Chapter 5 - Initiative Horizon Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Initiative Horizon?
The purpose is to inform decisions regarding solution options, features, priorities, and lifespan.
What are some questions that BAs can ask at the Initiative Horizon?
- What solution options satisfy the need?
- Which solution option appears to provide the max outcome with the minimum output and fits within the given constraints?
- What are the solution components as described by features of the preferred solution option?
- What features should be delivered now, next, and in the future?
- Has enough value been delivered to satisfy the need?
- Based on ongoing feedback/learning, should the solution continue, change, or be cancelled?
What are some of the elements of the Initiative Horizon?
- Size of items
- Identifying solution options
- Recommending solution options
- Identifying solution components
- Prioritizing solution components
- Determining if the need is satisfied
- Ongoing assessment of the viability of the solution
What is the time frame for the Initiative Horizon?
Mid-future. Depends on organization and context. 1-3 months.
What questions are the BA’s driven by at the Initiative Horizon?
- What outcomes are we driving now?
- What outcomes will we be addressing next?
- What outcomes will we be addressing in the future?
How is ‘See the Whole’ applied to the Initiative Horizon?
- applied when decisions to satisfy the needs are made
- continuous feedback informs decisions about solution options
How is ‘Think as a customer’ applied to the Initiative Horizon?
- applied when prioritizing the solution components.
- BAs consider what is best for the customer in terms of value, priority, solution, and impacts to further learning
- by delivering early and often, agile teams quickly obtain real world feedback from customers
How is ‘Analyze to determine what is valuable’ applied to the Initiative Horizon?
- shared understanding of the need to identify solution options and prioritize solution components
How is ‘Get real using examples’ applied to the Initiative Horizon?
- applied when establishing shared understanding of the need, investigating potential solution options, and deciding on the solution the delivery
How is ‘Understanding what is doable’ applied to the Initiative Horizon?
- applied when prioritizing and sequencing solution components
- ensuring agile teams do not attempt to deliver solution components that are not possible to delivery with existing constraints
How is ‘Stimulate collaboration and continuous improvement’ applied to the Initiative Horizon?
- applied when decisions are made based on information provided by cross-functional teams who collaborates to provide the decision maker with timely, relevant information
How is ‘Avoid waste’ applied to the Initiative Horizon?
- applied when BAs apply learning from ‘Understand what is doable’ principle
List some techniques that may be used at the Initiative Horizon.
- Kano analysis
- Personas
- Planning workshop
- Purpose alignment model
- Real options
- Relative estimation
- Retrospectives
- Story decomposition
- Story Mapping
- Value stream mapping
