Weekly CM Stand Up – 04/02

 Your focus for the week, including any key deliverables

 Any items that you are concerned about, which this group should be aware of
1. Multilevel Planning –

Scrum method in planning;

a. Draft vision statement - aspirational view of what the future might be, if the change initiative is successfully
implemented (high level view of the outcome)
b. feedback
c. Draft roadmap - feedback received to refine the vision and prepare a draft roadmap (how are we going to
get there)
d. Circulation to stakeholders i.e. LT for commitment.
e. implementation schedule projects the number and sequence of work iterations
f. Commitment to the iterations and sprint timeboxes, add resources to the sprints WBS

Establish a governance body: Risks, issues,
dependencies and impediments arise in most change
management efforts. They must be tracked and
mitigated. Resolution of certain things requires
interaction with stakeholders and customers, and in
some cases, with leadership (executive sponsors.)
Build a tight, yet lean, governance structure. Include
clearly defined processes for prioritization and
resolution to any changes or problems that could
derail your efforts.
Define your sprint (or iteration): Obviously you have
an end goal in mind. However – you can’t expect
change to happen overnight. Break up the tasks into
iterations – or sprints. Whether you choose 7, 14, or
30-day “sprints” – decide what the timeline is going to
be for each and what specific tasks will be completed
within that sprint. This allows you to make
incremental progress, while tracking dependencies
and impediments, maximizing the team’s efforts to
manage the change effectively long term.
Hold daily stand-up meetings: Each day hold a
standing only 15-minute meeting. This daily stand up
is the opportunity for every member of the team to
discuss what they did yesterday, what they’re doing
today, what road blocks they foresee and what
information they may require from others to
complete tasks.
Cadence for End of sprint retrospective: When one
phase ends, time is needed to reflect on what went
well and why, and what didn’t, prior to moving ahead.
This continuous learning cycle helps to refine the
process and contributes to future success.
Communicate, communicate, communicate:
Whether it’s with stakeholders, among members of
the team, or anyone else within the organization –
make sure all parties are informed about what is going
on, when it’s going to happen, and how it’s going to
impact them.