The SAFe Implementation Roadmap provides a strategy and a set of activities that can help in implementing SAFe successfully. Achieving the benefits of Lean/Agile development and business agility at scale takes a lot of effort. Before you can get the rewards of SAFe, your organization needs to embrace the Lean/Agile mindset and implement the Lean/Agile principles. And even though there are no perfect step-by-step instructions for implementation, the following 12 steps can help in getting the best results to the businesses:Recognize the tipping pointOrganizations must recognize once they have reached their tipping point, a point at which the only reasonable way forward is toward success. The reason for change will get so compelling that resisting it will be unacceptableTrain Lean-Agile Change AgentsAll the Lean-Agile change agents will be trained as the Certified SAFe Program Consultants who can offer the knowledge and horsepower to the business for implementing the change.Train executives, managers, and leadersImplementing any change requires strong leadership. In the case of SAFe, some leaders will provide ongoing and direct sponsorship for the change as participants in the LACE (Lean-Agile Center of Excellence). Some others will be involved with implementing SAFe or leading, influencing, and managing the transformation.Create a Lean-Agile Center of ExcellenceLACE is a team of people who are dedicated to the implementation of SAFe in the organization. This is among the key differences between companies that are committed to the practices of Lean-Agile and those who are practicing Agile just for the purpose of the name.Identify Value Streams and ARTsThis requires an in-depth understanding of the organizational model that will be facilitating the flow of value through functional silos, boundaries, and activities.Create the Implementation PlanThe newly trained Lean-Agile leaders will apply their new knowledge for identifying the strategies to implement the framework. This leads to the creation of the implementation plan.Prepare for ART LaunchThis includes executing the activities required for the successful ART launch. SAFe Program Consultants will lead this implementation.Train teams and launch the ARTThis includes focusing on the Agile teams who will be creating the system needed by the organization.Coach ART ExecutionBy now, organizations will have made an investment in training stakeholders and developing SPC change agents in the new working ways. Now the time is for the Lean-Agile leaders to focus on what actually matters. This will start with ART-level and team-level coaching.Launch more ARTs and Value StreamsThis stage involves moving at an accelerated speed. The enterprise will launch more ARTs and value streams for consolidating gains and producing more change. The organization will be able to realize the complete benefits of SAFe.Extend to the PortfolioWith the success of the ARTs and value streams, the organization will be exposed to traditional and phase-gated processes that impede performance. This will put pressure on the portfolio triggering the need for more changes that can improve strategic flow.AccelerateThis is the start of another journey that is based on relentless improvement. The emerging Lean enterprise will now have to start to create a new operating culture and model, one where the practices and principles of Lean and Agile are the norms.