What are the outputs from the ART release planning process?

• A. Team and PI objectives, and program board
• B. Sprint plans and backlog items
• C. Risk assessment and budget approval
• D. Epic hypotheses and release plan

Answer: (A)

Release planning with an Agile Release Train produces alignment artifacts that show what the ART commits to delivering and how it will coordinate across teams. The key outputs are the Team PI Objectives, which are each Agile Team’s specific commitments for the upcoming Program Increment, and the Program PI Objectives, which capture the higher‑level goals for the entire ART. Alongside these, the Program Board is produced to visualize which features or capabilities will be delivered in which iterations, reveal dependencies between teams, and highlight milestones and risk areas. Together, these artifacts communicate the plan, support commitment, and guide risk management for the PI.

Sprint plans and backlog items come from individual team planning and are more granular than the ART-wide planning outputs. Risk assessment and budget approval are governance activities that may occur in broader program governance, but they are not the primary outputs of the ART release planning itself. Epic hypotheses are explored earlier in the backlog and Lean business case work and are not the primary outputs of this planning event.