SAFe Events
Iteration Events
Team-level ceremonies · Timebox: Varies (see details)
Overview
Iteration events are the team-level ceremonies within each 2-week iteration: Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-up, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective. These mirror Scrum events but operate within the ART’s PI cadence.
Event Ownership
Owned / Facilitated By
Scrum Master / Team Coach (facilitator) / Product Owner (content)
SM/TC facilitates all iteration events and guards timeboxes
PO drives content in Iteration Planning and Iteration Review
SM/TC coaches the team toward self-management of these events
PO ensures stories are refined and acceptance criteria are clear before planning
Who Should Be Present
Iteration Planning (≤4 hrs)
Entire Agile Team. PO presents stories, team decomposes into tasks, team commits to iteration goal. Align with PI Objectives.
Daily Stand-up (15 min)
Agile Team (Developers). Inspect progress toward iteration goal, surface blockers, create plan for next 24 hours.
Iteration Review (≤1 hr)
Agile Team + stakeholders. Demo working increment, gather feedback, PO accepts/rejects stories against acceptance criteria.
Iteration Retrospective (≤1 hr)
Entire Agile Team. Inspect how the iteration went, identify improvements, commit to 1–2 actions for next iteration.
Preparation Checklist
01PO: Stories refined with acceptance criteria, iteration goal drafted aligned to PI Objectives
02SM/TC: Facilitation format selected, prior retrospective actions reviewed
03Team: Prior iteration’s work completed or carried over transparently
04SM/TC: Impediment log updated, flow metrics available for the team