AT Pune 2014-Rahul sudame innovation games for product owners

Innovation Games for Product Owners

Agenda

Introduction to Innovation Games

Games for Product Owners

Game 1: Hot Air Balloon

Game 2: Prune the Product Tree

Game 3: What a Volunteer Wants?

Agile Innovation Games for Chapter Strategies

Games are Fun!Everyone loves to play games!


Innovation GamesIntroduced by Luke Hohmann.

Fun way to get feedback from the participants.

Visual and experiential way of sharing thoughts.

Participation by actual customers or end users.

Collect feedback on a current / new products or services.


BenefitsOrganizing thoughts / ideas / suggestions

together.

Understanding the customer expectations.

Identifying desired features / services.

Identifying strategy or making strategic decisions.

Prioritizing most important features.


Games for Product OwnersUse at Strategic / Operational planning

sessions.

Play with customers to understand their expectations.

Understand customer’s grievances.

Get feedback on current products, projects, services, benefits etc.

Enhance collaboration within the community.


Games for OrganizationsExecutives: Generate / Prioritize new ideas.

Marketing: Conduct market research – What the customer wants?

Product Management: Identify enhancements to existing solutions & Stakeholder prioritization.

HR/Admin: Get feedback from employees on work environment / policies etc.


A Product Vision Box

Front:- Name - Picture or drawing (if possible)- Slogan - 3 / 4 Bullets arguments for Sale / Selling points

Back:-A more detailed view with more functionality- The pre-requisites.- Operating requirements

Product Vision BoxConference organizers are asked to use

cardboard box and sell the conference key highlights using it.

Put the vision statement or USP clearly.

Highlight the value or benefits of the conference, agenda/speakers etc.

Highlight the key points:◦ Date / Venue◦ Cost


Game 1 – Hot Air BalloonObjective: Identify what would make an Product

Owner team fly high up in the sky and what would be the obstructions.

Identify the drivers that would help the team grow.

Identify the potential issues that would prevent the growth.

Brainstorm on the strategy for growth of the team.

Manage the potential risks and identify mitigation plans.


Strategic PlanningPreparations:

◦A whiteboard or large sheet of paper◦A picture of a balloon & ropes◦Index card or sticky notes for the

participants


Strategic PlanningHow it works:

◦ The balloon wants to fly high up in the sky (denotes growth of the team).

◦ The air pushes the balloon upwards (positive push).

◦ The ropes tied up with the balloon prevents it from flying (negative push) .

◦ Participants write their inputs on sticky notes.

◦ Participants brainstorms to define the strategy.


Strategic Planning


GuidelinesRefrain from giving judgment or trying to

fix the problem during the game.

Focus on understanding the feedback shared by the participants.

Same issues identified by multiple members indicate gravity of the situation.

Review the final results, organized by priority.


Lets Play!Strategic Planning for building a PO team.

Identify what would make the team successful.

Identify any potential risks that would impact the team.

Place the positive and negative push on the board.

Brainstorm on the strategies to make the team successful.


Where to use?To identify strategic objectives of the

organization / team.

To define the operational plan / new initiatives.

To create a risk management plan.

Establish the team common goals / guidelines.

Establish areas to focus on (Marketing, HR etc.)


Game 2 – Prune the TreeObjective: Identify the core features and

stretch goals to define a product roadmap.

Identify the importance of various features. What would provide most value to the customers?

Identify the timelines for providing the features.

Identify the features and release timeframe for delivering those features.


Prune the TreePreparations:

◦A whiteboard or large sheet of paper◦A picture of a Tree◦Index card or sticky notes for the

participants


Prune the TreeHow it works:

◦Write different current or proposed features as leaves.

◦Customers would add the core features at the center of the tree and extended features at the outer edge.

◦Add or remove the leaves on the tree to balance the set of features.

◦ Identify the roots – support framework for the product.


Prune the Tree


Lets Play!Identify the core & extended features of a

Agile Program Management Product.

Use sticky notes as leaves. Place core features at the center of the tree and extended features at the outer edge.

If some of the features do not add any values then remove such leaves from the tree.

Identify the priorities of providing various features through its placement.


Where to use?To identify the core features required in any

product.

To identify the required membership services.

To identify the unused features and prune them.

To identify the customer care infrastructure (roots).

Identify the features that provide value and develop release plan.


Game 3 – Plan the Conference BudgetObjective: Identify the core tasks for organizing

Agile Tour 2015, with the available budget.

Identify the investments to be made in the next year.

Identify the right features for a product release.

Prioritize the set of features.

Get the customer perspective.


Game 3 – Plan the Conference Budget

Team has Total 500 Rs.

Task List with cost:◦Hotel expenses: 300 Rs.◦Speakers Travel: 100 Rs.◦Participant Kit: 50 Rs.◦Video recording: 150 Rs.◦Logistics (like notepad, pens, tags): 50 Rs.◦Conference Souvenir: 80 Rs.


Game 4 – Cruise for Potential MembersUse outrageous services to identify the

value customers are looking for.

The participants would brainstorm amongst themselves about their expectations from membership.

Fancy language or crazy ideas would trigger the participants to clarify their expectations.

The less valuable ideas would get rejected.


Game 4 – Cruise for Potential MembersCreate set of index cards with crazy ideas.

Share outrageous ideas like, ◦Free cruise every month◦Free trip to Hawaii◦Big news about membership

Let the participants brainstorm about these ideas and identify what is most valuable for them and what they would be willing to pay for.


Game 5 – Speedboat


Game 6 – Give me water and sun!

Game 7 – Don’t miss the bus!

Game 7 – Identify the bomb!

Role of Games FacilitatorExplain the objective of the game and its

steps.

Work across groups, answer any queries & stay focused.

Facilitate healthy discussions / brainstorming amongst the participants.

Initiate the review process and support in developing objective outcome during the session.


Games for Agile EnvironmentAgile Manifesto:

◦ Individuals and interactions over processes and tools◦ Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Identify what provides most value to the customer.

Identify customer’s inputs on priorities for the features.

Direct communication between the customer and teams.

Understand different views / perspectives of peers.

Games to Build CollaborationUse various games effectively to facilitate

collaboration amongst the chapter members, board members and potential members / volunteers.

Understand the member / volunteer expectations and concerns.

Project Managers can facilitate these games to build team bonding and collaborative environment.

Customer expectations can be understood more effectively.


References

Innovation Games®: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play - Luke Hohmann

http://innovationgames.com


http://innovationgames.com/

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AT Pune 2014-Rahul sudame innovation games for product owners

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