Outline
• What is large-scale strategic planning?• Why not use only Kanban?• Our product• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization• Mock press release• System architecture• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization• Overall release schedule• Backlog ordering
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What is large-scale strategic planning?
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Organization
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• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
Why not use only Kanban?
Vision Document
Pro
duct
Rele
ase
Engineering System
Milestone
Schedule
Featu
re
Establish milestone dates and
goals
Mitigate risks and
dependencies
Conduct milestone reviews
Align schedules &
communicate status
Feature Schedul
e
Estimate and prioritize features
Align features to milestones
Report status and
remove blockages
Complete work
Review tasks and assign resources
9:12 am• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
Our product9:14 am
• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
Ideation:
• Market analysis• Competitors, table stakes, differentiation, and opportunities
• Technology themes• Emerging technologies, breakthrough innovations, and game changers
• Business models• Pricing, COGS, subscriptions, advertising, and partnerships
THE GOAL: An overview and potential features on sticky notesFinish by 9:40 am
9:15 am• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
9:40 am• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
THE GOAL: Place features (yours or others) in portfolio and balanceFinish by 10:00 am
Customer scenarios with KPIs
• Customer segmentation• SPICIER scenarios• KPIs: measure of delight• Prioritization
THE GOAL: A customer segment, SPICIER scenario, and three KPIsFinish by 10:30 am
10:00 am• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
Mock press release
• Headline and subhead• Location, date, and lead• Key issue or barrier resolved for target audience• High-level messaging around top scenarios, highlighting
differentiation
THE GOAL: Mock press releaseFinish by 11:00 am
10:30 am• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
System architecture11:00 am
Apps
DVR/Guide
Natural User Interface
Operating system and drivers
Hardware and accessories
Catalog and Purchasing Services
Personalization and Social Services
• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
Backlog population
• Generate (brainstorm) high-level work items for your area• Based on mock press release scenarios
• Estimate size of each item• T-shirt sizing: S (days), M (weeks), L (months), XL (6+ months)
• Prioritize items• Separate must-have from should-have and like-to-have
THE GOAL: Prioritized and estimated set of items on sticky notesFinish by 11:40 am
11:10 am• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
Overall release schedule
• Three 3-month milestones• Milestone 1: must-haves• Milestone 2: remaining must-haves plus should-haves (preview ships)• Milestone 3: remaining items that fit (product ships)
• Order your items (sticky notes) in corresponding milestones• Check timing of your dependencies• Sign-up for 10-minute speed dating• Work out issues and reorder items
Repeat until 12:20
11:40 am• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
• What is large-scale strategic planning?
• Why not use only Kanban?
• Our product
• Ideation: market analysis, technology themes, and business model
• McGrath and MacMillan Options Portfolio
• Customer segmentation and scenarios with KPIs and prioritization
• Mock press release
• System architecture
• Backlog generation, estimation, and prioritization
• Overall release schedule
• Backlog ordering
Backlog ordering
• Collect your items in their new order• Add them to your Kanban board backlog• Build it and ship it!
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Wrap-up
• Different scale different planning• Balanced portfolio• SPICIER scenarios• Start at the end• Estimate, prioritize, align, order
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