Breaking Bad
Building out initiative scope in Excel.
What is an example of a non-collaborative, anti-pattern method for decomposing the scope of an initiative?
A step or technical activity to enable the creation of a feature.
What is a task or sub-task? (show example in Jira)
Used to illustrate a high-level plan, dependencies of features and when value will be delivered.
What is a PI Planning Program Board? (example from Miro)
This enables improving scaled adoption through analytics by measuring metrics that illustrate the value delivered.
What are Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)? (example from Jira and KPI Dashboard)
Initiative defined in Jira using S-Epics, Epics & Stories
What is an example of a well decomposed initiative illustrating outcomes and features? (show example in Jira)
A feature described from a customer's perspective containing a value statement and acceptance criteria that can be completed within a sprint.
What is a story? (show example in Jira)
The ceremony that defines what can be delivered with a high degree of certainty in a preset period of time, usually 2 to 4 weeks, and how that work will be achieved.
What is Sprint Planning? (example from Jira)
This item has been estimated, contains clear acceptance criteria and satisfies the team's definition of ready.
What is a refined story? (example from Jira)
A value-oriented list of features and items needed to achieve a specific objective or outcome.
What is a prioritized backlog? (example from Jira)
A large feature or collection of features that are logically related to a common objective and may take multiple sprints to complete.
What is an Epic? (show example in Jira)
A method of organizing a collection of related features to be delivered at a targeted time allowing the team to maintain focus on the achieving value for the customer.
What is a Release Plan (example from Jira)
This illustrates the work that a team is currently executing and the progress that has been achieved thus far.
What is an active Sprint? (example from Jira)
Uses a comparison approach to identify the amount of effort required to complete a story or task providing a realistic method for teams to forecast work.
What is relative estimating?
A business objective containing specific deliverables to achieve a defined measurable outcome.
What is an S-Epic? (show example in Jira)
Track the total work remaining and project the likelihood of achieving the sprint goal. This helps the team manage its progress and respond accordingly.
What is a Burndown Chart? (example form Jira)
This measures how effective our team is at refining the backlog and planning weeks/months ahead.
What is Backlog Health? (example from Jira and Team Performance Dashboard)
An event across several teams that creates a shared vision and objectives for the upcoming period, often 12 weeks, resulting in a prioritized plan commitment.
What is Program Increment (PI) Planning? (example form Miro and Jira)
Captures the intent of a business case telling the "story" via an Executive Summary, Objective(s) and Solution Statement.
What is an Initiative? (show example in Jira)
This allows a team to measure their effectiveness of planning, collaborating, and executing - and also how likely the team will meet future delivery objectives enabling the business to make informed decisions.
What is Predictability?
This enables the team to confirm the quality thoroughness of the product so that it meets the objectives and customer expectations.
What is test plan traceability? (example of X-Ray)