it all starts with an idea: kicking off initiatives for success

It All Starts

With An Idea… Kicking Off Initiatives for Success

Craig Smith

Welcome

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The Basics

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Why?

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Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

Approaches

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Dilemma

Avoid the Water (Scrum Fall)

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Diving In

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It all starts with an #idea…

Where

Do

Ideas

Come

From?

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Continuously Gather Ideas!Image: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130726103105/creepypasta/images/2/2a/Suggestion-box.jpg

Record Ideas (Simply)

Need a

sponsor to

help push

your idea

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Visualise (Simply)

Problem

(#opportunity)

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Let’s Start…

Facilitiate

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DiscussImage: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDS9FhGWIAEYZ9z.jpg

Pitch

Pitch

Pitch

Pitch

Conversation

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As Is / To Be Map

Start

Here

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Features &

Scope

Risks & Issues

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Success

(#everythingisawesome)

Stakeholders

Stakeholders

Stakeholders

Success

Tradeoffs

Understand

happiness

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QualityImage: http://www.cse.dcu.ie/essiscope/sm2/9126ref1.gif

Impact Mapping

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Design Thinking

Viability (#noestimates)Image: © Sony Pictures Television http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9rmxh2Bko1qzq4tqo1_1280.jpg

Finger In

The Air

(like you

just enough

care…)

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Super Simple EstimationImage: http://www.gs1-us.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/diagram_blue_shirt.png

SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT!

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“You never count your money when you’re sitting at the table, there’ll be time enough for counting when the dealings done”

-- Kenny RogersImage: http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/3ecac962c4ba730a75de2a0ff9bab1002d6aaccc/c=0-240-1869-1644&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/11/01/1383350444000-Kenny-Rogers.jpg

Experiment!

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Benefits

= Value

Should We

Do This?

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Visibility (#portfolio #usefuldoco)

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Business Case

Push To Discovery

Pull Into Delivery

Showcase &

RetrospectiveImage: https://hakanforss.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/slide4.png

“Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away know when to run…”

-- Kenny Rogers

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Next

Steps

(#whereto

fromhere)

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Start Experimenting

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…or start discoveryImage: © Walt Disney Pictures https://dettoldisney.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/pocahontas-disneyscreencaps-com-153.jpg

As / when

required…

Everything adds value

But we do projects at scale…

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But my team does small or

on-demand work…Image: http://blog.sarcasmsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mms.gif

But my team does BAU…

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#Wrap Up

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• Start with an Idea –simple capture; visualise

• Understand the problem -discuss; map; scope; RAIDs

• Define Success –stakeholders; tradeoffs; quality; impacts

• Viability –size; benefits / value

• Visibility –simple capture; showcase; retrospective

• Get started –experimentation or discovery

Recall

Welcome ideas, give them light

Keep it simple

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Responding to

change

over

following a

plan

Go

back

to

basics

Turn ideas

into successImage: https://fischerlighting.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/light_dude.jpg

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Deliver awesome!

Questions?

Craig Smith

http://www.craigsmith.id.au

craig@craigsmith.id.au

@smithcdau