Closing Keynote for IIBA D.C. BusinessAnalysis Development Day (DCBADD) Agile product discovery is essential for continuous delivery of high-quality solutions. At the same time, discovery is also one of the most challenging aspects of any project. A wide range of stakeholders must collaboratively explore and agree on inventive and valuable product requirements. To do this, many agile teams rely on user stories, and perhaps a few other techniques, such as story maps and personas. While these are a good start, they are not sufficient for the complex products most teams wrestle with today. Ellen reaches beyond discovery-as-usual to highlight creative ways to enlighten and energize your agile product discovery.

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Innovate & Invigorate
Your Agile Discovery Practices
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10 October 2014
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Innovate & Invigorate
Your Agile Discovery Practices
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agile goal
discover and deliver high value

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some agile teams…

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in balance

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this afternoon…

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some agile teams…

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buried

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this afternoon…

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agile discovery

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collaboration
context

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context

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partners
stakeholders

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product partners
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validate

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User Action
some agile teams…

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User Interface Action Data Control Environment
Quality
Attribute
7 product dimensions
functional
nonfunctional

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context
end game
partners
validation
product

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collaboration

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brain food

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structured conversation

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get real using
examples

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collaboration
visual ~ tactical ~ auditory
structured conversations
examples

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agile discovery

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collaboration
context

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