SAFe PI Planning

SAFe is an agile delivery system for enterprise-scale software development. It is designed to address the limitations of single team-based delivery. Enterprise software delivery requires the capacity of multiple development teams, multi-sprint delivery cycles and solid alignment between product strategy, planning and execution. The SAFe framework defines a set of organizational and workflow patterns for scaling agile delivery beyond single teams. Specifically, SAFe addresses:

• Scaling delivery capacity with multiple delivery teams.

• Multi-sprint planning increments.

• Organizing delivery teams around product value streams short-term, temporary projects.

• Scaling Agile methods beyond software teams (financial governance and strategic alignment).

While many scaling frameworks are now available, SAFe has become the most widely adopted, supported extensively with training and consulting resources.

In this course we cover:

• Problems Solved by SAFe

• The SAFe Delivery Model

• How to Plan and Execute using the SAFe delivery model.

PI Planning plays a central role in the Scaled Agile Framework. This course will provide you with the essential steps necessary to prepare your organization, create your backlog and conduct planning at scale with multiple delivery teams. Learn how to estimate the scope of what can be delivered within a PI timebox. Learn how to establish PI Objectives. Understand how to set the event up for success by ensuring prerequisite steps have been completed. Ensure that both delivery teams and business stakeholders are firmly aligned around objectives and feature deliverables at the conclusion of the event. Learn the critical Agile Program Practices for keeping the program on track throughout execution of the PI, and how to measure success.  The course covers the following topics:

•SAFe Framework Overview

•SAFe Delivery Model

•SAFe Organizational Model - The Agile Release Train (ART)

•Product Backlogs in SAFe

•PI Planning

•PI Execution – Cadence & Synchronization