RTE PI Planning 2

Question 1

What is the purpose of the 'draft plan review' during PI Planning?

Accepted Answer

To give teams an opportunity to share initial plans and surface risks and dependencies

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To finalize the release train's quarterly budget

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To approve all user stories for the next sprint

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To assign capacity to individual engineers

Question 2

What is a Stretch Objective in PI Planning?

Accepted Answer

An objective with uncommitted business value that the team will attempt if capacity allows

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An objective that is committed regardless of capacity

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A low-priority backlog item deferred to next PI

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A risk that has been accepted by the ART

Question 3

How does the RTE handle significant risks identified during PI Planning?

Accepted Answer

Uses the ROAM technique to categorize and address each risk

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Escalates all risks to the portfolio

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Removes risks from the program board entirely

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Defers risk discussion to the next PI

Question 4

What is the 'confidence vote' at the end of PI Planning?

Accepted Answer

A team-level vote where each member rates their confidence in the plan using fist-of-five

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A vote by executives approving the portfolio budget

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A product owner vote on feature prioritization

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A management review of resource allocation

Question 5

What should the RTE do if a team's confidence vote is consistently low?

Accepted Answer

Investigate root causes and facilitate re-planning to address concerns

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Override the vote and proceed with the plan

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Assign more developers to the team

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Reduce the scope of the team's objectives unilaterally

Question 6

What is the role of Business Owners during PI Planning?

Accepted Answer

Assigning business value to Team PI Objectives and participating in reviews

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Writing user stories for teams

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Managing team capacity and velocity

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Approving all architecture decisions