Enterprise kanban, not team kanban
Built for teams-of-teams coordination, not single-team backlogs. SAFe, LeSS, and custom scaling patterns.
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Planview AgilePlace
Planview AgilePlace is enterprise kanban for teams-of-teams scaling lean and agile delivery. Merito sells the license and delivers the scaled agile rollout.
Merito sells Planview AgilePlace (formerly LeanKit) and delivers the scaled agile rollout: enterprise kanban boards, SAFe Program Increment Planning, teams-of-teams coordination, dependency visualization, OKRs, and integration with Jira, Azure DevOps, and the broader Planview portfolio.
- Best for
- Enterprise agile coaches and RTEs, Program managers running SAFe, LeSS, or custom scaled agile models, Delivery leaders coordinating teams-of-teams
- Hosting
- SaaS
- Time to value
- Team-level kanban boards are live in one to three weeks. Scaled agile rollouts with PI Planning, roadmaps, OKRs, and dependency models typically run six to twelve weeks for initial go-live, with follow-on waves for additional teams and integration.
- Security posture
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-24
What it is
Planview AgilePlace in the enterprise stack
Planview AgilePlace is the company's enterprise kanban product, formerly branded Planview LeanKit. It is designed for scaled agile delivery across teams-of-teams with Program Increment (PI) Planning, cross-team dependencies, parent-child card relationships, and coordinated roadmaps.
Where team-level kanban is a commodity, enterprise kanban is not. AgilePlace earns its seat when delivery spans multiple teams that must coordinate on schedule, dependencies, and shared outcomes. SAFe programs, scaled agile coaches, and enterprise delivery leaders are the core buyer.
Core capabilities cover configurable kanban boards with swimlanes and WIP limits, PI Planning and quarterly planning surfaces, teams-of-teams planning, interactive roadmaps for strategic alignment, dependency visualization, OKRs, card scoring for prioritization, Lean and Agile metrics, and Planview Anvi AI for conversational insights.
AgilePlace integrates natively with Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Broadcom Rally, and digital.ai. Customers running both AgilePlace and Jira typically adopt the integration in one of two shapes: AgilePlace as the portfolio-and-program layer on top of Jira team work, or AgilePlace as the primary kanban surface with Jira as the ticket system underneath. Merito designs the split.
Merito sells AgilePlace and delivers the scaled agile rollout: board design, PI Planning workflow configuration, roadmap and OKR setup, dependency mapping, Jira or Azure DevOps integration, metric baselines, and enablement for agile coaches, program managers, and delivery teams.
Ideal use cases
- Scaled agile delivery with SAFe, LeSS, or custom frameworks
- Program Increment Planning and quarterly planning across multiple teams
- Enterprise kanban for programs already running Jira at team level
- Roadmap and OKR alignment across teams-of-teams
- Dependency visualization and management across concurrent teams
- Measurement of Lean and Agile metrics at the program level
What it is best at
Where Planview AgilePlace earns its seat
PI Planning and quarterly planning
Dedicated surfaces for Program Increment and quarterly planning ceremonies with real-time collaboration.
Roadmaps, OKRs, and card scoring
Interactive roadmaps, OKR framework, and card scoring for prioritization tied to strategic alignment.
Integration with Jira and Azure DevOps
Native certified integrations let AgilePlace act as the program layer above Jira or Azure DevOps team work.
Planview Anvi AI
Conversational AI for insight queries and narrative summaries across scaled agile data.
Core capabilities
Planview AgilePlace capabilities, grouped by outcome
Enterprise kanban
Configurable boards for teams-of-teams.
Flexible board layouts
Customizable swimlanes, card types, and policies per board, per team, or per program.
WIP limits and lane policies
Enforced WIP limits with lane policies and automation rules for flow discipline.
Parent-child card relationships
Cross-team card relationships for program-level coordination.
Card scoring
Configurable scoring models for value, effort, and prioritization.
Scaled agile planning
PI Planning and teams-of-teams coordination.
Program Increment Planning
Dedicated surfaces for PI Planning with real-time collaboration, virtual whiteboards, and dependency capture.
Teams-of-teams boards
Program-level boards aggregating multiple team boards with dependency visualization.
Interactive Roadmaps
Strategic roadmaps tied to OKRs, PI objectives, and delivery milestones.
Dependency visualization
Cross-team dependencies surfaced on roadmaps, boards, and PI plans.
OKRs and strategic alignment
Objectives and Key Results tied to delivery.
OKR framework
Configurable OKRs at program, team, and portfolio levels.
Strategic roadmaps
Roadmaps linked to OKRs for traceability from strategy to delivery.
Metrics and AI
Lean, Agile, and flow metrics with AI assistance.
Lean and Agile metrics
Cycle time, throughput, WIP, and flow efficiency with trend reporting.
Advanced reporting
Custom reports, dashboards, and exports for program-level visibility.
Planview Anvi
Conversational AI for insight queries across boards and roadmaps.
Where it fits in the stack
How Planview AgilePlace connects to the rest of your landscape
Native Planview integrations
NativeFirst-party Planview portfolio integrations.
- Planview PortfoliosAgilePlace delivery signal into Portfolios for SPM-level visibility.
- Planview HubIntegration platform for broader toolchain integration.
- Planview VizFlow Framework analytics on AgilePlace delivery.
- Planview AdaptiveWork / PPM ProPPM execution feeding AgilePlace agile delivery.
Certified agile and work tool integrations
CertifiedWork management tool integrations.
- Atlassian JiraNative integration with Jira for work-item sync and program-level orchestration.
- Microsoft Azure DevOpsAzure Boards sync for work-item-level coordination.
- ServiceNowITSM work and demand integration.
- Broadcom Rally SoftwareLegacy Rally integration for migration or coexistence scenarios.
- digital.aiScaled agile tool integration for multi-tool footprints.
Deployment and implementation
How it rolls out
- Hosting
- SaaS (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific)
- Implementation complexity
- Moderate
- Typical time to value
- Team-level kanban boards are live in one to three weeks. Scaled agile rollouts with PI Planning, roadmaps, OKRs, and dependency models typically run six to twelve weeks for initial go-live, with follow-on waves for additional teams and integration.
- Prerequisites
- Enterprise identity provider for SSO (SAML, OIDC)
- Existing Jira, Azure DevOps, or other work management system if integration is in scope
- Scaled agile framework or operating model defined (SAFe, LeSS, custom)
- What Merito usually handles
- Planview AgilePlace is SaaS, hosted and operated by Planview.
Licensing and packaging
How it is bought
- Model
- Subscription
- What to expect
- Planview AgilePlace is subscription-licensed per user with role-based tiers. Integration with Jira or Azure DevOps typically uses Planview Hub for enterprise-scale footprints. Merito sells AgilePlace directly and scopes the right user mix and integration plan after an evaluation call.
- Editions and modules
Planview AgilePlace
Single product with role-based user tiers (full user, contributor, viewer).
Best for: Scaled agile programs, SAFe customers, and enterprises coordinating teams-of-teams.
- Common expansion areas
- Planview Hub for broader toolchain integration
- Planview Viz for Flow Framework analytics on AgilePlace delivery
- Planview Portfolios for SPM-level portfolio visibility
- Planview AdaptiveWork or PPM Pro for PPM execution alongside agile delivery
Merito services
How Merito helps you win with Planview AgilePlace
Merito sells licenses and the delivery work around them. Pick the service that matches where you are in the lifecycle.
01
AgilePlace Implementation
Board design, PI Planning setup, roadmaps, OKRs, dependency mapping, and Jira or Azure DevOps integration.
Explore service02Scaled Agile Enablement
SAFe, LeSS, or custom scaled agile framework enablement with AgilePlace as the tool.
Explore service03DevOps Consulting
AgilePlace integrated with Jira, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD delivery signal.
Explore service04Training and Enablement
Role-based training for agile coaches, program managers, and delivery teams.
Explore service05Staff Augmentation
Merito-placed agile coaches, AgilePlace administrators, and RTEs.
Explore service06Signature Support
Ongoing admin support, board tuning, and integration oversight for AgilePlace footprints.
Explore serviceEnterprise agile
Scaled agile orchestration above Jira, not instead of it.
Merito sells Planview AgilePlace and runs the scaled agile rollout. PI Planning, roadmaps, dependencies, and the Jira or Azure DevOps integration that makes it real.
Merito point of view
AgilePlace earns its seat above Jira, not instead of it.
Most AgilePlace adoption conversations start as "replace Jira." That is usually the wrong framing. AgilePlace is enterprise kanban and scaled agile orchestration; Jira is work tracking. The two are complementary. The sustainable shape is AgilePlace as the program-and-portfolio layer with Jira as the underlying work surface, or AgilePlace for coordination with Jira feeding team-level execution data.
PI Planning is the other adoption driver. SAFe customers move to AgilePlace when quarterly planning ceremonies outgrow sticky notes and Miro boards. The product is well-designed for this, but PI Planning discipline is the real investment; AgilePlace configuration alone does not make a program SAFe-capable.
Integration depth decides rollout success. AgilePlace-only deployments produce parallel data and manual reconciliation; Jira or Azure DevOps-integrated deployments produce single-source-of-truth delivery. Merito's rollouts always include the integration work, not just the board design.
What buyers usually underestimate
- Adopting AgilePlace to replace Jira when the real need is a program layer above it.
- Rolling out PI Planning surfaces without the SAFe discipline underneath.
- Skipping integration with Jira or Azure DevOps and reconciling data by hand.
- Configuring boards without WIP limits or lane policies. Enterprise kanban without flow discipline is decoration.
- Treating OKRs in AgilePlace as a reporting layer instead of a prioritization tool.
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Share your scaled agile shape (SAFe, LeSS, custom) and your existing work tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow). A Merito Planview specialist follows up within one business day.
Program layer
Above Jira, not instead
AgilePlace coordinates programs; Jira tracks team work. We design the split and integration.
PI Planning-ready
SAFe with real discipline
Tool configuration is the easy part. We enable PI Planning as a practice, not a ceremony.
Next step
Program coordination designed once. Teams execute every sprint.
A Merito AgilePlace engagement starts with how your program actually coordinates. Then we roll out the boards, PI Planning, and integrations around it.