7. Planning a Program Increment
Future product development tasks can’t be predetermined. Distribute planning and control to those who can understand and react to the end results.
—Michael Kennedy, Product Development for the Lean Enterprise
Preparation for the PI Planning Event
Day 1—Create and Review Draft Plans
Day 2—Finalize Plans and Commit
Overview
There is no magic in SAFe ... except maybe for PI planning.
—The authors
There is no other, more powerful event like PI planning in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). It is the cornerstone of the Program Increment (PI)—which provides the cadence, or rhythm, for the Agile Release Train (ART).
It’s amazing how much alignment and energy are created when there are 100 or so people ...
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