Agile Inception Deck Template - Project Overview and Planning
The Agile Inception Deck
Template
<Your project name>
<Your sponsors>
Why are we here?
•
Important reason #1
•
Important reason #2
•
Important reason #3
<#1 reason for doing this project>
The elevator pitch
•
For
[target customer]
•
who
[statement of need or opportunity]
•
the
[project name]
•
is a
[product category]
•
that
[key benefit, compelling reason to buy]
.
•
Unlike
[primary competitive alternative]
•
our project
[statement of primary
differentiation]
.
Product box
<product name>
fun picture
<slogan>
<benefit #1>
<benefit #2>
<benefit #3>
The NOT list
Your project community
Your core team
<group#1>
<team#2>
<community#3>
Everyone else !
... is always bigger than you think!
Technical solution
Danger!
Out of
scope
Technologies:
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<language>
-
<libraries>
-
<tools>
-
<technology>
What keeps us up at night
•
<scary thing #1>
•
<scary thing #2>
•
<scary thing #3>
The A-Team
How big is this thing?
Ship it!
Construction
UAT
Training
~3months
1 wk
1 wk
This is a guess. Not a commitment.
Trade-off sliders
The first release
Ship it!
Construction
UAT
Training
~3months
1 wk
1 wk
3 people, 3 ½ months, $250K
Learn more
•
http://agilewarrior.wordpress.com
•
Buy the book!
•
Twitter:
–
@jrasmusson
This comprehensive Agile Inception Deck Template covers the essentials for project initiation, including reasons for the project, elevator pitch, product overview, community engagement, technical solutions, and identifying challenges. It also outlines the team roles and their competencies, estimating project size, and trade-off sliders for decision-making.
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The Agile Inception Deck Template
<Your project name> <Your sponsors>
Why are we here? Important reason #1 Important reason #2 Important reason #3 <#1 reason for doing this project>
The elevator pitch For [target customer] who [statement of need or opportunity] the [project name] is a [product category] that [key benefit, compelling reason to buy]. Unlike [primary competitive alternative] our project [statement of primary differentiation].
Product box <product name> fun picture <slogan> <benefit #1> <benefit #2> <benefit #3>
The NOT list OUT IN UNRESOLVED
Your project community <community#3> Your core team <team#2> <group#1> Everyone else ! ... is always bigger than you think!
Technical solution Technologies: - <language> - <libraries> - <tools> - <technology> Danger! Out of scope
What keeps us up at night <scary thing #1> <scary thing #2> <scary thing #3>
The A-Team # Role Competencies/Expectations 1 Analyst Comfortable with just-in-time analysis. Likes to test. Comfortable with rapid iterative development. 2 Developers C#, MVC.NET, jQuery, SQL Unit testing, refactoring, TDD, continuous integration 0.5 Project manager Responsible for outward facing communication Status reports, scope, budget, and reporting upwards
How big is this thing? Ship it! Construction UAT Training ~3months 1 wk 1 wk This is a guess. Not a commitment.
Trade-off sliders The classic four OFF ON Feature completeness (scope) OFF ON Stay within budget (budget) OFF ON Deliver project on time (time) OFF ON High quality, low defects (quality) Other important things OFF ON Ease of use OFF ON Don t make me think! OFF ON Detailed audits (log everything) OFF ON <insert yours>
The first release Ship it! Construction UAT Training ~3months 1 wk 1 wk 3 people, 3 months, $250K
Learn more http://agilewarrior.wordpress.com Buy the book! Twitter: @jrasmusson
