making software development predictable

Getting PredictableSM Definition

Getting Predictable Definition requires the business stakeholders to commit time and make business decisions about the project. There is collaboration and debate on the business issues. New issues are on the table. A feeling of accountability grows among these stakeholders -- if they request something, they're going to get it.

Throughout the process, a trained facilitator drives discussion. Within hours, the business perspective of project success criteria begins to emerge – without geek talk or project specifications. By the second day, energy levels are high as we quickly start flushing out the rest of the vision.

More people get on board as the common vision crystallizes. The business stakeholders begin to feel there is a step-by-step plan and they are getting actual results from the Getting Predictable process. By the end of the session, there is total confidence that a common vision of success has been achieved and communicated to the development team.