Brainstorming Training Course
The core objective of the training and workshops is to impart knowledge, tools, and techniques that enhance the effectiveness of activities focused on identifying business value based on client needs. A key goal is to foster consensus among functions, technology, and quality teams during the requirements creation process using brainstorming techniques.
Course Format
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Numerous exercises and practical applications.
- Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.
Customization Options
- To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Facilitation: Why Use Brainstorming?
2. Defining Customers/Users Using Personalization Techniques
3. Defining the Problem/Challenge - Client Situation
4. Identifying Business Value in the Project - Requirements and Acceptance Criteria
– Creating User Story Maps Using Brainstorming Techniques
- Identification, definition, decomposition, and prioritization of requirements: Tools and techniques, such as those by Richard Lawrence and the Elephant Carpaccio exercise.
- Workshop:
- Defining requirements: Identifying requirements using the user story formula.
- Measurability of requirements and determining effectiveness: Identifying acceptance criteria for a user story.
- Prioritizing requirements based on the client's project needs.
- Transferring requirements: Ensuring mutual understanding—translating customer needs into transparent user stories.
5. Summary - Retrospective using "Start, Stop, Continue"
Requirements
- Experience in designing and/or developing software solutions for customers.
Audience
- Developers
- IT Department Managers
- Project Managers, PM
- Product Owners
- Marketing Department Employees
Open Training Courses require 5+ participants.
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Testimonials (2)
The explanations and interactivity of the trainer, he really brought the subject well; and even-though I was probably not experienced enough, I did learn a lot from it!
Pieter Bruynseels - Spot Buy Center BV
Course - Design Patterns
I liked the platform we used. It was really nice and easy to use. I liked the typescript section, the part about namespaces and modules.
Robert - DB Global Technology
Course - JavaScript - Advanced Programming
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