Understand what SAFe PI Planning is and why aligning many teams on one shared Program Increment beats letting each team plan alone. Learn to read a program board, write PI Objectives, run a confidence vote and ROAM the risks so the plan is one the whole train genuinely believes.
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The alignment problem PI Planning solves — free to watch, no account needed.
What you'll learn
- Explain the purpose, cadence and standard two-day structure of a SAFe PI Planning event
- Describe how an Agile Release Train aligns many teams on one shared Program Increment
- Write committed and uncommitted PI Objectives and assign business value with Business Owners
- Read a program board to surface cross-team dependencies and capacity conflicts before they cause delays
- Facilitate a confidence vote and ROAM program risks to reach a genuine, honest team commitment
Syllabus
Why Teams Fall Out of Step at Scale
The alignment problem PI Planning solvesFree preview
What PI Planning actually is
The Outputs That Make Planning Real
PI Objectives and business value
Reading the program board
Committing to the Plan
The confidence vote and ROAM risks
Case study — the first-timer at the board
Making the Skill Stick
Building your Program Board Reading Guide
Common PI Planning traps to avoid