- Set-up a planning session with the project sponsor... get them to share the vision... identify the Success Criteria (I.e. the conditions under which the vision will be considered realised)
- Use Rob Thomsett's project success sliders to define the degree of flexibility in the different dimensions.
- Derive SMART Objectives (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely)
- Create a Product Breakdown Structure
- Turn this into a Product Flow Chart and use this to communicate the project roadmap to both the team and the sponsor.
- Use Mike Cohn's planning poker to estimate the relative weighting for each of the main products on the roadmap.
- Establish a burndown chart to track 'speed over ground'.
- Propose that your project sponsor gives the status reports on the project.
- Re-plan the project regularly. Keep checking that the project goal is still the same (i.e. progressive elaboration)
