What is PI Planning? PI Planning is a cadenced event used for an Agile Release Train (ART) to align Agile Teams and ART leadership to a shared mission, vision, and committed plan. PI planning is essential in SAFe. PI planning delivers many business benefits, including:

A comprehensive Agile PI Planning guide and free checklist to improve cross-team planning or scale agile in SAFe or Scrum. This guide covers everything from basic concepts to advanced implementation strategies.

Regardless of the reasons, every organization adopting SAFe will benefit from having a plan in place for effectively conducting PI planning with geographically distributed participants. This article combines guidance from our experiences and those of our customers, partners, and the SPCT community on successfully managing distributed PI planning.

Jan 7, 2025 · What is PI Planning in SAFe? How PI Planning in SAFe Shapes Agile Leadership and Decision-Making. Management Impact: Practical Use Cases of PI Planning in SAFe. Scenario 1: Handling Misalignment in Team Objectives; Scenario 2: Improving Product Quality in a Software Company. Focus on Business Value and Outcomes; Executive Pain-points and Metrics

Apr 20, 2022 · PI Planning is an opportunity to discover the plan for the next PI. Discovery is exciting, it’s engaging, and it’s about learning. Through my years of teaching and implementing SAFe, I’ve identified key practices to help organizations successfully discover …

Oct 18, 2022 · SAFe PI planning is designed to help establish a common goal for large teams that can have hundreds of members. This can only be achieved when a strong structure is in place to encourage discipline, collective responsibility, and ongoing communication.

Nov 8, 2023 · PI Planning is a keystone event in the Scaled Agile Framework for Lean Enterprises (SAFe) 1 where teams come together to create alignment to a common vision for the product/solution and a shared vision and mission for the value stream network.

PI (Program Increment) Planning is a cornerstone of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), aligning multiple Agile teams on a common mission.

Mar 7, 2025 · SAFe PI Planning is a critical event in the Agile Release Train (ART) that aligns all teams to a shared mission and vision. It is essential for organizations practicing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and delivers significant business benefits.

Sep 26, 2023 · One of the cornerstone practices in the Scaled Agile Framework is PI (Program Increment) planning. This is a structured, time-bound event in the SAFe framework where cross-functional teams come together to plan and align their work for a specific Program Increment.