Which statement describes a cadence-based PI Planning event?

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• AAs many team members as possible should attend remotely to reduce travel costs
• BIt is very important and should be postponed until all participants can attend
• CIt is not a required event but tasks move forward at higher velocity when the meeting occurs
• DIt is an all-hands, two-day event with the goal to create alignment

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  8% (2)
• D
  88% (22)

Explanation

PI Planning is a cadence-based, face-to-face (or synchronized) event in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) that spans two full days, bringing together all ART (Agile Release Train) members - teams, Product Managers, System Architects, and Business Owners - with the explicit goal of aligning on a shared mission, vision, and program increment objectives. D is correct because the defining characteristics of PI Planning are its fixed cadence (every 8–12 weeks), its all-hands nature, and its alignment purpose.

• A is wrong because SAFe strongly recommends in-person attendance; remote participation is a fallback, not a cost-saving strategy, since face-to-face interaction is considered critical to building trust and resolving conflicts.
• B is wrong because PI Planning must happen on its scheduled cadence - postponing it disrupts the entire ART and contradicts the "cadence-based" principle; the event proceeds even if some participants are unavailable.
• C is wrong because PI Planning is a required, non-optional SAFe event - it is not optional or merely beneficial; the ART cannot align on PI objectives without it.

Memory tip: Think of PI Planning as a "launch pad" - it happens on a fixed schedule, needs everyone on the rocket, and exists solely to point the whole team in the same direction before liftoff.

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