The #Innovation and #Planning (#IP) #Iteration occurs every #ProgramIncrement (#PI) and serves multiple purposes. It acts as an estimating buffer for meeting #PIObjectives and provides dedicated time for #innovation, #continuingeducation, #PIPlanning, and #Inspect& #Adapt (I&A) #events. #SAFe has an intense focus on #continuouscustomervaluedelivery, and people are busy working on the #Features they committed to during #PIplanning. Every #Iteration counts and the teams are mostly heads down, delivering near-term value. One #iteration after another, the #Solution marches closer to #market. The attention to #solutiondelivery is intense and unrelenting. Of course, a focus on one thing—delivery—can lead to a lack of focus on another—#innovation. Given the constant urgency for delivery, there’s a risk that the tyranny of the urgent [1] will override any opportunity to innovate. To address this, #SAFe provides dedicated #innovation and #planning iterations which are a key aspect of the #LeanEnterprise’s broader innovation culture.

#Innovation and #planning iterations provide a regular, cadence-based opportunity, every #ProgramIncrement (#PI), for teams to work on activities that are difficult to fit into a continuous, #incrementalvaluedeliverypattern. These may include:

Time for #innovation and #exploration, beyond the #iterations dedicated to delivery
Work on #technicalinfrastructure, tooling, and other impediments to delivery
#Education to support #continuouslearning and #improvement
#Crosstraining to develop #skills in #newdomains, #developmentlanguages, and systems
Dedicated time for the #Inspect Adapt (I&A) event, #backlogrefinement, including final prioritization of Features using #WeightedShortestJobFirst (#WSJF), and #PIplanning
Final integration of the solution, including verification and validation, if releasing on the #PIboundary.

Final user acceptance #testing and #documentation, and any other readiness activities that are not feasible or economical to perform every iteration

One of the pillars of the #SAFe #LeanAgileMindset is #innovation, but finding time for ideation and change in the midst of delivery deadlines can be difficult. To this end, many #enterprises use #IPiterations for research and design activities such as hackathons.

During #PI planning, the #ART does not plan features or stories for the #IPiteration, providing a #buffer (extra time) to the teams for responding to unforeseen events, delays resulting from dependencies, and other issues, increasing their ability to meet Team and Program #PIObjectives. This buffer substantially increases the predictability of the program’s outcomes, which is extremely important to the #business. However, routinely using that time for completing work is a failure pattern. Doing so defeats the primary purpose of the #IPiteration, and #innovation will likely suffer. Teams must take care that this estimating guard band does not merely become a crutch


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