Kendis is a tool for the practicalities of scaling agile, crafted to simplify the complexities of frameworks and methodologies like SAFe, Scrum at Scale and Tribe model (aka Spotify model). It's a solution designed to support organizations in scaling their agile practices. As a versatile tool, it bridges the gap between strategic planning and tactical execution, particularly in complex, multi-team environments. Kendis excels in facilitating Program Increment (PI) Planning, a crucial component of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), enabling teams to plan, commit, and execute their objectives effectively across multiple agile release trains (ARTs). Integration is a core strength of Kendis, offering two-way, real-time syncing with popular Agile tools like Jira and Azure DevOps. This ensures that updates made in Kendis are reflected in these platforms without manual intervention, maintaining consistency and accuracy in project tracking. Whether used for distributed teams or co-located setups, Kendis supports remote PI Planning through its online boards that simulate the physical planning experience. This feature is essential for global enterprises seeking to maintain agility and collaboration despite geographical distances. Overall, Kendis is not just a tool but a strategic partner that enhances the agility of enterprises, allowing them to respond swiftly to market changes and innovate at scale. With its robust features for managing dependencies and identifying potential bottlenecks, it is ideal for organizations looking to implement or refine their approach to scaled agile methodologies and aligning initiatives with strategic goals. Key Features of Kendis: For Business Business Roadmap: A strategic tool designed to visually outline the key initiatives, Projects, programs that drive business objectives forward. Plan and track strategic paths, ensuring alignment between long- and short-term goals. Strategic Themes and OKR Management: Aligns high-level strategic themes with operational goals through robust OKR (Objectives and Key Results) management capabilities. Phases and Milestones Management: Tracks critical phases and milestones within projects, providing clear markers of progress and success criteria. Work Breakdown Structure: Kanban: An intuitive platform to visualize your workflow, streamline processes, and portfolio level work into deliverables. With customizable columns, real-time collaboration, and powerful analytics, Kendis ensures you stay on top of every task and project. Two-Way Integration with ALM Tools: Ensures seamless data consistency and workflow continuity between Kendis and critical development tools like Jira and Azure DevOps. FOR Program Increment AI-Based Analytics and Reports: Leverages artificial intelligence to provide deep insights and actionable analytics, enhancing decision-making processes. Real-Time Boards for PI and Big Room Planning: Facilitate both onsite and remote PI Planning sessions, supporting synchronized collaboration across distributed teams. PI Level Objectives and Risk Monitoring: Enables setting and monitoring specific objectives and risks at the PI level, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Dependency Management: Identifies and manages dependencies across teams and ARTs, crucial for anticipating and resolving potential bottlenecks. Risk Management: Proactively identifies and addresses risks, implementing strategies to mitigate impact on project outcomes. Confidence Voting: Kendis is the first online tool to offer remote confidence voting. This innovative feature enables teams to cast votes on their confidence levels regarding the PI. The feedback obtained through this voting process is crucial for adjusting plans and strategies, ensuring alignment and fostering proactive decision-making across distributed teams. Program Increment Tracking Capabilities: Offers dynamic tracking of progress with real-time updates throughout the Program Increment lifecycle. Scrum of Scrums: Enhances the effectiveness of Scrum of Scrums meetings by facilitating robust coordination and communication among multiple scrum teams. This feature provides insights into each team's progress, ensuring that all teams are aligned and informed. Tools for Inspect and Adapt: Provides dedicated functionalities to support the Inspect and Adapt event, critical for continual improvement. PI Roadmaps: Visualize and plan the future steps of project delivery with detailed PI Roadmaps that outline key deliverables and timelines. Real-Time Flow Dashboards: Measure flow metrics in real-time, providing immediate insights into productivity and efficiency. This feature includes Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs), which offer a visual representation of work items in a workflow, allowing for detailed process analysis. Additionally, it encompasses flow matrices for an in-depth examination of process efficiency, risk metrics, OKR tracking, performance charts and distribution metrics. Real-Time Collaboration Board: Supports instant collaboration and communication, crucial for maintaining team synergy and agile responsiveness.