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Agile Inception Illustrated
This document outlines an iterative product development process that includes preparation, development, and delivery phases. It emphasizes gathering stakeholder goals in preparation, reconciling objectives in inception, and conducting workshops to conceptualize a simple organizing structure and core design. During development, iterations are used to create differentiated user experiences within technical and workflow constraints. The inception phase concludes by establishing the product architecture. Sample practices for inception include daily stand-ups and workshops, weekly planning and reviews, and retrospectives for continuous improvement.
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- 1. Preparation Development Delivery Production Inception Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration ... Iteration ... Iteration n Launch Readiness “It’s gotta “It’s gotta work!” “It’s gotta sell!” be finished!” GATHER STAKEHOLDER GOALS
- 2. Preparation Development Delivery Production Inception Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration ... Iteration ... Iteration n Launch Readiness Marketing Technology Business RECONCILE OBJECTIVES
- 3. Preparation Development Delivery Production Inception Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration ... Iteration ... Iteration n Launch Readiness Understand the data and technical constraints User Interviews Multi-user workflows WORKSHOPS Workflow analysis (as is, to be) Brand and marketing impact Conceptualize simple organizing structure CONDUCT WORKSHOPS TO BRING THE VISION TO LIFE
- 4. Preparation Development Delivery Production Inception Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration ... Iteration ... Iteration n Launch Readiness Differentiators Marketing Usability User Needs and Desires Technical Architecture User Experience Workflow Branding UI Architecture CREATE THE CORE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE (END INCEPTION)
- 5. Preparation Development Delivery Production Inception Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration ... Iteration ... Iteration n Launch Readiness DAILY WEEKLY INCEPTION Stand Up IPM Goals (checkpoint, adjust) (plan for week, improve process Workshop and daily activities) (group, small teams) Showcase Weekly Iteration Consolidate (review results with all preview (document, new ?’s, ideas) next week) Workshop Retrospective (review, explore deeper, test (continuous process improvement) Delivery Plan! assumptions) Consolidate SAMPLE INCEPTION PRACTICES
Editor's Notes
- #2 Inception begins with listening to each stakeholder’s project goals. There is usually a wide disparity in the overall vision and scope at this stage.\n
- #3 Each stakeholder provides their perspective on expected business benefits, success criteria, marketing strategy, and technology assumptions. This information is captured visually for everyone to see. \n
- #4 An iterative series of structured workshops enables us to drill down into more detail and gain new insights into the solution space.\n
- #5 Inception concludes with a shared vision for the project and prepares the team for an agile delivery phase.\n
- #6 Inception uses a set of enabling practices and follows a regular pattern which prepares the team for agile development iterations.\n