Overview

Kendis PI Planning is a digital collaboration platform designed to facilitate and streamline Program Increment (PI) planning for scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) teams. It enables distributed teams to conduct synchronized, interactive PI planning events with real-time visibility across multiple teams and ARTs (Agile Release Trains). Kendis provides tools for backlog management, dependency tracking, risk identification, and progress visualization, making remote or hybrid PI planning sessions as effective as in-person workshops. It helps improve alignment, transparency, and productivity in large-scale agile transformations.

Features and Capabilities

• **Collaborative PI Planning Boards: **Digital boards mimic physical planning rooms allowing teams to manage features, stories, and dependencies collaboratively in real-time.
• **Dependency Tracking: **Visualize and manage cross-team dependencies with automated alerts to identify and resolve blockers early.
• **Risk & Impediment Management: **Teams can tag risks and impediments directly on planning boards, facilitating transparency and proactive mitigation.
• **Multi-Team & Program Visibility: **Aggregate multiple teams’ plans into ART-level views for synchronized coordination and progress tracking.
• **Customizable Workflows & Templates: **Adapt PI planning boards to specific organizational needs with flexible templates and workflows.
• **Integration Capabilities: **Seamlessly integrate with popular Agile tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally to synchronize data bi-directionally.
• **Real-Time Collaboration: **Supports chat, comments, and live updates to enable smooth communication during planning events.
• **PI Objectives Management: **Document, track, and share committed and uncommitted PI objectives to ensure goal alignment.
• **Reporting & Analytics: **Built-in reports and metrics provide insights into planning health, risks, and progress for stakeholders.
• **User-Friendly Interface: **Intuitive drag-and-drop features and clear visual cues help teams focus on planning without technical distractions.