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Philip Japikse (@skimedic)

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Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, MCDBA, CSM, CSP

Consultant, Teacher, Writer

MAKING REQUIREMENTS USEABLE (AND HELPFUL,

EVEN!)

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➢Consultant, Coach, Author, Teacher

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➢Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, MCDBA, CSM, CSP

➢Founder, Agile Conferences, Inc.

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➢President, Cincinnati .NET User’s Group

Phil.About()

The Cincinnati Day of Agile/Cincy.Develop()

• The annual Cincinnati Day of Agile builds on successful events from past years to present a conference to both introduce those new to Agile and encourage stimulating conversation for those more advanced in the subject.

• Event takes place Friday, July 28, 2017 in West Chester, OH

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DEFINING THE PROBLEM

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WHAT USERS IMAGINE

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WHAT THEY THINK WE DELIVER

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HOW WE SEE OURSELVES

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HOW USERS SEE US

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A LITTLE HISTORY…

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THE SCOPE/DELIVERY DANCE…

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CONTEXT MATTERS

3/26/2017 11http://www.more4kids.info/614/teaching-kids-to-dress-themselves/

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DEATH BY 1,000 CUTS

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FIXING THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM

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"I am sorry for the length of my letter,

but I had not the time to write a short one.“

--Blaise Pascal

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QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

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CAN AN 8 YEAR OLD UNDERSTAND IT?

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USE INVEST

➢Independent

➢Negotiable

➢Valuable

➢Estimable

➢Small

➢Testable

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SIZING

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USER STORIES

➢User Stories

➢As an [X] I Want [Y] So That [Z]1

➢X is a role

➢Y is a feature

➢Z is the benefit1http://dannorth.net/introducing-bdd

➢As an Account Manager, I want to be able to Edit a Customer’s Address so

that we can Effectively Communicate with them

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SUCCESS CRITERIA

➢Must be testable

➢Use Given/When/Then syntax

➢Given logged in as an Account manager

➢When Opening an Address

➢Then it should be able to be edited

➢Given 2000 customers

➢When selecting one

➢Then the form should open in < 1 second

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CONTEXT SPECIFICATION1

➢When View a Customers Address

➢It Should allow an Account Manager to edit the address

➢It Should Load in < 1 sec with 2000 customer records

1Behavior Driven Development (Code Magazine) - Scott Bellware

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IS IT TESTABLE?

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DEFINING DONE

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DESIGNERS

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USER INTERFACE DESIGN

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ORDER MATTERS

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DETERMINING VALUE

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➢Must

➢Should

➢Could

➢Won’t

MOSCOW

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➢Each person gets $100 (fake)

➢They can spend it however they want

SHOPPING CART

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➢“Last Responsible Moment”

➢Stories encourage deferring the

unknown

➢Downstream stories are placeholders

until their priority rises

➢Stories can (and should) evolve

➢Team focuses on what is known

- instead of speculating on what isn’t

MANAGING THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY

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