Preparing For pI planning Flashcards
What is a Program increment
A timebox during which Agile Release Train delivers incremental value in the form of working software
It’s a fixed time box for
- Planning,building and Validating a full sys increment
- Demonstrating Value
- and getting fast feedback
What does the PI apply cadence and synchronisation to
Plan the ART’s next increment of work
Limit WIP
Synch newsworthy value for feedback
Assure consistent ART wide retros
What is Pi planning
It’s an event to plan a Program increment
1) Face to face
2) Usually a 2 day event
3) every 8-12 weeks
4) In Cadence
PI PLANNING - What are the major areas to prepare
Organisational Readiness
content
logistics
What does Org readiness Entail
Planning Scope- scope of the planning
Business Alignment - Business owners are aligned o. The priorities
Agile team - required Agile teams are available
Content Readiness
Exec Briefing - gives Cobtext
product vison Backlog - Top 10 features explained by the Product manger
architecture Vision briefing - New enablers an NFRS
Logistics Readiness
Location
Technology and tooling
Communication channels
What is a Vision
Vision is a description of future state of product or solution
What does a Vision convey
1) Direction of the Product/Solution
2) Problem it is solving
3) what features and benefit hypothesis it provides
4) who benefits
5) NFRS it delivers
Characteristics of a Vision
Aspirational but realistic
Motivational enough to engage others
What is an Epic
An Epic is a container for significant solutions Dev that captures substantial investment within a portfolio
Define a feature
A Feature is a service that fulfils a Stakeholder need
Feature characteristics
Name
Benefit Hypothesis
Acceptance criteria
Should be delivered in a PI
Enabler
Enabler supports the activities needed to extend the Architectural Runway to provide Future business functionality
What are Road maps for
To help forecast
Types of Road Maps
PI
Solution
What are PI road Maps
Additional detail for near future PIs
More fidelity as short term
Solutions Road Map
Promote clarity in long range planning and help prod mangers collaborate with Portfolio management
Longer term the fidelity is low
How are Features created
Epics are decomposed into Features
Customer journey maps
Users experience engaging with a company Their activities Desires pain points Help identify gaps
Definition of Done importance
Sets built in quality
Priories Feature
Use WSJF weighted shortest job first
What jobs are prioritised
Short duration and high Cost of Delay
What are the Components of Cost of Delay
Time Criticality
Business value
Risk reduction and Opportunity enablement
WSJF formula
= ( user or Business value + Time criticality + Risk reduction)/ Job size
What does capacity Alloocation
How many new features
Enablers
Maintenance
Tech Debt
What do PO/PM do in PI planning
1) Communicate Vision
2) Top 10 Features
3) support breakout
3) Collaborate to decompose Features into stories
Negotiate scope
5) review Draft PI plans
6) Participate in Mgmt review of plan
What PI objectives
Summary of business goals that the team will achieve in the PI
Reflect importance for business
They are created bottom up
