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 and plan new features, discuss dependencies and risks. It is truly a cornerstone event for SAFe; without it SAFe cannot be implemented. In this article
PI Planning
There is nothing better than having everyone in the same room for PI, tribe or big room planning. But it’s not easy, it’s expensive and not everyone can travel. Kendis offers solution, which enables teams to plan together from different locations. It will help you manage digital program
PI Planning
“If everyone is moving forward, then success takes care of itself”- Henry Ford In the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFE), the Agile Release Train (ART) is designed to deliver solutions by working around a Value Stream with the collaboration of multiple Agile Teams and stakeholders. While remaining steadfast to a united
Scaled Agile
In today’s highly competitive world, organizations are driven by technology and are becoming very innovative in achieving their goals and to eventually stay ahead. Starting off with this New Year January 2020, SAFe released its upgrade, “SAFe 5.0” which entirely focuses on “Business Agility” and addresses how to
PI Planning
The most vital component of achieving anything of value and essentially the backbone of SAFe, is the Program Increment (PI). A Program Increment is timeboxed to 8-12 weeks, where an Agile Release Train, which is constituted of multiple agile teams work towards accomplishing the objectives of the PI. An
Risks
When creating a project, encountering risks is inevitable. With growing technologies and newly evolving working methodologies, risk management has become extremely important. Risks need to be identified and mitigated properly or they can gravely harm your progress. These risks need to be addressed with utmost clarity and transparency. Today, many
Solution Board
What is a Solution Train? The Solution Level is where large solutions are built with the collaboration from multiple Agile Release Trains which may have thousands of practitioners. Solution train builds complex solutions with a Lean-Agile approach. It organizes and coordinates multiple Agile Release Trains into one, guiding the
PI Planning
What is a Gantt Chart? Gantt Charts are an effective tool for planning, tracking and viewing the progress of any project. It visually presents all the information about the various tasks or phases of the project, their schedule and how they are related to each other. Gantt charts can also
Risks
Importance of risks cannot be emphasized enough. They can not only affect your progress but can also be a serious threat to your company’s repute, if not identified and mitigated properly. As more and more companies are advancing with agile, larger companies need effective risk management so they can
Dependency Management
Dependencies can exist for a variety of reasons. Recognizing, identifying and correctly mapping them is crucial. Dependencies are important as it gives a sense of accountability for why a task is not being completed. It also gives a trace to exactly what is wrong. Thereby, enhances transparency into what is
Dependency Management
A dependency is a relationship between two elements which reflects a logical, constraint-based or a temporary relationship. These tasks rely on each other in a way that one has to be finished in order to proceed. Dependencies can exist because of a variety of reasons. In this article, we
PI Planning
Tracking the progress of the Sprint or Program Increment is vital for any enterprise that is adopting an agile framework. Companies utilize digital boards to do this critical task which not only includes planning but monitoring features, estimates, dependencies, statuses, etc. Atlassian’s Jira is a powerful and popular bug