Project Maps

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Project Maps
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Acknowledgement

• This session presents a technique created by
  Ainsley Nies to facilitate retrospectives at
  Hewlett-Packard
• The technique was shared and used at
  Retrospective Facilitators Gathering, 2004

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Overview

• Introduction 25 mins
• Exercise
• part 1 timeline 20 mins
• part 2 build map 30 mins
• part 3 mine map 30 mins
• Gallery 25 mins
• Feedback 20 mins

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Retrospective

• A meeting where a team looks back on a past
  period of work so that they can learn from their
  experience and apply this learning to future
  project

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Maps

• Shared visualization
• Knowledge repository
• Abstract representation
• Guide to others
• Use Right Brain

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Timeline

• Select a past project as the subject for your map
• Cast your mind back, what happened when?
• Build a timeline of significant events working
  from left to right

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Build your project map

• Consider the journey..
• Terrain?
• Obstacles?
• Landmarks?
• Draw symbols on index cards with fantasy names
• Layout the cards to create a map of the project
  journey

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Mine the Map

• Tell the saga ..
• What helped the team through?
• Build a map legend / symbol key
• Write a lesson learned per obstacle

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Debrief

• World Tour
• Reflections?

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Looking ahead

• Maps can also be used when looking forward
• to support scenario planning
• to identify risks

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Chartering

• At the start of a new project expedition create a
  charter..
• Objectives
• Boundaries
• Resources
• Players
• Values
• III, Industrial XP

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References

• Project Retrospectives - Norman Kerth
• The Art of the Long View - Peter Schwartz
• http//www.frankwestphal.de/Software-Expedition.ht
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• http//www.industrialxp.org/projectChartering.html
  
• http//www.grove.com/portfolio/storymapping.html