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The Pragmatic Programmers publishes hands-on, practical books on classic and cutting-edge software development and engineering management topics. We help professionals solve real-world problems, hone their skills, and advance their careers.
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A Handful of Liftoff Design Principles by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies
Each development effort is unique, so every liftoff is unique. As a planning group member, design your liftoff for the combination of attributes at hand. Consider the nature of the product, the nature of the work, and the people. Take into account the known and unknown. Think about the work environment and the circumstances driving delivery.
Here’s where it gets tricky and where you’ll need to get agile when you’re working on a liftoff design. There is no cookie-cutter approach, standard recipe, or a best practice template. Your unique team characteristics will drive many of the design decisions.
When you design a liftoff, your planning outcomes guide format choices. Planning influences how you develop the flow. You design how to start and how to end, and make other format choices that fit in-between. Select design elements to establish a rich atmosphere for effective communication. Base your selections on your planning group’s intention for the liftoff. Use the following handful of design principles to guide your handiwork.
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The best liftoffs create a sense of ownership of the outcomes. Create a liftoff design where all participants engage as owners in the process. Their sense of ownership helps sustain commitment to outcomes. It influences the work until final delivery.
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Only include activities in the liftoff that have a real work purpose. Liftoff participants engage best when they focus on relevant activities. Choose agenda items related to achieving the liftoff intentions and outcomes.
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Every liftoff needs a sponsor or executive introduction. Every team needs to hear directly and unambiguously from the top. Team members need to know they have organizational support and commitment for their effort. If your sponsor can’t make time to show up, maybe the product launch isn’t a top priority, after all. Their presence or absence sends a message.
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Every work group and team needs agile chartering. It accelerates common understandings. Sooner or later, team members and the business wrestle with defining the work in the same way. Including chartering in the liftoff gains understanding early and precludes time wasted later on.
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Take the time to include participants in design decisions. You’ll get a better liftoff outcome if you ask for and include their opinions. Seek ideas about training topics, planning needs, and other uses of their time.
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| Covers | Align your team to one purpose: successful delivery. Start projects and teams the right way, with expanded concepts for planning, organizing, and conducting liftoff meetings. | People are happiest and most productive if they can choose what they work on and who they work with. Self-selecting teams give people that choice - here's how to set them up. | Your team is stressed; priorities are unclear. If your team is struggling with these symptoms, these four case studies will guide you to project success. | When systems need a serious overhaul, you need to see how it works in real life, with real situations and people. See how to deliver a successful project using Lean principles. | You have too many projects, and firefighting and multitasking are keeping you from finishing any of them. Discover agile and lean ways to collect all your work and decide which projects you should do first, second, and never. |
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