Team activity matrix

Team rituals, communication cadence and the attendance matrix: who needs to be where, and when.

Rituals & communication

TopicCadenceAgenda
Increment PlanningStart of each increment
  • Select increment objectives from available stories
  • Review “DoR” and confirm each commitment
Daily StandupDaily @ 0900 ET
  • Team standup to raise obstacles and ask for collaboration; provide 90-second progress update
Increment DemoIncrement close @ 1500 ET
  • Demo of the increment’s deliverable (working software, fully deployed)
Increment RetrospectiveDay after increment close @ 0900 ET
  • Internal team discussion about increment health and continuous improvement
Executive Sync1st & 3rd Friday @ 0900 ET
  • Review overall project health and progress
  • Identify and manage any risks and project needs

Team activity matrix

RoleStrategic Event StormingTactical Event StormingTarget State DesignBusiness AnalysisIncrement PlanningDemos, Retros, StandupExecutive Sync
Facilitator Product ManagerProduct EngineerProduct EngineerProduct ManagerTech LeadProduct Designer & Tech LeadProduct Manager
ParticipantProduct ManagerRRRRRR
Product DesignerRRORRO
Tech LeadRRRRRRR
ArchitectRRROO
Product EngineerRRRORRO
EngineerRRRORR
Data / Business AnalystRRRRO
DSO EngineerORO
Quality EngineerRRRRR
CustomerROOR
R = Required Attendance, O = Optional Attendance