Initiate Phase
8.1 Create Project Vision
INPUTS
1. Project Business Case*
2. Program Product Owner
3. Program Scrum Master
4. Program Stakeholder(s)
5. Program Product Backlog
6. Trial Project
7. Proof of Concept
8. Company Vision
9. Company Mission
10. Market Study
11. Scrum Guidance Body
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
1. Project Vision Meeting*
2. JAD Sessions
3. SWOT Analysis
4. Gap Analysis
OUTPUTS
1. Identified Product Owner*
2. Project Vision Statement*
3. Project Charter
4. Project Budget
8.2 Identify Scrum Master and Stakeholder(s)
INPUTS
1. Product Owner*
2. Project Vision Statement*
3. Program Product Owner
4. Program Scrum Master
5. Program Stakeholder(s)
6. People Requirements
7. People Availability and Commitment
8. Organizational Resource Matrix
9. Skills Requirement Matrix
10. Scrum Guidance Body
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
1. Selection Criteria*
2. Expert Advice from HR
3. Training and Training Costs
4. Resource Costs
OUTPUTS
1. Identified Scrum Master*
2. Identified Stakeholder(s)*
8.3 Form Scrum Team
INPUTS
1. Product Owner*
2. Scrum Master*
3. Project Vision Statement*
4. People Requirements
5. People Availability and Commitment
6. Organizational Resource Matrix
7. Skills Requirement Matrix
8. Resource Requirements
9. Scrum Guidance Body
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
1. Scrum Team Selection*
2. Expert Advice from HR
3. People Costs
4. Training and Training Costs
5. Resource Costs
OUTPUTS
1. Identified Scrum Team*
2. Back-up Persons
3. Collaboration Plan
4. Team Building Plan
8.4 Develop Epic(s)
INPUTS
1. Scrum Core Team*
2. Project Vision Statement*
3. Stakeholder(s)
4. Program Product Backlog
5. Approved Change Requests
6. Unapproved Change Requests
7. Program and Portfolio Risks
8. Laws and Regulations
9. Applicable Contracts
10. Previous Project Information
11. Scrum Guidance Body
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
1. User Group Meetings*
2. User Story Workshops
3. Focus Group Meetings
4. User or Customer Interviews
5. Questionnaires
6. Risk Identification Techniques
7. Scrum Guidance Body Expertise
OUTPUTS
1. Epic(s)*
2. Personas*
3. Approved Changes
4. Identified Risks
8.5 Create Prioritized Product Backlog
INPUTS
1. Scrum Core Team*
2. Epic(s)*
3. Personas*
4. Stakeholder(s)
5. Project Vision Statement
6. Program Product Backlog
7. Business Requirements
8. Approved Change Requests
9. Identified Risks
10. Applicable Contracts
11. Scrum Guidance Body
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
1. User Story Prioritization Methods*
2. User Story Workshops
3. Planning for Value
4. Risk Assessment Techniques
5. Estimation of Project Value
6. User Story Estimation Methods
7. Scrum Guidance Body Expertise
OUTPUTS
1. Prioritized Product Backlog*
2. Done Criteria*
8.6 Conduct Release Planning
INPUTS
1. Scrum Core Team*
2. Stakeholder(s)*
3. Project Vision Statement*
4. Prioritized Product Backlog*
5. Done Criteria*
6. Program Product Owner
7. Program Scrum Master
8. Program Product Backlog
9. Business Requirements
10. Holiday Calendar
11. Scrum Guidance Body
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
1. Release Planning Sessions*
2. Release Prioritization Methods*
OUTPUTS
1. Release Planning Schedule*
2. Length of Sprint*
3. Target Customers for Release
4. Refined Prioritized Product Backlog