SAFe
Events & Ceremonies
Deep dives into every SAFe event. Explore facilitation techniques, ownership, preparation checklists, tips, and expected outcomes.
PI Planning
The signature event
PI Planning is the signature event of SAFe — a 2-day face-to-face (or virtual) working session where all ART members (50–125+ people) align on a shared vision, identify dependencies, negotiate scope, and commit to PI Objectives. It produces an alignment that cannot be achieved through documents, status meetings, or email.
System Demo
Integrated increment review
The System Demo occurs every iteration and demonstrates the integrated, working increment from all teams on the ART. It provides stakeholders with an objective measure of progress and generates feedback that can influence backlog priorities.
Inspect & Adapt
PI-level improvement
Inspect & Adapt (I&A) is a significant event at the end of each PI where the ART demos the full PI increment, reviews quantitative and qualitative results, and conducts a structured problem-solving workshop to identify and commit to improvements for the next PI.
ART Sync Events
Weekly coordination
ART Sync events are weekly coordination meetings that keep the train aligned between PI Planning events. They include Coach Sync (SM/TC alignment), PO Sync (scope and priority alignment), and ART Sync (combined or cross-functional coordination).
Iteration Events
Team-level ceremonies
Iteration events are the team-level ceremonies within each 2-week iteration: Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-up, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective. These mirror Scrum events but operate within the ART’s PI cadence.