Project Goals
What is a project goal?
They are high-level statements that give you an overall context of what the project will accomplish.
What is a user persona?
Who you are building the product for/your customer.
Who is a user?
Anyone who can potentially benefit from or utilize the process or product being built.
What is an MVP?
What is a backlog?
The to-do list of additional tasks/needs that we want to include in a product/process beyond the MVP.
Who in the project DARCI grid writes the project goal?
Decider, Accountable, Responsible
How is a user persona utilized?
To help you understand what their needs are, how they think, and what they value. It insures you are building the right thing for the right people.
Which of the following questions is NOT answered by a user story? Who, What,Why, How
How
What is the first step in building an MVP?
Identify the purpose of the project and write your project goals.
When should you revisit the backlog?
After the MVP has been completed.
How can you make a project goal as useful as possible?
make it SMARTIE
What is the difference between a user persona and a user story?
A user persona is the “person” and a user story is what this person wants/needs from the project/process you are building
What format should you follow when writing a user story?
As [a user persona], I want [to perform this action] so that [I can accomplish this goal].
Which of the following describes an MVP: a quick implementation, a draft, a complete project, a test case, or something ‘to start with’?
A complete project.
How do you use the backlog?
refer to the backlog to determine what features or elements of your product/process you should work on next after launching the MVP. It is also a parking lot for ideas and user needs that emerge through user feedback
How will you know if your project goals have been met?
Through feedback from users (sometimes called User Acceptance Testing)
You can also think about a user persona as representing one ____________ for the product/process you are creating.
You can also think about a user persona as representing one audience for the product/process you are creating.
What is the purpose of creating a user story?
To ensure we choose the right set of features and put them together in the correct way.
How do you know if something should go in the MVP or the backlog?
Determine if it is ESSENTIAL for the product/ process to include this in order to be able to give users the value described in the user stories. If yes, it goes in the MVP. If no, it goes in the backlog.
What are 3 sources of items in the backlog?
project goal(s), process of prioritizing features for the MPV, user stories, and user feedback (user acceptance testing) - only 3 out of 4 needed
Does the project goal define what is in the MVP alone or what is in both the MVP and the backlog?
The goal(s) should be the guide for what is included in the MVP and what is included in the backlog
What is an example of a user persona at ESF?
CA Child Care Managers, Ops Team Members, National Child Care Directors.....
Why does writing user stories save you time?
Putting yourself in the shoes of your users before creating something new for them will save time later because many processes become delayed or derailed when they don't match what users want or need, requiring the team to back track or redo work
What does an MVP in soccer have in common with an MVP in Agile?
They both rely on teams to achieve goals!
The criteria for prioritizing your features in the backlog should be [a] ____________ and [b] ___________
The criteria for ranking your features should be [a] value for the users and [b] feasibility: you need to identify the best subset of features in your complete product backlog.