Safe Business Management and SAFe
Safe business management is a process that focuses on addressing a company’s operational safety processes. Managers must address an array of influence factors, including culture and leadership.
The safety and health policies of a company must be in line with the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This is vital to achieve the desired outcomes. Management of a company must also be committed to making the system work. This requires demonstrating with direct comments, performance evaluations and bonus systems that the business is as concerned about safety as it is with production numbers. LyondellBasell, for example has a policy in place that says that should OSHA injuries are high, then managers will not be eligible for bonuses.
The Agile frameworks Lean-Agile and Scaled Scrum also have a significant emphasis on secure business management. In particular, they emphasize the roles, structures and artifacts that are appropriate for every scale. For instance, the Lean-Agile model includes the roles of safety and quality for every Scrum team. The model also teaches that it is important to keep the safety of employees in mind while designing and developing software.
A successful and secure business management program is an essential part of the technology backbone model (TBM). TBM and SAFe are working together to ensure that better systems and software aren’t as expensive. Learn more about the TBM and SAFe relationship in this article about transforming IT into a true partner.
