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agile, alignment, capacity, collaboration, grooming, PI Planning, prioritization, scope, sizing, stakeholders, strategic planning, velocity
The temperature is beginning to release us from the dog days of summer, the leaves are starting to change, and of course Pumpkin Spice is back on the menu just about everywhere you go. This can mean only one thing. Yep! It’s strategic planning season heading into Q4 … a.k.a PI Planning time.
Why the focus on this topic here today? What role should Product Management leaders play in the overall process? What is necessary from a preparation standpoint, and what should be expected with the output?
Today we’ll explore the high level context of the PI Planning event (lots of good sources out there for this topic), but really where I want to focus the discussion is around what I believe are the 5 essential questions every product manager should be asking as they head into discussions. Let’s dig in.
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