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Terry Wiegmann CBAP, CSQE, PSPO, ACG Director, Quick Solutions, Inc. Model. Matrix. Magic. Matrices and Models. Complement Rather than Choice Technical Credit vs S helfware Satisfies both sides of your Brain Answers “How do you know?” Validate with your team; design for your users.
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Terry WiegmannCBAP, CSQE, PSPO, ACGDirector, Quick Solutions, Inc. • Model • Matrix • Magic
Matrices and Models • Complement Rather than Choice • Technical Credit vsShelfware • Satisfies both sides of your Brain • Answers “How do you know?” • Validate with your team; design for your users
Tips • Start with pencil, post-its • Use mnemonics • Use a legend • Pre-answer questions • Seed with notes and comments
Matrices • Xsare the controlled values; Ys are the values that follow. • Xs are usually nouns, people, roles • Ys over time or geography, adjectives or characteristics
Rene Descartes, 1596 - 1650 • 'Father of Modern Philosophy‘ • Perhaps best known for "Cogito ergo sum" I think, therefore I am
Tips • Don’t Use X to indicate Yes • Nouns/objects in rows, time/stages/variables in columns • Fill NA column to eliminate concerns about oversight
Y Shaped/3-Way Shows the relationships between customer requirements, internal process metrics and the departments involved
X Shaped Manufacturing Sites—Products—Customers—Freight Lines
Roof Shaped Show one group of items relating to itself
Model • Matrix • Magic
Status Transitions Backlog (Stories, Task, Bugs) New Open New Closed Progression for Stories (Stories) Open Closed Open Blocked Blocked Open Blocked Closed Progression for QA Task New Open Open Closed Closed Open Progression for Development (Tasks and Bugs) Open In Development Open Closed In Development Testing In Development Closed Testing Show & Tell Show & Tell Ready for Production Ready for Production In Production Ready for Production In Development Show & Tell In Development Testing In Development
Matrices and Models • Complement Rather than Choice • Technical Credit vsShelfware • Satisfies both sides of your Brain • Answers “How do you know?” • Matrix can be a Model • Validate with your team; design for your users
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