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- 1. Iteration P lanning With The Captain @theagilepirate photo by @mdwragg
- 2. Where Do Ye Stand ?
- 3. “ By The Book”
- 4. Vision & Roadmap Current Status Iteration Theme/Name Prior Data Dates Capacity Issues/Logistics DOD Backlog Extract Tasking Issues & Risks Dependencies & Assumptions “Commitment” – actually it’s Forecast! Communications Parking Lot Actions Retrospect
- 5. Reality ?
- 6. 1-3 5-10 1-5 1-5 3-10 3-10 5-15 3-15 1-20 5-10 15-60 5-25 5-25 1-5 5-10 0-15 1-5 1-15 Intro Vision & Roadmap Current Status Iteration Theme/Name Prior Data Dates Capacity Issues/Logistics DOD Backlog Extract Tasking Issues & Risks Dependencies & Assumptions “Commitment” – actually it’s Forecast! Communications Parking Lot Actions Retrospect
- 7. “ By The Captain” Arrr, well they be more guidelines than rules
- 8. Extras These work for us, they might not for you Sitting down, tomfoolery, joking 3 A Proper one! 30 90 Minutes is a long time 4 Usually more humour, chocolate, biscuits 3 Intro Retrospective Coffee Break Regroup
- 9. Stuff We Skip Over (& why!) Actually – we’re not so great at this right now Already know this, we have a standup beforehand Vision & Roadmap Current Status These just come up in natural conversation Easy – it’s live (usually) Just general focus (our backlog is *really* coarse) Issues/Logistics DOD Backlog Extract Part of the conversation again They’re usually tasks in themselves We just run a quick capacity check In Hindsight this is because I don’t like doing it! On The Board Tasks, right? “Was that worthwhile” Issues & Risks Dependencies & Assumptions “Commitment” – actually it’s Forecast! Communications Parking Lot Actions Retrospect
- 10. Loads, most of the team think it’s dull 3 I like names... should use them again 2 Sprint Dates, Holidays & interrupts 5 This is critical on my project 10 Yup, that’s our main activity 25 Did We Miss Anything Important? 5 Prior Data Iteration Theme/Name Dates Capacity Tasking Close Stuff We Find ** VALUABLE **
- 11. Our Reality
- 12. How Long? 30 minutes for a full retrospective 10 minutes of breaks 50 minutes of *actual * planning Everyone knows the detail of what’s going on and why - long before we go near a meeting room We still miss things We work in a very high-trust organisation We Make sure it’s fun
- 13. Find The Happy Middle Ground Your Turn
- 14. Time To Share
- 15. (Re)Considerations Assumptions on what’s ready before the planning meeting? Who are the participants & what are their needs? Can you use your board as a tool ? What data & metrics will you use? How do you keep it fun & interesting? Are there alternatives? So We’ve P lanned, What happens next?