Tilting the Triangle
@bartvermijlen
“Concerning topics, I think your learnings in mapping agile methods on creative
processes can be very enriching. At the same time I’m looking for someone who can
critically assess the Creative Scrum hype. I suppose that fits you? :)"
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Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Overview
1_ Intro
2_ Why: Tilting the Triangle
3_ How: General principles
4_ What: 9 Tilting the Triangle Patterns
5_ Values
2_ Why: Tilting the Triangle
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
In complex
environments, we
tend to lose it
towards the end.
_ crisis meetings
_ escalations
_ angry people
_ fear
_ arguments
_ frustration
_ ...
“Why the f... didn’t we notice this earlier?”
In complex
environments, we
tend to lose it
towards the end.
_ crisis meetings
_ escalations
_ angry people
_ fear
_ arguments
_ frustration
_ ...
The Uphill Triangle
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
The Downhill Triangle
The magic happens
The Downhill Triangle
3_ How: General principles
From Push to Pull
the “little voices” in your head
First what is important, then what is urgent.
First what is important.
Making the implicit explicit.
4_ What: Tilting the Triangle Patterns
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Pattern #1: Demo or Die
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Pattern #2: Sprint
Pattern #3: Standups
Pattern #4: Visualize
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Pattern #5: Definition of Done
alpha → beta → release candidate → QA
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Pattern #6: The Ugly Baby
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Pattern #7:
Focus on the
problem instead
of the solution
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Pattern #8: Consent instead of consensus
Are there any objections jeopardizing
our goal?
Is it good enough for now, safe enough to try?
Number 1 enemy for every project/process/company
Procrastination by working
Pattern #9: Friction instead of procrastination.
Feel uncomfortable early.
5_ Values
Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation
Tilting the triangle | Product Design Meetup 2016
Q&A
@bartvermijlen
bart@vermijlen.be
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