The Complete Product Owner Guide to PI Planning | SAFe Agile Playbook

🚀 Master Your Next PI Planning Event!

Are you walking into your next Program Increment (PI) Planning event feeling perfectly prepared, or slightly panicked?

For a Product Owner, PI Planning is the most critical event of the quarter. It’s where strategy meets execution, and where the success of your Agile Release Train (ART) is decided. The Complete Product Owner Guide to PI Planning is an 18-page, step-by-step digital playbook designed to take you from pre-planning chaos to post-execution confidence.

Crafted from almost two decades of real-world experience managing high-performing IT teams and complex support workloads, this guide cuts through the framework theory to deliver practical, battle-tested strategies.

What’s Inside? 📖

 🗓️ Pre-PI Preparation: Exactly how to refine your backlog, decompose features, and use historical velocity to your advantage.

 🗺️ Day 1 & Day 2 Play-by-Play: A complete breakdown of setting the stage, drafting iteration plans, writing solid PI Objectives, and navigating the confidence vote.

 ⚠️ Anti-Patterns & Pitfalls: Learn how to avoid the "Dictator PO" trap, balance technical debt, and prevent siloed planning.

 🏢 Real-World Case Studies: See how to successfully navigate legacy IT dependencies and negotiate scope under intense pressure.

 📚 Comprehensive Glossary: Quick-reference definitions for all crucial SAFe and Agile terminology.

Who is this for? 🎯

Product Owners, Product Managers, Scrum Masters coaching POs, and Agile leaders operating within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Format: Instant PDF Download

Delivery: Available immediately upon purchase.