In a planning workshop, the product owner prioritized and ranked the features by business value, and then presented the top features to the development team.
What is the team's next logical step?
A. Setup a customer review meeting to capture more details.
B. Start planning and estimating.
C. Decompose the features into stories.
D. Start development work.
HINT: To answer the question, consider the steps in value-based analysis and decomposition.
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Answer and explanation:
The correct answer is C.
Value-based decomposition is a cornerstone of adaptive planning. In line with the Agile Manifesto, high-value user stories are developed first as value drives what needs to be progressively elaborated.
The team will then pull prioritized requirements into the development process and start the build.
Examples of steps in this process include the team gathering requirements, the product owner prioritizing and ranking the requirements and creating user stories. Next is the customer review demonstration to capture feedback on the newly built features. Lastly, the team holds a retrospective meeting.
Details for each option:
A. Incorrect. The customer review meeting is typically scheduled after development and with a purpose of demonstrating newly developed featured to the customers. The meeting is to capture feedback on the deliverable and possible high-level features for the next sprint.
B. Incorrect. The team is not yet ready to estimate, there is still some analysis and decomposition of the features before estimating can commence.
C. Correct. Decompose the features into stories is the best choice. The next step is for the team to continue analysis by decomposing features into stories. Such decomposition is part of adaptive planning.
D. Incorrect. While the developers may have a desire to start developing, more analysis and decomposition work is necessary. The features need to be decomposed into stories.
Reference: Agile Practice Guide - First Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, 5.2.5 DEMONSTRATIONS/REVIEWS
The Agile PrepCast, OSP International LLC, Agile Value Stream Analysis Concepts
The Agile PrepCast, OSP International LLC, Value Based Decomposition
