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VIRTUAL PI PLANNING 4
DAYS

WORKING AGREEMENTS PLANNING GUIDE

Create your own workspace at home which Iterate in small batches by priority
will enable interaction
Avoid “waterfalling” planning
Turn on your video
Self-organize breakouts
Pin the video of who is presenting
Leave Sprint IP Sprint uncommitted
Play with backgrounds on zoom
Plan/commit w/ business value in mind
Be prepared for fun interactive
activities and games! Iterate at your Team PI Objectives

ROLES

TEAMS SCRUM MASTERS PRODUCT OWNERS OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

Not all Team PI
Objectiveswill originate
from Features. Identify and
resolve dependencies by
working with other teams
Your responsibility is to You’ll likely have ambigu- Actively circulate and
manage the timeboxes, ities – work with product participate. Don’t wait for
dependencies, and managers and architects people to come to
ambiguities when refining backlogs.

PLANNING & CONTEXT TIPS/TRICKS

Use a shared space to take notes of what is
Business Context learned during lectures
DAY Product/Solution Vision
Show Architecture right after feature details

1
Architecture Vision & Dev Practices to better align backlogs to the solution

Planning Context and Lunch Use a messaging and collaboration platform

to document questions and answers
Team Breakouts

Architects and Product Managers circulate

OUTPUTS TIPS/TRICKS
Define Zelocity for each sprint

DAY Team Breakouts Identify team backlog items, dependencies,

2
impediments and risks throrughout

Draft Plan Review

Load stories on Iterations to full capacity
Negotiate and gain agreement on PI
Management Review & Problem Solving objectives

Make adjustments based on challenges, risks

and impediments

FINALIZATION TIPS/TRICKS
Load less than velocity per sprint

DAY Planning Adjustments Finalize SMART objectives with

3
Business Value
Team Breakouts

Final Plan Review & Lunch Identity and ROAM Team and program
level risks
Program Risks
Invite in your program team and
PI Confidence Vote
business owner

PREP FOR EXECUTION TIPS/TRICKS

Rework until commitment is achieved
DAY
Plan a rework, if necessary
Hold a retrospective on planning and solidify

4
Planning & Retrospective & a plan for moving forward
Moving forward
Set train and team meeting cadences
Execution
Have fun and be proud of what you
Virtual Happy Hour
accomplished

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