice, ceremony, and role in the Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework is built. Without a firm commitment to the correct principles, teams risk drifting into dangerous territory: autonomous decision-making, trust-based collaboration, and other patterns that undermine organizational control. The SADMF principles have been carefully selected and refined to ensure that every member of the organization understands what is expected of them and what … ## Practices URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/practices/ Description: Complex systems require complex practices to reduce the complexity! Practices are the operational engine of the Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework. While Principles define what the organization believes and Roles define who does the work, Practices define how the work is done. Each practice has been carefully designed to maximize oversight, documentation, and accountability at every stage of the delivery process. Organizations that skip practices or attempt to simplify them are, in effect, removing the guardrails that prevent the DevOps Release Convoy from … ### Delivery URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/practices/delivery/ Description: Practices governing how code flows from engineer to production, with appropriate isolation and deliberation at every stage. ### Planning & Tracking URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/practices/planning/ Description: Practices for forecasting, status reporting, and ensuring maximum utilization of all available resources. ### Quality & Documentation URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/practices/quality/ Description: Practices ensuring that every defect is deferred appropriately and every process is comprehensively documented. ## Roles URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/roles/ Description: Commanding the organization requires structure, clearly defined roles, and strict separation of duties! The Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework defines a comprehensive organizational hierarchy where every person knows their responsibilities, every responsibility has a named owner, and every owner is accountable through clearly defined reporting lines. Roles in SADMF are not fluid or self-organizing; they are precisely defined, carefully separated, and rigorously enforced. When everyone knows exactly what they are allowed to do, nobody wastes time doing what they are not supposed to. This … ### Leadership URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/roles/leadership/ Description: The command-and-control layer that drives organizational transformation and alignment. ### Review & Governance URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/roles/governance/ Description: The oversight bodies and boards that ensure every change passes through proper channels. ### Engineering URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/roles/engineering/ Description: The practitioners who perform the technical work of building, testing, and delivering software. ### Product & Strategy URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/roles/product/ Description: The roles responsible for defining what gets built and ensuring it aligns with enterprise direction. ## Metrics URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/metrics/ Description: Management via metrics is the most effective way to cause impact! Metrics are the foundation of evidence-based management within the Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework. Without precise, individual-level measurement, leadership cannot distinguish high performers from low performers, productive teams from unproductive teams, or successful transformations from expensive failures. Every activity in SADMF generates measurable data, and every piece of measurable data generates a metric, and every metric generates a dashboard, and every dashboard generates a … ## Success Stories! URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/success-stories/ Description: Triumphant experience reports from SAD Accredited Facilitators! These experience reports from SAD Accredited Facilitators demonstrate the transformative power of the Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework in real-world organizations. Each story has been verified by the Admiral’s Transformation Office for accuracy and alignment with SADMF principles. A Manager’s Guide to Shipping Software – A practical guide from the management perspective on delivering software the SAD way. Transitioning to SADMF – A firsthand account of … ## PeopleWare HR as a Service URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/peopleware/ Description: Human Resources as a Service PEOPLEWARE HRaaS™ — AUTOMATED TALENT OPTIMISATION ENGINE — INFORMATION FLOW DATA INPUTS PROCESSING ENGINE AUTOMATED OUTPUTS Feature Completion Ratio Lines of Code per Code Engineer Defects per Code Engineer Convoy Delivery Record Commitment Sprint Log ⚙ PeopleWare HRaaS™ Automated Talent Optimisation Engine ● Continuous metric ingestion ● ML-powered performance scoring ● Zero-latency action execution ● Bias-free automated decisions ● Full audit trail maintained Organisational Resilience Score … ### Performance Management URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/peopleware/performance/ Description: Tools and systems for continuously measuring, scoring, and acting on individual performance data. ### Culture & Compliance URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/peopleware/culture/ Description: Programs for maintaining psychological safety metrics and ensuring certification compliance across the workforce. ## Enterprise AI Enablement Framework (EAIEF™) URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/ai-adoption/ Description: A Strategic Reference Architecture for High-Throughput Developer Output Optimization (HTDOO) As organizations accelerate their Digital Value Realization Journeys (DVRJs), Artificial Intelligence for Software Delivery (AI-SD) has emerged as a pivotal component in Enterprise Transformation Operating Models (ETOMs). To ensure predictable scaling, repeatability, and alignment with executive KPIs, we recommend adopting the following Enterprise-Aligned Deployment Patterns (EADPs) for structured AI integration across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). The Enterprise AI Enablement … ### Governance URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/ai-adoption/governance/ Description: Structures ensuring that AI usage remains centralized, approved, and fully traceable at all times. ### Delivery URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/ai-adoption/delivery/ Description: Patterns for integrating AI-generated artifacts into the existing delivery pipeline without disrupting governance. ### Quality & Measurement URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/ai-adoption/quality/ Description: How AI output quality and developer productivity are measured within the SADMF framework. ## SADMF Big Picture URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/big-picture/ Description: Every role, practice, ceremony, metric, and principle classified by group, function, and Accountability Index. The SADMF Periodic Table of Framework Excellence provides a comprehensive, at-a-glance reference for every element of the Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework. Like its chemical predecessor, it is organized by group and period, with each element displaying its symbol, atomic number, and Accountability Index (AI): a standardized measure of each element’s contribution to organizational governance and maturity. The table is organized into seven groups: Leadership & Governance (the … ## Certifications URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/certifications/ Description: Get your SAD certifications today! All certifications on this page are issued under SADMF Version 3, the latest release of the Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework. Version 3 credentials are cryptographically signed Open Badges 3.0 verifiable credentials. The Credential Ladder SADMF credentials form a structured four-tier progression. Each tier builds on the last, ensuring that your investment in certification is matched only by your investment in recertification. Tier I SAD Practitioner Has demonstrated an understanding of the … ### Certified Professionals URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/certifications/certified-professionals/ Description: Recognized SADMF certified professionals and their achievements. ### Technical Certifications URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/certifications/technical/ Description: Certifications for the technical contributors who make SADMF delivery possible. ### AI Agent Role Replacement Certifications URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/certifications/ai-agents/ Description: Certifications awarded to AI agents that have demonstrably replaced human roles within the SADMF Release Convoy. ## Glossary URL: https://scaledagiledevops.com/glossary/ Description: Authoritative definitions of key SADMF terms, acronyms, and concepts from the SADMF Body of Knowledge. The SADMF Glossary provides authoritative definitions for the terms, acronyms, and concepts that practitioners will encounter throughout the framework. Familiarity with this terminology is assessed in the DevOps Process Excellence Assessment and is required for all certification levels. S SADBOK (SADMF Body of Knowledge) The SADBOK is the official corpus of SADMF terminology, practice definitions, role descriptions, ceremony specifications, and metric formulas. It is maintained and updated …