The strategic sweet spot of a company is where it meets customer’s needs in a way that rivals can’t,

given the context in which it competes12. It is where the company’s capabilities match customer

needs in a way that the competition can’t. Finding the strategic sweet spot is a key challenge of

strategic thinking and a source of competitive advantage.

Reference:

How to find your strategic sweet spot and why it matters

The Strategic Sweet Spot - Harvard Business Review

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The ART Sync is a weekly event that brings together the representatives of the teams and

stakeholders of an Agile Release Train (ART) to review the progress and status of the current Program

Increment (PI). The ART Sync tracks the progress of the ART toward meeting the PI Objectives by

using various metrics and indicators, such as the PI burnup chart, the team and ART predictability

measures, the feature completion report, and the dependencies and risks status. The ART Sync also

provides an opportunity to identify and resolve any impediments, issues, or blockers that may affect

the PI delivery.

Reference:

ART Sync: This article from the Scaled Agile Framework explains the purpose, agenda, and

participants of the ART Sync, and how it supports the alignment, collaboration, and execution of the

ART.

PI Objectives: This article from the Scaled Agile Framework defines the concept and attributes of PI

Objectives, and how they can be used to align and measure the outcomes of an ART or Solution

Train.

According to the SAFe® Agile Product Management APM (6.0) documents and learning resources,

Business Owners are key ART stakeholders who have the primary business and technical

responsibility for return on investment (ROI), governance, and compliance. They are critical for

evaluating fitness for use and actively participating in solution development. They can provide

current business feedback to guide feature enhancements by assessing the value proposition, the

competitive advantage, and the expected market share of the features. They can also help align the

features with the product vision and roadmap, and prioritize them based on the WSJF method.

Reference:

Business Owners - Scaled Agile Framework

Customer Centricity - Scaled Agile Framework

WSJF - Scaled Agile Framework

A story map is a customer-centric requirement artifact that represents the user journey and the

features that support it. A story map is a visual tool that helps to organize and prioritize user stories

based on the user goals, activities, and tasks. A story map also helps to align the stakeholders on the

scope, value, and dependencies of the product, and to plan the releases and iterations.

Reference:

Story Mapping - Scaled Agile Framework

What are some example artifacts from product definition?

User Story Mapping: A Complete Guide | Miro

The benefit hypothesis and acceptance criteria are the criteria that must be satisfied before a Feature

can flow from the analysis state to the backlog state on an ART Kanban. The benefit hypothesis and

acceptance criteria are part of the definition of a Feature, which represents a solution functionality

that delivers business value and fulfills a stakeholder need. The benefit hypothesis states the

expected outcome and benefit of implementing the Feature, while the acceptance criteria define the

conditions that must be met for the Feature to be accepted by the stakeholders. The benefit

hypothesis and acceptance criteria help to clarify the scope, value, and quality of the Feature, and to

guide the implementation and validation of the Feature.

Reference:

Features and Capabilities - Scaled Agile Framework

ART and Solution Train Backlogs - Scaled Agile Framework

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