PI Planning Retro 23.3 by https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1 Retrospective to get feedback on the 2 days for PI Planning. en-us 2023-06-20 20:57:07 UTC 2023-06-25 04:31:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f682.png Steven Salgado - Dependencies were shown on one screen stevensalgado https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628449421 2023-06-20 21:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628449421 Steven Salgado - Could not switch between zoom breakout rooms. stevensalgado https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628449869 2023-06-20 21:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628449869 Harsha Vardhan-All Risks identification occurred sooner https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628450102 Risks were identified sooner and mitigation plan were in place as well by the end of the session.]]> 2023-06-20 21:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628450102 Harsha Vardhan-SAFe Agile Training https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628451670 SAFe Training to be scheduled for the teams for understanding the SAFe concepts]]> 2023-06-20 21:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628451670 David Barr - remote experience https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628696071 The remote experience was pretty solid, and I suspect that is due to the work done to set the video conferencing infrastructure up ahead of time.]]> 2023-06-21 02:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628696071 David Barr - 3rd parties in breakout rooms https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628699061 We had to switch to our team zoom meeting instead of the breakout room for planning because we were unable, it seemed, to invite contractors.]]> 2023-06-21 02:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2628699061 Unified Platform SME should be in with teams https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629118332 Having UP SMEs in with the planning teams to instantly clarify and provide info would speed up the planning process immensely]]> 2023-06-21 11:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629118332 Not enough info was provided as to Unified Platform requirements https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629119112 The Kendis epics led back to the Jira Epics, but the acceptance criteria on them was incomplete (lack of mock-ups, required fields, dependencies)]]> 2023-06-21 11:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629119112 For the first time doing this...surprisingly well done https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629120112 Noting that this was the first time doing this, new tech (Kendis), so many teams involved....the event went very well overall all things considered]]> 2023-06-21 11:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629120112 Alison Jannette - Data services team was not invited https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629145583 data services has dependencies to other teams, especially regarding global data, which was identified and discuss by the PM, Finn Smith with the CDS team to discuss the dependency

]]> 2023-06-21 12:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629145583 Alison Jannette - Architectural Decisions and guidance https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629176302 we walked away with a better understanding of the architecture decisions that needed to be made like: 
  • AB 488 data is going to be loaded into CDS
  • Notification emails for usage alerts are being investigated if they can be sent from marketing cloud
  • we started the design of a provisioning API for subscriptions to the external APIs
]]> 2023-06-21 13:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629176302 Alison Jannette - Not enough time was given to prep for the meeting amongst PMs https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629176766 2023-06-21 13:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629176766 Chris McGlade: Product kickoff sessions https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629189961 First product kick off meeting could have been more direct and succinct. I felt there was a lot of extraneous information and I left without having a clear sense of the goal. Also, the business value numbers didn't make sense to me. It would have been easier to just rank the priorities.
 

]]> 2023-06-21 13:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629189961 Chris McGlade: sudden agenda changes https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629190751 the schedule a couple of times last minute which was a little confusing]]> 2023-06-21 13:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629190751 Chris McGlade: breakouts https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629192055  I felt they put us in breakout rooms without much direction]]> 2023-06-21 13:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629192055 Chris McGlade: Good food https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629192330 Food was good, but maybe order a bit more food next time

]]> 2023-06-21 13:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629192330 Chris McGlade: Positive environment https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629192704 Positive environment, particularly from members of the team

]]> 2023-06-21 13:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629192704 Collaboration between teams. We were able to invite or join one another physically when needed to plan better and weigh approaches and options. https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629196800 2023-06-21 13:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629196800 Not able to join other Zoom team rooms https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629197105 2023-06-21 13:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629197105 We could extend the planning by one day, allowing more time for iteration on team meetings and planning review. https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629198903 2023-06-21 13:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629198903 Remote attendees stranded during breakouts sandypon1 https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629200863 We had some teammates who were stuck in main room for many minutes bc for some reason they weren't assigned to our breakout. It looks like Zoom has option for viewers to choose their own breakouts; we might test it in-session and as backup, assign folks. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005769646
Also, during zoom breakouts, it's good practice for someone to keep an eye on main room for questions, strandees, etc. I had to physically go to main room to assign folks; thankfully host laptop was always open.]]> 2023-06-21 13:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629200863 Steven's comms & advance content sandypon1 https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629203879 I appreciated the scrum schedule.xlsx and Kendis training calls & videos that Steven et al provided in the weeks leading up to PI so that we could review them in advance. I've viewed the xls file many times in the last month for various needs. Thank you!]]> 2023-06-21 13:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629203879 Jeremy Cohen - https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629206793 - The new framework was extremely well presented and easy to understand
- Interdependencies between groups were solidified, visualized, and prioritized.
- Challenges/risks were addressed (i.e. visits from other teams and risk identification/mgmt review)
-Scope was approached in a more comprehensive way]]> 2023-06-21 13:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629206793 Jeremy Cohen - Breakout Rooms https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629208063 Some people were not invited to breakout sessions, initially.]]> 2023-06-21 13:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629208063 Karolina - general experience https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629208908 Generally, the UI/UX planning for the next 3 sprints went well. It was great to see folks in person.]]> 2023-06-21 13:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629208908 Karolina - next priorities https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629211030 The UI/UX team is not able to plan for further design work beyond search (after sprint #3) b/c next priorities are not clearly defined.]]> 2023-06-21 13:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629211030 Karolina - remote setting would work well https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629215463 I'd prefer to do the planning in a remote setting throughout the entire week (maybe 3 hrs per day) instead of two packed days. Folks were worn out towards the end of the day and not focused on the actual planning.]]> 2023-06-21 13:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629215463 Baird - General Experience https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629238636 I thought it went great and condensed multiple weeks of communications into a few days. It wasn't perfect but the start of most great adventures aren't. I think it's a format that we will continue to improve on over the coming quarters iterations.]]> 2023-06-21 14:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629238636 All the in-person gathering candidteams https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629247163 All the meetings and trips to the Liberty Island and Billiards etc. It's a wonderful event!]]> 2023-06-21 14:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629247163 Ben Negron - Receive the planned epics ahead of PI planning from products bennegron https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629286670 It would be great to receive the planned epics, final prioritized list, and mockups a sprint before PI planning. This gives us an opportunity to develop a discussion plan for our team. ]]> 2023-06-21 15:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629286670 Virginia Holmstrom - In person collaboration https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629287558 Enjoyed the opportunity to discuss architecture and dependency plans with other technical teams in person.]]> 2023-06-21 15:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629287558 Ben Negron - Priority List could of been clearer bennegron https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629288501 I like that we have a feature priority list. It was just confusing to follow. I recommend keep it simple and to the point. ]]> 2023-06-21 15:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629288501 Start/end of quarter https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629288625 Confusion over definition of Q3.]]> 2023-06-21 15:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629288625 Ben Negron - Seeing people in person bennegron https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629289207 I really appreciated seeing everyone in NYC. It was great to connect and I appreciate all of the activities that where setup. ]]> 2023-06-21 15:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629289207 Virginia Holmstrom - Quarter Focus https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629289413  Product vision, once it starts with a roadmap, then needs to zoom in on the upcoming quarter and discuss those priorities and requirements in detail. This is product's opportunity to present what priorities really matter in the next quarter and why.]]> 2023-06-21 15:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629289413 Virginia Holmstrom - Work Transparency https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629290929 Combining team Jira boards under one overarching project is a step forward for transparency into all work.]]> 2023-06-21 15:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629290929 Virginia Holmstrom - Comprehensive planning https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629292953 Need more comprehensive thinking about planning for all teams and work earlier in the process, instead of lines in the sand between UP/non-UP work]]> 2023-06-21 15:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629292953 Jonathan Zuk - Team-building Activities https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629293076 I'll echo several others that the social activities planned during the week were well planned. Scheduling them mostly at the beginning of the week seems to have made it easier for many to feel comfortable sharing openly during the breakout sessions. It was great to see so many people in the NY office. ]]> 2023-06-21 15:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629293076 Virginia Holmstrom - More Story Writers https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629296039 Look for opportunities to spread the Epic & Story writing work for an upcoming quarter across more staff, so one or two PMs are not on the hook for everything.]]> 2023-06-21 15:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629296039 Virginia Holmstrom - Dependencies https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629297607 Observation that future quarters depend on some of the work this quarter, yet those dependencies are not shown in Kendis (because the future work isn't represented). So there are actually more dependencies than what is currently represented in Kendis.]]> 2023-06-21 15:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629297607 Jonathan Zuk - Bus/Prod/Arch Vision and Context https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629298503 The framing presentations on Tuesday morning were really helpful for guiding the work during the breakout sessions. Many of us have seen similar presentations during town halls and manager meetings, but it was helpful to be reminded about why Candid is developing the Unified Platform.]]> 2023-06-21 15:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629298503 Virginia Holmstrom - Shout out https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629299364 Appreciated Steven's re-envisioning of the cross team program planning as well as the detailed scrum schedule.]]> 2023-06-21 15:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629299364 Kevin M - General Experience kevinmuldercandid https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629299896 Great to see everyone in person and such collaboration across teams and boards - a big step towards everyone moving in the same direction as we converge on the work! The activities were well planned and provided opportunities for folks to connect with others.]]> 2023-06-21 15:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629299896 Jonathan Zuk - Composition of Breakout Sessions https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629301739 Initially, it was challenging for those of us outside of the Technology division to know which breakout session(s) to attend. ]]> 2023-06-21 15:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629301739 Devin Harvath - Left with a positive feeling https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629305708 By the end of the week it felt like a breakthrough to be working together in a coordinated process, acknowledging that we can continue to improve.]]> 2023-06-21 16:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629305708 Devin Harvath - Incorporating UXR is a WIP https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629310019 At times UX research felt like an afterthought: design and UX research were grouped together into a single team called 'UX' that doesn't technically exist and that most people seemed to understand as design, UXR didn't have independent access to Kendis, and priorities beyond Q3 were not well defined.]]> 2023-06-21 16:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629310019 Jonathan Zuk - More post-Breakout Session Check-ins / Report outs https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629310977 I think other mentioned having shorter blocks of time and more time for epics/stories to marinate. I really appreciated the draft plan review where each team reported out on their work at the end of the day on Wednesday, maybe these could be more frequent to ensure all the teams are on the same page and have time to reflect on breakout session work.]]> 2023-06-21 16:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629310977 Devin Harvath https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629312823 More of us need at least view access for Kendis, 'UX' team name should be changed to 'Design and UXR', we need to better articulate future priorities several quarters into the future (I know this is a goal of the PM team).]]> 2023-06-21 16:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629312823 Virginia Holmstrom - Scheduling https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629313945 Let's work to get upcoming quarterly plannings on the calendar (and vet across teams) a year in advance.]]> 2023-06-21 16:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629313945 Virginia Holmstrom - Scrum Master Capacity https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629315880 Many Scrum Masters, most of which wear multiple hats, were left scrambling to migrate Jira backlogs and rebuild team boards so they could schedule their work in Kendis with the rest of Candid.]]> 2023-06-21 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629315880 Next PI plannings, work w/n current sprint schedule sandypon1 https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629320357 ...so that teams won't have to reschedule scrum events. With 23.3.1 starting on 6/15, every event except standup had to shift 1 week. I hope this a 1-time thing. Thanks.]]> 2023-06-21 16:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629320357 Add "M4" to start of Epic titles sandypon1 https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629352301 As a scrum master, when I make/receive new m4 tix in jira, I must put it into an Epic. I want an easy way to find m4 Epics. Until now, I was using Epic Link field's type-ahead feature. Thanks.]]> 2023-06-21 17:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629352301 Cat Clerkin https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629446725 Our virtual colleagues didn't have zoom links until the last minute, and then they didn't seem to work, making it less inclusive for folks who couldn't be there in person.]]> 2023-06-21 20:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629446725 Cat Clerkin https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629447689 Data Division wasn't really in the workflow (including whole departments like Insights, Data services, Data Science), which made it difficult to figure out what breakouts to go to, what dependencies required us, how to plan our time moving forward, and how to flag that we needed to be involved in something.]]> 2023-06-21 20:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629447689 Cat Clerkin https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629448349 The big picture overview was really helpful. I really appreciated the level setting from leadership (John and Ann Mei) at the beginning of the meeting so we had a good sense of where we were trying to go, both in the short and long term.]]> 2023-06-21 20:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629448349 Cat Clerkin https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629461245 Being in person and seeing folks in person was really valuable. It's always fun to see people in general, but for something as big as UP, the in-between-meeting times seemed just as important as the planned sessions. I had so many informal one on one chats between sessions where we shared what we were working on, how it fit into the bigger UP picture, and what was or wasn't clear to us. Those types of quick alignment checks are so helpful. It was also nice to have dedicated time to focus on this for an extended period.]]> 2023-06-21 21:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/stevensalgado/jrl0qzsizmla9im1/wish/2629461245