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4. Sprint questions

Get pessimistic.

Use a

Note-and-Vote⁠

to gather Sprint Questions from the team. Get pessimistic. Ask: How could we fail? Turn these fears into questions you could answer this week. List them below. We’ve adjusted the steps to help you run the process online.

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Clear examples

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Exercise

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A. Write privately

Start

B. Self-edit

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C. Vote privately

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D. Share & capture

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E. Decide

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A. Write privately

Add ideas in the table below. This list won’t be shared with the group, so nobody has to worry about writing down dumb ideas.

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Add idea

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Question

Who

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B. Self-edit

Review your list and pick one or two favorites by checking “keep”. Individually. Quietly.

Question

Who

Keep?

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C. Vote privately

Upvote your favorite ideas in the table below. Authors and upvote counts are hidden to reduce groupthink, and each person gets

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votes.

Question

Upvote

Can our suppliers handle more quantity?

How can we improve our supply chain?

Which device will customers use to interact with our website?

Will customers care about quality?

Will customers trust our expertise?

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Each person gets

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votes

D. Share & capture

One at a time, each person says out loud their vote(s). A short sales pitch may be permissible, but no changing your vote!

One by one, select each participant below to share their vote(s).

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Buck Dubois

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Question

Will customers trust our expertise?

Can our suppliers handle more quantity?

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E. Decide

Who is the

@Decider⁠

? She should make the final call — not the group. She can choose to respect the votes or not. Those checked become your official sprint questions.

Question

Upvote

Upvotes

Decider's Pick

Will customers trust our expertise?

Will customers care about quality?

How can we improve our supply chain?

Which device will customers use to interact with our website?

Can our suppliers handle more quantity?

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5. Map⁠

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