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Confidence Vote

A fist-of-five vote at the end of PI Planning gauging each team's confidence in meeting PI Objectives.

Average ≥3 (out of 5) is typically considered sufficient to commit. Lower scores trigger plan adjustments before committing.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Informal

: Some use similar vote mechanics for Sprint Planning

SAFe
Native

Defined by this framework.

LeSS
Informal

: Some use similar vote mechanics for Sprint Planning

Nexus
Informal

: Some use similar vote mechanics for Sprint Planning

Related Terms

Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.