About the PI Planning template
Coordinating multiple agile teams during Program Increment (PI) Planning is a complex undertaking. Without a central space to track work and dependencies, teams can quickly become misaligned, leading to integration problems and delays. The PI Planning template provides a shared workspace for your entire Agile Release Train (ART) to align on objectives, map dependencies, and build a single, transparent plan. It’s designed to bring clarity and structure to large-scale planning, allowing you to identify priorities and chart a clear direction for your business.
How to use the PI Planning template
Define the Product Increment Scope. Begin by aligning all teams on the high-level business context. Clarify priorities, intended outcomes, and owners to establish a shared understanding of the goals. Agree on an estimation approach (e.g., story points) and the iteration cadence for the PI before breaking down the work.
Break down the work by team. Each team pulls their assigned features or epics into their dedicated area on the board. From there, they decompose the work into smaller user stories and tasks, sequencing them into specific iteration timelines while capturing team-level risks and assumptions.
Conduct an Agile Release Train Review. With each team’s plan visualized, use the dependencies app to connect related work between teams, which works with imported Jira cards. Conduct a final review with the entire ART to walk through the consolidated plan, address risks, and secure commitment. You can even let Miro AI help summarize and assess risks and dependencies.
Why use the PI Planning template?
Create a single source of truth. Eliminate confusion from scattered documents and disconnected plans. This template brings every team's work into one shared view, making it easy for the entire ART to see the full picture.
Proactively manage dependencies. By visualizing connections between teams' work on the board, you can spot and resolve potential bottlenecks before they disrupt the workflow, ensuring a smoother integration process.
Align the entire Agile Release Train. The template's structured process ensures that every team's plan rolls up into a single, cohesive strategy. You finish the planning event with a clear, committed plan that everyone is ready to execute.
