Despite rumours to the contrary, there are planning activities in the agile model. In this class we’ll discuss how to plan releases, and present story mapping and impact mapping as effective tools for design, ideation and planning.
stale over time ultimately it’s outcomes that matter, not features backlog grooming is a waste and a distraction turning outcomes into work is best done just-in-time “backlog grooming”
between commitments & aspirational aspirational objectives: aim for 70% success rate update status regularly reject low-value work that doesn’t help OKRs tips and tricks
about doesn’t actually solve the problem it wasn’t actually what we wanted what could possibly go wrong? mix of skills architecture / non-functional requirements politics cognitive bias
optimism rather than on a rational weighing of gains, losses, and probabilities. They overestimate benefits and underestimate costs. They spin scenarios of success while overlooking the potential for mistakes and miscalculations. As a result, they pursue initiatives that are unlikely to come in on budget or on time or to deliver the expected returns—or even to be completed.” Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow, p252.
haven't found that those costs have a significant information value for the investment decision… The single most important unknown is whether the project will be canceled. The next most important variable is utilization of the system, including how quickly the system rolls out and whether some people will use it at all.” Douglas Hubbard | http://www.cio.com/article/119059/The_IT_Measurement_Inversion
tasks are short verb phrases that describe what people do & have different goal levels tasks in a map are arranged in a left-to-right narrative flow you can slice the map to identify the tasks you’ll need to reach a specific outcome. tasks are organized by activities across the top of the map, forming its backbone key points