Dependencies can quickly become a source of delay, confusion, and risk during PI Planning.
With piplanning.io, you can create dependencies, share them with other teams, and keep them visible in the context of the plan. For RTEs, that means better coordination across teams, earlier visibility into risks, and smoother execution throughout the PI.
Why this matters
When dependencies are not visible early, teams can make plans that look complete on their own but fail once coordination is needed.
Keeping dependencies visible helps you:
spot coordination risks earlier
improve flow across teams
reduce bottlenecks during planning and execution
support smoother collaboration across the ART
This is especially important to help teams stay connected and keep execution on track.
Create a dependency
In piplanning.io, teams can create a dependency directly as part of the planning flow.
This helps you:
capture cross-team coordination needs when they come up
avoid tracking dependencies in separate tools or side conversations
make coordination part of the shared plan
Share the dependency with another team
Once a dependency is created, it can be shared with the other team involved.
That creates a more connected planning experience because:
both sides can see the dependency in context
ownership becomes clearer
teams can coordinate earlier instead of reacting later
For the RTE, this improves transparency and makes it easier to support teams when tradeoffs or changes are needed.
Visualize the dependency on the ART Planning Board
Dependencies become even more useful when they are visible in the broader ART context.
On the ART Planning Board, you can see dependencies linked to the work being planned. This helps you:
understand how coordination affects the broader plan
see where cross-team risk may impact delivery
support faster decisions during PI Planning
Link the dependency to a Feature
A dependency becomes easier to understand when it is connected to the ART-level outcome it affects.
Linking a dependency to a Feature helps you:
see why the dependency matters
understand which larger outcome may be at risk
keep conversations focused on delivery impact, not only on team-level details
This gives RTEs a clearer view of where support or escalation may be needed.
Why this matters for RTEs and the organization
Managing dependencies in one connected planning environment helps you:
improve coordination across teams
reduce blind spots in planning
identify risks earlier
keep the ART Planning Board more actionable
support smoother execution across the PI
In short, piplanning.io helps you move from scattered dependency tracking to visible, shared coordination across the ART.