PI Planning is a core mechanic within SAFe; it’s one of the few things that SAFe does that is unique to it amongst all the other scaling frameworks. This series of articles presents IJI's interpretation of how PI planning should be done and, maybe more importantly, why we think it should be done this way. This article covers the practicalites of the PI Planning process and how to approach it in a manner that preserves agility and team empowerment.