spsatx shifting the paradigm of requirements gathering

Michelle CaldwellDelivery Executive, ICC

Shifting the Paradigm of Requirements Gathering

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• Please turn off all electronic devices or set them to vibrate

• If you must take a phone call, please do so in the hall

• Wi-Fi is available, you will need your Guest ID/password(at registration desk)

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THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF SHAREPOINT SATURDAY AUSTIN!

SharePoint Saturday Austin is hosted by

the Austin SharePoint User Group (@AustinSPUG)

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• What is a Paradigm?• The Current Requirements Gathering Paradigm• 5 Problem Patterns• 5 New Paradigms to shift your requirements

reality• Where to find out more• About Me• Questions• Closing

TODAY’S AGENDA

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We want Enterprise

SearchWe want

Social

We want better

Collaboration

CREATE A CLEAR, COMPELLING VISION

THE NEW PARADIGM: - COLLABORATIVE PLAY - INNOVATION GAMES- SERIOUS GAMES

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CURRENT STATE ANALYSIS

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• What features matter most?

• Wouldn’t you like to know…

FEATURES WITH BENEFITS

SHAPING SUCCESS….

AfterBefore

SHAPING SUCCESS….

Before

After

SAMPLE LIST OF GAMES

• 20/20 Vision• Buy a Feature• Give Them a Hot Tub • Me and My Shadow• Product Box• Prune the Product

Tree• Requirements

Rainbow• Cover Story

• Speed Boat – Sail Boat

• Spider Web• Start Your Day• The Apprentice• Low Tech Social Network• Remember the Future• Show and Tell

WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?

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@shellecaldwell

linkedin.com/in /michellecaldwell

mcaldwell@iccohio.com

shellecaldwell.com

ABOUT ME

Michelle Caldwell, PSM, SSGBSharePoint Portfolio & Delivery Executive @ ICC

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• What is a Paradigm?• The Current Requirements Gathering Paradigm• 5 Problem Patterns• 5 New Paradigms to shift your requirements

reality• Where to find out more• About Me• Questions• Closing

TODAY’S AGENDA

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• http://innovationgames.com/• http://www.instituteofplay.org/about/context/why-

games-learning/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_game

REFERENCES

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ATTENDING!

March 21, 2013

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