Preparing For pI planning

Question 1

What is a Program increment

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What does the PI apply cadence and synchronisation to

Answer 2

Plan the ART’s next increment of work
Limit WIP
Synch newsworthy value for feedback
Assure consistent ART wide retros

Question 3

What is Pi planning

Answer 3

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

Question 4

PI PLANNING - What are the major areas to prepare

Answer 4

Organisational Readiness
content
logistics

Question 5

What does Org readiness Entail

Answer 5

Planning Scope- scope of the planning
Business Alignment - Business owners are aligned o. The priorities
Agile team - required Agile teams are available

Question 6

Content Readiness

Answer 6

Exec Briefing - gives Cobtext
product vison Backlog - Top 10 features explained by the Product manger
architecture Vision briefing - New enablers an NFRS

Question 7

Logistics Readiness

Answer 7

Location
Technology and tooling
Communication channels

Question 8

What is a Vision

Answer 8

Vision is a description of future state of product or solution

Question 9

What does a Vision convey

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Characteristics of a Vision

Answer 10

Aspirational but realistic

Motivational enough to engage others

Question 11

What is an Epic

Answer 11

An Epic is a container for significant solutions Dev that captures substantial investment within a portfolio

Question 12

Define a feature

Answer 12

A Feature is a service that fulfils a Stakeholder need

Question 13

Feature characteristics

Answer 13

Name
Benefit Hypothesis
Acceptance criteria

Should be delivered in a PI

Question 14

Enabler

Answer 14

Enabler supports the activities needed to extend the Architectural Runway to provide Future business functionality

Question 15

What are Road maps for

Answer 15

To help forecast

Question 16

Types of Road Maps

Answer 16

PI

Solution

Question 17

What are PI road Maps

Answer 17

Additional detail for near future PIs

More fidelity as short term

Question 18

Solutions Road Map

Answer 18

Promote clarity in long range planning and help prod mangers collaborate with Portfolio management

Longer term the fidelity is low

Question 19

How are Features created

Answer 19

Epics are decomposed into Features

Question 20

Customer journey maps

Answer 20

Users experience engaging with a company
Their activities
Desires 
pain points 
Help identify gaps

Question 21

Definition of Done importance

Answer 21

Sets built in quality

Question 22

Priories Feature

Answer 22

Use WSJF weighted shortest job first

Question 23

What jobs are prioritised

Answer 23

Short duration and high Cost of Delay

Question 24

What are the Components of Cost of Delay

Answer 24

Time Criticality
Business value
Risk reduction and Opportunity enablement

Question 25

WSJF formula

Answer 25

= ( user or Business value + Time criticality + Risk reduction)/ Job size

Question 26

What does capacity Alloocation

Answer 26

How many new features
Enablers
Maintenance
Tech Debt

Question 27

What do PO/PM do in PI planning

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What PI objectives

Answer 28

Summary of business goals that the team will achieve in the PI
Reflect importance for business

They are created bottom up