# 5 Ceremonies When PM2-Agile is used in a project, a group of elements must be considered to increase the likelihood of its successful deployment. One of those elements is a set of critical ceremonies that help the Agile Project Core Team (A-PCT) achieving alignment in the following dimensions: - Coordinate and Plan the work. - How to execute the work. - Inspect and adjust the work and the supporting processes. These dimensions are materialised by the CIR rhythm. The **CIR rhythm (Coordinate, Implement, Review)** is supported by a combination of ceremonies and engineering practices that were designed to ensure the Agile approach is structured and consistent. All the three aforementioned aspects play a crucial role. The **Coordination aspect (Coordinate)** focuses on the ceremonies that guarantee **alignment between the Agile Project Core Team (A-PCT)** members on aspects like **planning**, **what to build, priorities**, etc. The PM2-Agile ceremonies that support this effort are: - ==Iteration Planning== - ==Daily Stand-up== - ==Release Planning== The **Implementation aspect (Implement)** focuses on **building the right solution** and relies on several different **engineering and co-creation techniques** to achieve its goal (rather than on specific ceremonies). Because each Agile Project Core Team (A-PCT) has its own set of values, working agreements and particular skills, PM2-Agile does not explicitly suggest any specific tools or ceremony to help the team defining its way of working. Instead, it suggests the use of several tools and techniques, some of them **detailed in the PM2-Agile Tools and Techniques guide**. The **Reviewing aspect (Review)** is focused on the activities and ceremonies used to **assess the usefulness of the solution being built** and the adequacy of the process used by the Agile Project Core Team (A-PCT). To help achieving these goals, PM2-Agile recommends two key ceremonies: - ==Iteration Review== - ==Iteration Retrospective== PM2-Agile acknowledges how important these events and activities are to enable the CIR rhythm. Nonetheless, the events and ceremonies described in this section are not a silver bullet and will not solve existing problems just because they have been implemented. It’s the right set up of ceremonies and artefacts, with properly defined roles and responsibilities, supported by the correct tools & techniques and guided by the correct Mindsets that will increase the likelihood of a successful agile deployment. The five ceremonies mentioned above are described in the following sections. ## [[5.1 Iteration Planning]] ## [[5.2 Daily Stand-up]] ## [[5.3 Release Planning]] ## [[5.4 Iteration Review]] ## [[5.5 Iteration Retrospective]]