Communities of Practice in SAFe
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”- African Proverb In light of this proverb, to go…
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How to run Distributed PI Planning with Azure DevOps and Kendis
There is nothing better than having everyone in the same room for PI planning. But it’s not easy, it’s expensive and not everyone can participate.…
PI ROADMAP: A Gateway for Transparent and Smart Planning
Agile is all about responding to change. That does not necessarily mean that we should leave everything to be done at an ad hoc basis…
Visualize Journey of a Feature with Dependencies, Risks, and Stories
Visibility and transparency are important when it comes to planning or tracking your work items in the Program Increment. All of the work items have…
Visualize Team Relationships with the Dependency Wheel
Agile teams are meant to be self managing and independent. But as the size of an organization grows or the scope of the product being…
5 Common Challenges Faced When Scaling Agile
Agile software development enables the delivery of value incrementally with the highest quality in the shortest sustainable time. It centers on the principle of responding…
7 Characteristics That Define the Role of a Product Owner in PI Planning
The Product Owner plays a very critical role in enhancing and improving the overall agility of the agile team in the Scaled Agile Framework. They…
Importance of Confidence Vote in PI Planning
In the Scaled Agile Framework, staying strongly committed to a plan is never advised. The reason is very simple; the requirements of the customer can…
Remote PI Planning Tips
For the Scaled Agile Framework, PI Planning holds utmost importance and value. It heavily relies on the presence of people to be located in one…
10 Useful Facts about PI Planning
Program Increment (PI) Planning session is a time boxed event where Teams of an Agile Release Train that are united by a shared vision, meet…
The Complete guide to conduct PI Planning during the Pandemic
The CoronaVirus Pandemic has unexpectedly and massively affected life as we know it, all over the world. Lockdowns have been enforced that have restricted gatherings…