Which activity is key to successfully implementing the Scaled Agile Framework?

Question

Options

• AUse the Innovation and Planning Iteration instead of the PI Planning process
• BReplace the PI Planning process with the Inspect and Adapt workshop when possible
• CUse a cadence-based PI Planning process
• DRemove blocks such as portfolio estimation

• B
  8% (2)
• C
  88% (21)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

PI (Program Increment) Planning is the heartbeat of SAFe - a cadence-based event that aligns all Agile Release Train (ART) teams around a shared mission, creating face-to-face synchronization across the enterprise every 8–12 weeks, making C correct.

Why the distractors fail:

• A is wrong because the Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration supports PI Planning - it doesn't replace it; both coexist in the SAFe cadence.
• B is wrong because the Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshop happens after a PI to reflect and improve; it serves a different purpose than planning the next PI.
• D is wrong because SAFe addresses portfolio estimation through Epic sizing and Lean Portfolio Management - removing it would undermine governance, not improve implementation.

Memory tip: Think of PI Planning as SAFe's "heartbeat" - just as a heart can't be replaced by another organ, PI Planning cannot be swapped out for other SAFe ceremonies. If an answer says to remove or replace PI Planning, it's almost certainly wrong.

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