Before a sprint can be started, general conditions should be clarified and strategic goals discussed. For this purpose we conduct a handful of workshops with our customers in one day. One day of preparation is usually enough to plan the course of several sprints or a whole project. This workshop uses design thinking and tools from agile product development. The day takes place in co-creation between designers, product managers and developers. The following contents will be developed together:
User and business goalsWe define the user group, try to outline users' perspective on the solution and compare it with the company's goals.Competitive benchmarkWe often bring a small competitive analysis to this meeting and discuss the current market situation and design-strategic placement options.User Story MapFrom a How-Might-We-Session we develop an overview of product functionalities – a so-called "User Story Map". The complete sprint and project planning is mapped via the User Story Map. It becomes the basis for project estimation and defines when which parts will be designed.