fj-project-management

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This workshop will take participants through the lightweight agile process the Chicago Tribune News Applications team follows when building news products/projects. After introductions and a brief discussion of the importance of effective project management, we will provide an overview of the steps involved in the process, which we will illustrate by walking through a real-world project the News Apps team built.

After this overview, participants will split into groups for an exercise. We will provide a hypothetical request for a newsroom project and will lead the entire group through the early stages together, then divide into our smaller teams to continue the process. We will set up timed “iterations”; at the end of each of these each team will present its progress in the form of a faux “iteration review”; groups will take turns acting as stakeholders for one another, in which capacity they’ll provide feedback to be considered during the next iteration.

During this exercise, we will move amongst the teams, answering questions, keeping time, and providing advice as necessary. At the end of the exercise, each team should be ready to “launch” their project in the form of a sketch and brief explanatory presentation to the whole group. Following the group exercise, there will be a Q&A.

ONA 2014 Project Management Workshop Plan

Intros

• Your name
• Your role/company
• Your favorite bad movie

Why project management is important

Brief description of agile

Brief description of principles

Overview of the process/how we use it on the Chicago Tribune News Apps team (using Green Guide as an example)

Group exercise time!

1. Divide into groups
2. Present the request/scenario: Teethapalooza coverage (Step: Idea/request)
3. Review the research/background info (Steps: Description/documentation, Evaluation)
4. Identify audience(s), review the provided personas, add any as necessary (Step: Research/personas)5. In separate groups, prioritize personas
5. Create user stories.
6. Define success.