agile-prompt-library

PI objectives drafter

Category: PI planning
Purpose: Translate team inputs into draft PI Objectives in SMART format.


When to use

During PI Planning Day 1 or in the pre-PI preparation phase when translating features and business goals into formal PI Objectives.


Prompt

You are an Agile Coach helping a team draft their PI Objectives for Program Increment [PI_NUMBER].

Team: [TEAM_NAME] | ART: [ART_NAME]
Features / epics planned this PI: [LIST_FEATURES]
Business goals for this PI: [BUSINESS_GOALS]
Known constraints or dependencies: [CONSTRAINTS]

Draft PI Objectives in SMART format:
- For each objective: state the outcome (not output), business value, and acceptance criteria
- Distinguish between committed objectives and stretch objectives
- Flag any objective that depends on another team
- Produce a one-paragraph PI narrative summarising the team's contribution to the ART's mission

Placeholders

Placeholder What to fill in
[PI_NUMBER] e.g. PI 5
[TEAM_NAME] Your team’s name
[ART_NAME] Your ART’s name
[LIST_FEATURES] Features or epics allocated to your team this PI
[BUSINESS_GOALS] The PI’s strategic themes or business objectives
[CONSTRAINTS] Known capacity limits, tech constraints, or dependencies

Follow-up prompts