FDD06: FDD for Project Managers

Overview

Whether you are managing a project team of 100 or 1 it is your responsibility to assure the project is delivered on time, within budget and it delivers the functionality the client expects. You need to manage scope, schedules, and staff, all while keeping the client of the project happy.

During this workshop you will improve planning, facilitation, and reporting skills. You will work on customer interaction to help manage the scope of your projects. Most importantly, you will learn how to enable your teams to produce predictable results, frequently to the client.

Workshop Format

All Process Exchange workshops use the amplified learning technique pioneered by Peter Coad. Using a combination of lecture snippets and hands-on exercises participants quickly begin to learn the subject matter at hand.

Participants in this workshop will complete several exercises on their own, and will work on their collaboration skills by working through a number of project scenarios with other participants.

Workshop Objectives

After attending this workshop, participants will have worked with the project management artifacts:

• Iteration Plan
• Feature List

Moreover, improve the management skills:

• Managing a Project Iteration
• Interacting with Customers
• Selecting Project Teams
• Facilitating Meetings
• Reporting Project Results

Workshop Topics

1. The Life of a Project
2. The FDD Project Roles
3. The Chief Architect Relationship
4. The Feature Lead Relationship
5. Iteration Planning
   Exercise: Discuss the Plan Elements
6. A Typical Iteration
   Exercise: Identifying the Participants
7. Show Results, Often
   Exercise: Customer Reporting
8. Facilitate a Meeting
   Exercise: Set and Follow an Agenda
9. The Key Iteration Meetings
   • Iteration Kick-Off / Domain Walkthrough
     
   • Design Inspection
     
   • Code Inspection
     
   • Iteration Sign-Off
     
   Exercise: Conduct a Mock Meeting
10. Scaling for Small Teams
11. Scaling for Large Teams
    Exercise: Construct an Iteration Plan
12. Working with Customers
    Exercise: Reprioritize a Feature List
    The Chief Architect

Target Audience

Prerequisites

Number of Participants

Duration

2 days