Inspired by many Dojos our developer colleagues have been doing at Thougthworks Brazil, we –PMs and BAs-- decided to give it a try.

1. WELCOMEto the1st PM DOJO!

2. Agenda Dojo Overview Guidelines Problems 1-3 Close

3. What is a dojo? It’s a safe place to practice. A place to make mistakes and learn.

4. In the dojo we… Learn and work together Share and exchange ideas Explore each other’s solutions Build a Community

5. Guidelines No company tags Everyone’s opinion is valued Everyone’s participation is highly encouraged Fishbowl style Have an idea about how to solve the problem? Then share your idea! Anyone in the audience can tap you out to either continue your thought or share a different perspective

6. Problem 1 After telling your Customer that the project will cost $850,000 and take 1.5 years to develop, your Customer tells you that they only have $250,000 available to spend and need the project completed in 1 year. What do you do?

7. Problem 2 The Customer’s Shoe Company is brand new. It’s current objective is to advertise their brand to as many people as possible. To accomplish this mission they have decided they would like to have an online Shoe Store. What do you do?

8. Problem 3 John is a Sr. Developer on your team. Once again, he feels under pressure with the current release deadline. He tells you that if something isn’t done soon, he will quit. How do you respond?

9. Close

10. 1st PM DOJOThank you!