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SPS Cincy 2012
The document discusses SharePoint Saturday held in Cincinnati on October 27, 2012, focusing on building better SharePoint solutions through effective collaboration and communication. It highlights the challenges in gathering good requirements, the ineffectiveness of traditional meetings, and introduces gamification as a method for improving engagement and understanding in the development process. Various games and techniques are suggested for refining requirements and fostering innovation.
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SPS Cincy 2012
- 1. SharePoint Saturday Cincinnati October27, 2012 Use Rainbows, Hot Tubs & Sailboat to Build Better SharePoint Solutions Michelle Caldwell ICC
- 2. About Michelle Michelle Caldwell SharePointPortfolio & Delivery Executive @ ICC @shellecaldwell linkedin.com/in/ michellecaldwell mcaldwell@iccohio.com
- 3. “Smarter conversations “Information and equals better products, Tactics are not assets it’s so f*&#@ing – Relationships and obvious” SharePoint Saturday Cincinnati Conversations are.” -Hugh MacLeod October 27, 2012 -Mindmulch.net Gapingvoid.com “Start with getting better at collaboration to demonstrate software sooner.” -Dean Stevens Conversations Leadingagile.com
- 4. SharePoint Rocks! Disclaimer You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t think so
- 5. So Why isit so hard?
- 6. IT and Businessspeak different languages
- 7. Believe it ofnot – SharePoint Knows Nothing!
- 8. You need I want a an Wiki…. InfoPath Form You I want a need TECH KPI Blogs FEATURES Dashboar d You need Nintex We need FAST
- 9. SharePoint is notthe problem
- 10. What can wedo? “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” ― Albert Einstein “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ― Albert Einstein
- 11. Why is itso hard to get Good requirements?
- 12. Most Meetings areUnproductive • The Facts • The Affects • 11 million • 91% Daydreaming • 61.8 meetings a month • 96% Miss Meetings • 95% Miss parts of Meetings • 50% unproductive • 73% Bring other work to • 31 hours per month Meetings • 39% Fall Asleep
- 13. Why Games? Even Cats learn from games …games are, first and foremost, learning systems.. - Learning Institute of Games
- 14. Elements of SeriousGames Structured Rules Definite Purposeful outcome Time-bound Time boxed Success depends on Participatory everyone pitching in Even-handed and Unbiased impartial
- 15. Comparison Gamification Serious Games • FourSquare • Close Combat: • LinkedIn Marines • Gamify America • X-Plane • WII Fit • Steel Beasts • XBOX Live Professional • GetGlue • Ship Simulator • Mint • Microsoft Flight Simulator • Shopkick
- 16. Game Design EXPLOR OPEN CLOSE
- 17. Serious Games areNot Serious Games Gamification Brainstorming Simulation eLearning Role-playing
- 18. Where can Ifind out more?
- 19. Sample List • 20/20Vision • Speed Boat – Sail Boat • Buy a Feature • Spider Web • Give Them a Hot Tub • Start Your Day – “Hot Tub Time • The Apprentice Machine” • Low Tech Social • Me and My Shadow Network • Product Box • Remember the Future • Show and Tell • Prune the Product Tree
- 20. Innovation Games Samples Rainbow Speed Boat Hot Tub 35 © 2012, Information Control Corporation
- 21. Who Uses InnovationGames
- 22. Let’s Play • Sailboat – Speedboat • This game is used to assess the current situation
- 23. Recommended use forthis game • Identify what is wrong with your existing products and services • Identify what customers like about the existing product or services* *This innovation game has been slightly modified from the original Speed boat game
- 24. Let’s Play • HotTub • Team provides feedback on outrageous features to establish what is truly essential
- 25. Recommended use ofthis game Transform seemingly Outrageous feature requests into true product or service innovation
- 26. Let’s Play • RequirementsRainbow • Teams work together to refine requirements
- 27. Recommended use ofthis game Requirements refinement and/or audit
- 28. Looking Back…………. Analysis is broken Step Away from the questionnaires! We don’t know what we don’t know………. And if you don’t know what the need is how can you solve it? Requirements aren’t tech features
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- 30. ScarePint Right here atthe UC Bearcat Lounge immediately following the closing session Generously sponsored by
- 31. Thanks To OurSponsors
- 32. References • http://innovationgames.com/ • http://www.instituteofplay.org/about/conte xt/why-games-learning/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_ga me