Kick off

Kick-off Freehand

Agenda

See Project Kick-off play from Atlassian.

• Vision statement
• Drivers
• Roles (DACI)
• Scope
• Project Cadence

Project cadence

Adapting some concepts and approaches from Shape Up.

• Six-week cycles
• Shaping the work (research and design)
• Placing bets vs. prioritizing a backlog (deciding)
• Doing the work (implementing)
  • Tracking work and checking in

First cycle: 10/13–11/20, Ramping up

• Aligning on vision
• Doing some initial shaping
• Getting comfortable with GitHub
• Placing bets for next cycle (starting 11/30)