Discover – Preparation
Set up Template
- Set up customer the project system (copy template)
- Communication via project system – Scope Item – Action Items (Dashboards)
Scope Items
- Pre-scoping based on the customer requirements
- Create new scope items based on the customer requirements
- Upload requirements to the project system and map them to the related feature (optional)
Set up demo system
Schedule Workshop Execution
- Schedule Discover Workshops on customer side (Business, BA, Architecture Stream)
- One workshop per business process and in addition one work stream for the Architecture
Workshops Planning
One workshop per business process
(e.g. B2C shopping experience):
- 2 Business Analysts for
- Moderation and explanation
- Note Taking
Duration:
- 4 hours together with the customer in the morning
- 4 hours in the afternoon to finalize the feature without the customer
Discovery – Onsite/Remote Workshops
Workshops
- Templates for every workshop available in Project System
- Run Discover Workshops together with customer business
- Architecture workshop based on
- business requirements
- business capabilities
- needed products
Scope Items
- Adjust and enhance the scope items by screenshots from demo systems
- Create missing scope items (check if these scope items are relevant for project template)
- Customer creates acceptance criteria for every feature
- Get the sign-off for every feature incl. acceptance criteria by customer
Project System
- Track the progress of the workshops in the system
- Prioritize the product backlog together with customer
Goal
- All scope items must be scoped or descoped by the customer
- Estimate exact project costs in Story Points
Source of information:
- Scope status of every feature in the project, confirmed and signed off by customer
Discovery – Post Processing
Project setup & plan
- Prioritize the product backlog
- Create sprint plans
- Finalize the deliverables: proposed target architecture and project backlog
Create binding offer
- Offer is a Fixed Price project based on story points
- Flexibility on scope items based on story points
The customer can decide during the Engineer & Deploy phase to descope stories and bring new features in scope.
Project Template Improvement Process – feed back new features into Template
- Project Lead (PL) brings further feedback from Discover Workshops on new Scope Items and Business Processes.
- Template Owners (TO) accept or reject new features or Business Processes to assure high quality of the Template Project.
Discovery Deliverables:
- Target Architecture
- Project Backlog (Features)
- Project Setup
- Sprint Plan