Conversation,Cadence & CultureRecipes to inspire
collaborative teams

Lane Halley@thinknowlane@carbonfive.comCourtney Hemphill@chemphillcourtney@carbonfive.com

AgendaToday you will learn how
to: • Stimulate necessary conversations between team members • Advance with a shared vision and • Maintain a culture of invested team membersThroughout the lifecycle of your product

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What are the qualities ofhappy
productive teams?

Good work comes from good
teams Trust Ownership Empathy Communication Fun Flow Empowerment Creativity Productivity

CultureOur work at Carbon Five

Carbon Five

Design + Agile + Lean
StartupDesign Thinkingempathy, creativity and rationalityAgile Developmentself-organizing teams, quality code, iterative & incremental deliveryLean Startupproducts people want, learning experiments

Developer Designer Product Owner

Project room

ConversationRecipes to unlock creativity and
collaboration

Recipes for conversationQuestion RecipeWhat’s the
vision? Opportunity Statement, Persona 4x4, Project BriefWhat might we do? Six-ups, ScenariosHow will it look and Thumbnails,behave? Wireframe Walkthrough

Recipes for conversationQuestion RecipeWhere do
we start? Define MVPs & ExperimentsHow do we build it? User StoriesDoes it work? Five on Friday

Recipes are not a processUse
whatever helps your team:•Focus on a shared goal•Minimize handoffs•Have the right conversations

Let’s see how this works!

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Create a shared vision opportunity
statement persona 4x4 six ups

Opportunity statementProblem: Custom bike shoppers
find it difficultto learn about, configure and purchase bikes.Solution: A Web application that lets custombike shoppers explore different components,envision different combinations and understandprice.

Demo: bike riders

persona 4x4

Try it!Six-upsBased on the opportunity
statement,what could we create for Peter?

What could we create?Problem: Peter
finds it difficult to learn about,configure and purchase a new commuter bike.Solution: A Web application that lets Peterexplore different components, envision differentcombinations and understand price.

Show and tell (six-ups)

six-up demo: six-up conversation

Define an MVPdot votingproject brief

Try it!Dot votingBased on the
conversation youobserved, where are areas of risk &opportunity?

six-up Where’s your dot?

dot voting demo: MVP conversation

project brief last updated opportunity
persona(s) scenarios metrics

Just in time design scenario
UI elements and layouts thumbnails living style guides & visual assets

Scenario demo: scenarioPeter explores bike
profiles conversationSees info about what he can do hereSees multiple bike images w/ basic info & priceUses controls to pan through themChooses a bike to see in more detailPeter sees the bike he pickedSees large image of bike he choseSees list of parts with info and pricesSees the total priceetc...

Scenario [element names]Peter explores bike
profiles on the CHOOSE BIKE PAGE Sees info about what he can do here [Content box] Sees multiple bike images w/ basic info & price [Carousel] Uses controls to pan through them [Carousel] Chooses a bike to see in more detail [Carousel]Peter sees the bike he picked on the CONFIGURE BIKE PAGE Sees large image of bike he chose [Bike config picture] Sees list of parts with info and prices [Bike config list] Sees the total price [Bike config list] etc...

UI elements Header Talk to
us Marketing message(s) Bike images Bike config picture Bike config list Footer

demo: device support

page layouts thumbnails

Living style guide& visual assets

Define an experiment wireframe walkthrough
user stories

demo: wirefame walkthrough

Try it!1-week experimentWhat can we
build and validate in the first week?

Try it!User storyAs a.... I
want to...so that...Acceptance criteria?

user stories

CadenceEstablishing your continuous, iterative cycles

How much time? project start
kickoff - 2 days to 2 weeks regular cadence Monday - reflect & define Tuesday - specify Wednesday & Thursday - build & refine Friday - customer feedback

How can you use theserecipes
on your projects?

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Thank you!Carbon FiveLean UX &
AgileDevelopment for Weband mobile productswww.carbonfive.com