You still break things into 2 week iterations over the 8-12 weeks. You still check in on things, get feedback and determine if changes or pivoting is needed. No

You still break things into 2 week iterations over the 8-12 weeks. You still check in on things, get feedback and determine if changes or pivoting is needed. Nothing stops that. What it does stop is all of the planning meetings crammed in every 2 week time period while also giving a forum for planning between all of your other teams. There’s no advantage of scrum that is denied with SAFe. It just gets rid of most of the problems that I’ve experienced with it in the last 10-15 years.