SAFe 4.5 Reference Guide: Scaled Agile Framework for Lean Enterprises, Second edition

Iteration Execution

Vision without execution is hallucination.

—Thomas Edison

Iteration Execution is how Agile Teams manage their work throughout the Iteration timebox, resulting in a high-quality, working, tested system increment.

Developing high-quality systems is a challenge for every Agile team, Agile Release Train (ART), and Solution Train. No matter the preparation and no matter the planning, without effective iteration execution, scaling is nearly impossible and solution quality is compromised.

During the iteration, each team collaborates to define, build, and test the Stories developed in the course of Iteration Planning. The team members ...