Don’t skip the ART Board
The ART Board is unique to SAFe®. It has been said that if you aren’t doing PI Planning, of which a key output is the ART Board, then you aren’t doing SAFe®.
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Prior to SAFe® 6.0, the ART Board was known as the Program Board.
What is the ART Board?
The ART Board is an outcome of PI Planning and is key to the planning process. The ART Board is a representation of the work the teams are completing and when they expect to complete it.
The importance of the ART Board can’t be understated. As a Coach, making sure the ART leverages the ART Board to its fullest potential can be one of the hardest things to accomplish. Ensuring that the ART Board is created with the necessary level of detail during the PI event and that the ART actually uses it during and after the PI event takes some effort.
Most folks think of the ART Board as only the ART Board with the rows for the teams, the sticky notes, and the...