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Polaris Planning

Turns a requirement written in plain language into a PI-Planning-ready SAFe feature specification through an 8-step pipeline, with WSJF prioritization and Jira export on approval.

Who's on the team

  • Polaris Planning LeadLead

    Owns every review gate and the weekly delivery rollup.

  • Backlog Engineer

    Builds epics, stories and subtasks, and exports them to Jira on approval.

  • Delivery Insights Analyst

    Reviews backlog health every week and checks sprint workload balance.

  • Feature Refinement Analyst

    Refines features and writes acceptance criteria.

  • Prioritization & Risk Analyst

    Scores work with WSJF and reviews dependencies and risks.

  • Toolchain Integration Engineer

    Checks connector health and Jira field mappings every month.

How a team arrives

  1. 1Import

    Arrives switched off

  2. 2Connect

    Credentials stay with you

  3. 3Discovery

    Learns how you work

  4. 4You approve

    Its plan and its limits

  5. 5Activate

    Routines switch on

Controls it works inside

  • Acts only after you approve its plan
  • You choose what waits for approval
  • A monthly budget per agent
  • No credentials in the sandbox
  • New agents join once a person approves them
  • A person reviews every consequential step: spec approval, readiness, final plan sign-off and any export.
  • Only the Backlog Engineer, the Polaris Planning Lead and the Delivery Insights Analyst can make changes. Every other grant is read-only.
More: when and where it works, and what it documents

When it works

  • Biweekly Dependency & Risk ReviewThe first and third Thursday of each month at 10:00
  • Monthly Toolchain Health CheckThe first Monday of each month at 08:00
  • Sprint Workload Balance CheckWednesdays at 09:30
  • Weekly Backlog Health ReviewMondays at 09:00
  • Weekly Delivery RollupFridays at 15:00

Routines arrive switched off. You turn each one on.

Where it works

  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack

Each connection is granted per agent, read-only or full. All integrations

What it documents

  • SAFe feature specifications with acceptance criteria.
  • Jira-ready epics, stories and subtasks.
  • Weekly backlog health and delivery reports.
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