Need to succeed with agile? Do me a favor. Cease referring to the dash assessment because the dash demo.

Not solely is it unsuitable, it additionally takes away from the true goal of a dash assessment.

Study extra by watching this video. Or in case you’d desire, learn the video transcript that follows.

Dash Overview vs Dash Demo

Calling the dash assessment a demo is unsuitable. A well-run assessment is way more than only a demo.

After I take into consideration a demo, I consider a slick salesperson on a stage displaying off the brand new product. That kind of demo is one directional.

The particular person is presenting. They are not asking for suggestions. They do not ask what you consider a function, would you employ it, or what might make it higher?

That is very completely different from a dash assessment, which ought to be a dialog, not a presentation. You need attendees engaged, asking questions, desirous about how and in the event that they’d use the brand new options being proven.

So sure, a dash assessment features a demonstration of the performance constructed throughout the dash however a superb dash assessment consists of greater than only a demo.

What Occurs Throughout a Dash Overview

Throughout the assessment, the workforce, product proprietor and stakeholders focus on concepts for brand new performance primarily based on what was proven.

• Did customers like one thing new within the consumer interface? In that case, think about doing extra of that.
• Did displaying a function give somebody an concept of how one can make it even higher?

The product proprietor does not have to do any of those new concepts instantly however they need to be became product backlog gadgets and sometimes a short dialogue throughout the assessment is useful.

Individuals within the assessment also needs to discuss whether or not something that occurred throughout the dash has an affect on the schedule.

Possibly the workforce has a aim of placing out a major new function in a month. Did something occur this dash that modifications that plan? Possibly the function is so superb that it is price releasing it now even with half of the final word performance constructed.

Or possibly somebody got here up with a brand new concept and it is price ready an additional Dash till that may be added and launched collectively. Or possibly the workforce is solely behind and wishes one other Dash.

Why Calling a Dash Overview a Demo Is So Damaging

If you name the dash assessment the dash demo, you devalue all these different elements of the assessment. Or they get skipped as a result of they are not a part of a demo.

You do not wish to skip them.

These discussions are sometimes a very powerful a part of the dash demo. Overview, I imply dash assessment, name it the dash assessment.

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