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Foundation | 2hrs- 2 hrs/2 weeks iteration
- Purpose: Provides the
team the opportunity to present the work completed, acceptance criteria met, and its functionality to PO and stakeholders and collect feedback.- true measure of progress by showing working product increment
- Attendees: PO, SM, Agile Team, and stakeholders invited
stakeholders- by the PO
- Facilitator: SM or PO
- Preparation:
PO and SM work with the team to ensure the team has not seen the presented completed work for the first time allowing for cross-functionality |
Meeting Flow | - The team presents the "done" code or completed work to PO and stakeholders
- Value delivery is articulated
- Functionality not "done" or completed is not shown
- Feedback generated from the demo is collected
- Feedback is collected and put in the team backlog
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- The review is prepared as a team (PO & team) to avoid PPT presentation in favor of demoing in a staging environment. If necessary, consider adding a ticket to the team backlog for review preparation
- Agree on the DONE stories/enablers to be demoed, their order of presentation, and the presenter
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Meeting Flow | - Review business context and Iteration Goals
- Demo and solicit feedback on each Story, spike, refactor, NFR
- Discuss stories & enablers not completed and why
- Identify risks, impediments, and share any insights that could impact a future planning/release
- Revise team backlog and Team PI Objectives as needed
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Recommended Practices | - Invited Business stakeholders are present
- The meeting is kick-offed by the PO who presents PI objectives addressed during the iteration with their corresponding iteration goals
- Only DONE stories/enablers (passes DoD) are demoed in an environment similar to production if possible or as specified in the DoD
- Agile team members are invited to contribute - to demo individual stories/enablers when independent business value
- Business stakeholders are engaged: they are invited to provide feedback and share new insights
- Remaining PI Objectives, PI scope, potential risks, and trade-off or reprioritization opportunities are discussed
- The team's accomplishments are acknowledged by the invited stakeholders
- The team is proud of their accomplishments and can celebrate
- The team backlog is updated based on feedback and new insights collected
- Stories/enablers not completed are moved to the backlog for reprioritization
| Recommended Practices | - Come prepared to share the intent of the story and completed work
- What is the value delivery of this piece of functionality
- Update the status iteration goals and board for visibility
- Ensure the work has been tested and is ready to demo
- Talk about any research or spikes as a result of findings
- Be present and engage
- Minimize technicality
- Keep cadence time-box
- Seek feedback from stakeholders
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Notes from HCD Observations |
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