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How to Make Plans That Ship: Prioritise, Fix Dependencies, and Deliver

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When everything is “top priority”, nothing ships. Two weeks before planning, teams pull in different directions; work starts, but no one can name the one outcome you’ll deliver together.

If that sounds familiar, this session is for you.

In this on-demand session, Hayley Rodd (Easy Agile) and Andreas Wengenmayer (catworkx) show a practical way to align on outcomes, cut the noise, and keep delivery moving. You’ll see how to make priorities visible, surface dependencies early, and keep a single, living view of progress. We demo the flow in Jira with Easy Agile Programs, but the lessons apply to any tool you use today.

Why this matters now

  • Goals live in slides, backlogs live elsewhere, and priorities change mid-cycle. Teams are busy, yet progress feels brittle.
  • Dependencies show up late, reviews balloon into status theatre, and the roadmap quietly drifts from the original intent.
  • Leaders ask for visibility; teams want fewer interruptions. Both are possible with a clearer shared view.

What you’ll walk away with

  • A 5-step checklist to connect strategy to execution
  • How to choose 3–5 objectives and prioritise with a simple business value scale
  • How Release Train Engineers, Product Managers, Product Owners and Engineering Managers align on outcomes
  • Mapping dependencies early and tracking progress in real time in Jira
  • Using PI Objectives and a lightweight review rhythm to stay on course

Speakers

Hayley Rodd - Senior Partner Manager, Easy Agile
Helps customers and partners turn strategy into shipped work inside Jira.

Andreas Wengenmayer - Practice Lead, Enterprise Strategy Planning, catworkx
Advises enterprises on strategy, portfolio planning and delivery alignment.

Further Reading and Resources

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    How to Make Plans That Ship: Prioritise, Fix Dependencies, and Deliver

    When everything is “top priority”, nothing ships. Two weeks before planning, teams pull in different directions; work starts, but no one can name the one outcome you’ll deliver together.

    If that sounds familiar, this session is for you.

    In this on-demand session, Hayley Rodd (Easy Agile) and Andreas Wengenmayer (catworkx) show a practical way to align on outcomes, cut the noise, and keep delivery moving. You’ll see how to make priorities visible, surface dependencies early, and keep a single, living view of progress. We demo the flow in Jira with Easy Agile Programs, but the lessons apply to any tool you use today.

    Why this matters now

    • Goals live in slides, backlogs live elsewhere, and priorities change mid-cycle. Teams are busy, yet progress feels brittle.
    • Dependencies show up late, reviews balloon into status theatre, and the roadmap quietly drifts from the original intent.
    • Leaders ask for visibility; teams want fewer interruptions. Both are possible with a clearer shared view.

    What you’ll walk away with

    • A 5-step checklist to connect strategy to execution
    • How to choose 3–5 objectives and prioritise with a simple business value scale
    • How Release Train Engineers, Product Managers, Product Owners and Engineering Managers align on outcomes
    • Mapping dependencies early and tracking progress in real time in Jira
    • Using PI Objectives and a lightweight review rhythm to stay on course

    Speakers

    Hayley Rodd - Senior Partner Manager, Easy Agile
    Helps customers and partners turn strategy into shipped work inside Jira.

    Andreas Wengenmayer - Practice Lead, Enterprise Strategy Planning, catworkx
    Advises enterprises on strategy, portfolio planning and delivery alignment.

    Further Reading and Resources

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    Once the objectives have been set for your PI, what comes next? What are the essential behaviours to keep your PI objectives on track.

    Join Caitlin Mackie, Marketing Coordinator at Easy Agile and Joe Vallone, Principal Consultant, SPCT & SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile for this jam packed webinar. Joe shares advice for managing a successful PI. Including coaching critical events and roles, identifying and course-correcting any red flags, and communicating progress of the Agile Release Train to a broader stakeholder audience.