Executing the PI (10%) Flashcards
Who participates in the PO Sync?
Product Owners and Product Management and my be facilitated by the RTE or a Product Manager
Can also include other stakeholders and SMEs as necessary
What’s the purpose of the PO Sync?
To find out how well the ART is:
- Progressing towards PI Objectives
along with:
- Discuss Feature development
- Assess needed scope adjustments
Can also be used for preparation for PI Planning
How often is the PO Sync?
Usually weekly and timeboxed (30 to 60 minutes)
What is the System Demo for?
To show the sprint/increment completed work from all the ART teams
Only completed work, toggle off any incomplete Features
When do System Demos occur?
Demos occur after Iteration Review–ideally the day after the iteration ends
How should a System Demo be done?
The system demo tests and evaluates the full solution in a production-like context (often staging) to receive feedback from stakeholders.
Who are the typical attendees for a System Demo
- Product Managers and Product Owners
- Business owners and executive sponsors
- System Team members – the folks who setup the demo in the staging environment
- System Architect
- Other teams that participated in the sprint/iteration like Cloud
- ART agile team members
What is the recommended agenda for a System Demo?
- Review the PI Business Context and Objectives
- Describe each Feature before demo’ing
- Demo each Feature
- Identify current risks and impediments
- Open discussion
What are the 3 parts to the I&A event?
- The System Demo
- Qualitative and Quantitative Measurements Review
- Problem-Solving Workshop
What does I&A stand for?
Inspect and Adapt
The I&A System Demo supports which SAFe Lean-Agile Principle?
Principle 7
Working Software is the primary measure of progress
The I&A Qualitative/Qualitative Measurement Review supports which Principle of the Agile Manifesto?
Principle 12
At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly
The I&A event supports which aspect of the SAFe House of Lean?
Pillar 4
Relentless improvement
What are the expected outcomes to the I&A Event?
- Demonstration of how solutions have advanced over the PI
- Accountability and transparency of the program execution through qualitative and quantitative metrics
- Business owner validation of the actual value delivered compared to the committed objectives
- A set of actionable improvement items for the program to implement in the upcoming PI
How long is an I&A event?
Usually time-boxed to 3 to 4 hours per PI
How are the PI Objectives reviewed during a I&A Event?
Teams meet with their business owners to self-assess their achieved business value compared to their PI Objectives
What are typical I&A performance metrics?
Functional
- Counts of issues planned vs accepted
- Program velocity
- Control charts or other predictability measures
Quality
- Test Coverage
- Defects found during testing
- Automation Test coverage percentage
Check out the performance metrics toolkit for more examples
How can ART health be assessed?
Use the SAFe Assessments:
- Team and Technical Agility
- Agile Product Delivery
What are the 6 steps of a Problem-Solving Workshop?
- Agree on the problem to solve
- Do a Root-cause analysis
- Do a Pareto to find the biggest causes
- Restate the problem
- Brainstorm solutions
- Identify improvement opportunitities
When is an I&A event held?
At the end of each Program Increment (PI) during the IP Iteration
What does IP Iteration abbreviation stand for?
Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration
What pillar of the SAFe House of Lean does the IP Iteration support?
Pillar 3
Innovation
What are 3 continuous learning activities that could be done during an IP Iteration?
- Hackathons
- Supplier showcase
- Exploration Spikes
Why is the problem-solving workshop more effective than traditional lessons learned documents?
- It makes improvements actionable through backlog items for the near PI
