Craft the agenda
The workshop is an opportunity not only to create alignment but also to educate and become inspired about what we can do and what our clients can accomplish. Feature the keynote on the screen while the team collaborates through exercises and a clear agenda that includes short breaks. The structure of the workshop varies depending on the maturity of the product idea.
Here’s a sample agenda for a two-day workshop:
Day 1
- 8:00 a.m. Introduce the team
- 8:45 a.m. Vision setting, landscape
- 9:30 a.m. System roles
- 10:00 a.m. User journeys
- 10:45 a.m. Break
- 11:00 a.m. Story mapping
- 12:30 a.m. Lunch break
- 13:00 p.m. Story mapping continued
- 15:00 p.m. Cocktails and dinner
Day 2
- 9:00 a.m. Technical feasibility, system deep dive
- 10:00 a.m. Stakeholder, working team identification
- 10:30 a.m. Break
- 10:45 a.m. Prioritization of story map
- 12:15 p.m. Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. Risks and metrics
- 1:30 p.m. Retrospective
Some sessions start with an overall risk and opportunity overview, whereas others dive right into a specific product/application—it is our job to pivot as we see fit. Always try to set aside at least a day and a half for a workshop; however, a team that works well together could potentially identify enough detail in a single day.
