{"id":1578,"date":"2019-11-30T23:54:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T22:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T12:54:30","slug":"cycleplanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/en\/cycleplanning\/","title":{"rendered":"Cluster Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cluster-Planning in Cycles<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Each <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/cycle\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster-Cycle<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> begins with a Cluster Planning event. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">In this, the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterpo\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Product Owner<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">presents<\/span><\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u00a0the current status of the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterbl\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Backlog<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/sysenggroup\/\">Team System Engineer Group (TSEG)<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">New entries or changes that <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">have not been introduced to <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">the TSEG since the last <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/refinement\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Backlog Refinement<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> are estimated and supplemented by Acceptance Criteria by the TSEG and prioritized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterpo\/\">Cluster Product Owner<\/a> within the<a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterbl\/\"> Cluster Backlog<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The TSEG determines the capacity of the Cluster for the next Cycle by looking at the previous &#8220;working speed&#8221; (Cluster Velocity) and by looking at the capacity of the Teams in the next Cycle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The TSEG pulls the number of Cluster Backlog Items (CBI), which corresponds to the TSEG&#8217;s assessment of the Capacity in the next Cycle, into the Cycle Backlog of the Cluster. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/productowner\/\">Team Product Owners<\/a> then use the TSEG to refine the CBIs in Team Backlog Items that are required to complete the CBIs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Then the TSEG starts the Cluster Cycle by pulling the first items from &#8220;open&#8221; to &#8220;in progress&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cluster Planning can also be conducted as a <strong>Big Room Planning<\/strong> event (aka PI Planning) where all Teams of the Cluster are participating a one- or two-day-workshop.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Continuous Cluster Planning<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">As an alternative to the planning rhythm in Cycles, the work for the Cluster can also be planned continuously. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterrefinement\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Backlog Refinements<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">are<\/span><\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> used for this, whereby the work on a Cluster Backlog Item can be started immediately after its analysis and estimation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Transparent Custer Planning with Velocity<\/h2>\n<p>Regardless of whether cluster planning is performed in cycles or continuously, it is important to have a suitable representation of the planned activities and to establish the greatest possible transparency. One possible representation is shown here, where each card represents a cluster backlog item of type <a href=\"https:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/samples\/\">Samples &amp; Integrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4468\" src=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Cluster_Planning_with_velocity1-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1163\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Cluster_Planning_with_velocity1-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Cluster_Planning_with_velocity1-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Cluster_Planning_with_velocity1-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Cluster_Planning_with_velocity1-1536x899.png 1536w, https:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Cluster_Planning_with_velocity1-2048x1199.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Further suitable links:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table  class=\" table table-hover\" >\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Events<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Roles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Groups<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Artifacts<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/planning\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Team Planning<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/cluster-sync\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Sync<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterrefinement\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Backlog Refinement<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/cyclereview\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Review<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/cycleretro\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Retrospective<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/portfolio-planning\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Portfolio Planning<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterpo\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Product Owner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/systemarch\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster System Engineer<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clustersm\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Scrum Master<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/pogroup\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Team Product Owner Group<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/systeminggroup\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Team System Engineer Group<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/smgroup\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Team Scrum Master Group<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/cluster-management\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Cluster Management Circle<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/p4dev.hardscrum.com\/clusterbl\/\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span 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