The Future of Agile Transformation Services: Agile Market Growth Is Exploding—But What About SAFe?

According to the latest industry data, the Agile Transformation Services market is on track to hit $137B by 2030. But the real question is—how much of that growth will come from the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)?

Forecasting SAFe’s Market Share Growth:

We combined two key data sources:

1. Market Growth Projections from the Global Agile Transformation Services report (2019–2030).

2. Adoption Patterns from the latest State of SAFe report, which shows that 62% of organizations are actively using or adapting SAFe.

Prediction Methodology:

We used a linear-plus-saturation forecast, a method commonly applied to innovation adoption curves:

• SAFe adoption grew rapidly from 2018 to 2024, entering the early majority phase (Moore's Crossing the Chasm).

• We extrapolated that growth, assuming continued adoption but at a slightly slower pace as the market matures.

• Projections estimate SAFe adoption reaching ~90% by 2030 among enterprises adopting Agile-at-scale frameworks.

Why this makes sense:

• SAFe is no longer in startup phase—it’s becoming enterprise default.

• AI, product operating models, and government transformation are fueling adoption.

• The chasm is crossed. Now it’s about scale, integration, and industry specialization (hardware, government, etc.).

Key Takeaway:

SAFe isn’t just keeping up—it’s becoming the backbone of scaled agile delivery. As the market grows, so does the share of organizations standardizing on SAFe to enable enterprise-wide agility.

Do you think SAFe will dominate the Agile-at-scale space by 2030—or will another framework rise to challenge it?