DISRUPTING

Dynamo

PLANNING AND EXPECTATIONS

 Boris | DW | GT | Larry | Rod | Simon-Simon

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TASK FORCE AWESOME

Little disclaimer

This is an app/technique agnostic talk

THE PAIN POINTS

  • Misaligned client expectations

  • OVERCOMMITTING

  • TIMELINE IS OFTEN BLURRY

  • FORGETTING HOW TO SAY 'NO'

  • PAINFUL LAUNCHES

Worst?

The pain points compound

so what do we do ?

we have the solutions

sorry but nope

1. CLOSING THE FEEDBACK LOOPS

CIRCLE BACK:

  • INVOLVE THE TEAM EARLY ON

  • CREATE USER STORIES WITH THE CLIENT

  • ITERATION PLANNING AND RETROSPECTIVES

  • POST-MORTEMS

LEVERAGING SYNERGIES:

2. SYSTEMS AND STANDARDS

  • templates for user stories

  • standard workflow

3. DISCIPLINE

TOUCHING BASE:

  • don't skip meetings

  • KEEP EVERYONE involved

  • have ownership of THE project

takeaways

  • allowed say "yes, but..."

  • plan better, react faster

  • EXPECTATIONS are clear

  • ownership for all

  • EMBRACE THE MEETINGS, they could save you

hard stop!

PING US

WITH YOUR QUESTIONS

Disrupting Dynamo: Planning and Expectations

By Simon Walsh

Source: Rodrigo Dalcin

Disrupting Dynamo: Planning and Expectations

This presentation aims to answer a couple of questions presented to our task force during Dynamo's 2016 Winter Retreat: How can we better plan out a project at the outset so that it is possible to measure success ​during​ the project and is ultimately more successful by the end and how can we better set, clarify and manage expectations so that we and the client are always on the same page.

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