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Agile & SAFe

PI Planning

Run a Program Increment planning event that produces a real, committed plan.

Prepares teams and leaders to plan and facilitate an effective Program Increment (PI) Planning event within SAFe.

Duration

Workshop format, typically preceding a live PI Planning event.

Format

Private cohort, timed around your actual planning cadence.

Certification

Certificate of completion.

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with SAFe is helpful.

Who should attend

Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, product managers, and teams participating in PI Planning.

Problems addressed

  • PI Planning events that produce a plan nobody trusts
  • Dependencies and risks surfaced too late to plan around

Learning objectives

  • Prepare inputs for an effective PI Planning event
  • Facilitate breakout planning and draft-plan review
  • Surface and manage cross-team dependencies and risks

Agenda

  1. 1Pre-planning preparation
  2. 2Facilitating breakouts
  3. 3Draft plan review and problem-solving
  4. 4Finalizing commitments

Private Cohort

Often run as direct preparation for your organization's next live PI Planning event.

Customization

Can include direct facilitation support during the live event.

Instructor

Delivered by a Design to Align facilitator or delivery partner.

Ready to book PI Planning?

Tell us your group size and timeline and we'll follow up to schedule.