Valtech - Agile inception : how to start an agile project ?
1. OBJECTIVES!
By attending this Webinar you will learn:
• Why do we need Inception for Agile projects?
• How to understand stakeholder and user needs
• How to work breadth first
• How to satisfy your organisations needs for budget and
scope certainty without sacrificing Agility
2. SETTING AN AGILE PROJECT UP
FOR SUCCESS!
DAVID DRAPER // HEAD OF ENABLEMENT //
VALTECH UK
12. AGILE REQUIREMENTS PRINCIPLES!
Ò FOCUS ON THE GOALS OF THE STAKEHOLDERS
Ò BRING MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES TOGETHER
Ò DO NOT COMMIT TO DETAILS UNTIL NECESSARY
22. VISION!
For (target customer)
Who (statement of the need or opportunity)
The (product name) is a (product category)
That (key benefit, compelling reason to buy)
Unlike (primary competitive alternative)
Our product (statement of primary
differentiation)
taken from Geoffrey Moore’s book Crossing the Chasm
26. MMFS!
Ò MINIMUM
How small can a product be and still deliver benefit to
someone?
Benefit can be in the form of new information, a marketing
demo or a new feature for end users
Ò MARKETABLE
Each increment should deliver recognisable value
Ò FEATURES
Some features cannot stand alone
Others can be split
27. WIREFRAMES!
Ò Engage stakeholders with
interactive mock ups
Ò Long term and short term
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