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SAFe® 4.0 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework® for Lean Software and Systems Engineering, First Edition
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SAFe® 4.0 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework® for Lean Software and Systems Engineering, First Edition

by Richard Knaster, Dean Leffingwell
March 2017
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
8h 40m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
Content preview from SAFe® 4.0 Distilled: Applying the Scaled Agile Framework® for Lean Software and Systems Engineering, First Edition

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

Overview

Preparation for the PI Planning Event

Day 1—Create and Review Draft Plans

Day 2—Finalize Plans and Commit

Summary

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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