Ep. 33 How to Align Goals Across Teams | PI Planning, KPIs & Strategy

In this episode of the Easy Agile Podcast, Hayley Rodd (Senior Partner Manager at Easy Agile) sits down with Andreas Wengenmayer (Practice Lead for Enterprise Strategy & Planning at catworkx) to tackle the real challenges of scaling agile in modern enterprises.

If you prefer reading over watching/listening, head here - https://easyagile.com/podcast/aligning-teams-pi-planning-strategic-goal-setting-catworkx

🎯 Topics covered:

• Signs your PI planning is misaligned
• Why startups overcomplicate and enterprises stagnate
• The myth of comparing story points across teams
• What “death by KPI” looks like (and how to avoid it)
• How to break high-level strategy into meaningful team objectives
• Tools and tactics to make goals visible, actionable, and motivating
• Real-world examples of what good planning culture looks like

🚨 Think your planning process is working? Think again.

Join us live on September 4th for an interactive webinar with Andreas and Hayley as they reveal how to turn strategic intent into real team outcomes.

👉 Register now: https://easyagile.com/events/pi-planning-goal-setting-team-alignment

📚 Further reading:

PI Planning Guide + Free template: https://www.easyagile.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-pi-planning

Easy Agile Programs: https://easyagile.com/products/programs

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