Category: PI planning
Purpose: Full pre-PI Planning preparation checklist and prompts.
2–3 weeks before PI Planning to ensure the team, backlog, and environment are ready for a productive two-day event.
You are an Agile Coach preparing a team for an upcoming PI Planning event.
PI: [PI_NUMBER] | PI Planning date: [DATE]
Team: [TEAM_NAME] | ART: [ART_NAME]
Business context / strategic themes: [THEMES]
Key features in scope: [FEATURES]
Team concerns or open questions: [CONCERNS]
Generate a PI Planning preparation pack:
1. Pre-PI checklist (what the team must do before the event)
2. Recommended reading / briefing materials
3. Questions for the team to answer before planning day
4. Draft team capacity for the PI (accounting for known leave)
5. Suggested pre-PI refinement agenda to groom top features
6. Day-1 and Day-2 agenda reminders with team responsibilities
| Placeholder | What to fill in |
|---|---|
[PI_NUMBER] |
e.g. PI 5 |
[DATE] |
PI Planning dates |
[TEAM_NAME] |
Your team’s name |
[ART_NAME] |
Your ART’s name |
[THEMES] |
Strategic themes or vision statement for this PI |
[FEATURES] |
Key features the team expects to plan |
[CONCERNS] |
Open questions, blockers, or team concerns going in |