https://www.webdev.servicenow.com/community/articles/aligning-on-long-term-goals/ta-p/1387 <DIV class="lia-message-template-content-zone"> <H2 id="toc-hId--385782250">Method overview</H2> <P>When your team sets off on a journey to deliver a project, it is critical that everyone is aligned on 1-2 long term goals. These shared goals will help drive decision making as you balance scope and timeline.</P> <H2 id="toc-hId-2101730583">&nbsp;</H2> <H2 id="toc-hId-294276120">Outcomes</H2> <P>Some of the outcomes you will achieve by doing this is</P> <UL> <LI> <P>Alignment on desired project outcomes</P> </LI> <LI> <P>Framework for making decisions during the project lifecycle</P> </LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H2 id="toc-hId--1513178343">Prerequisites</H2> <OL> <LI>Identify the project champion. This person is the lead stakeholder with the most influence or responsibility. They will have a unique role during the activity. <EM>In the voting activity, they will vote after everyone else.</EM></LI> </OL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H2 id="toc-hId-974334490">Participants</H2> <P>3-6 stakeholders that are responsible for the outcomes of the project.This should include the project champion.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H2 id="toc-hId--833119973">Materials needed</H2> <UL> <LI>3” x 5” (76mm x 127mm) sticky notes</LI> <LI>Permanent markers</LI> <LI>Voting dots</LI> <LI>[if virtual] Online collaboration tool like Miro or large conference room</LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H2 id="toc-hId-1654392860">Method steps</H2> <OL> <LI>Hand out a pad of stickies and markers to each participant</LI> <LI>Present the prompt “In two years time…” by writing in on a whiteboard or large sheet of paper. <EM>You can make the timeline shorter or longer based on your project scope.</EM></LI> <LI>Give participants <STRONG>5 minutes </STRONG>to find at 2 least two different ways to finish that prompt as it relates to the project. <EM>Consider how you might talk about this project with your colleagues, friends, or family when it is successful.</EM></LI> <LI>Have everyone present their statements and place the sticky notes on the wall.</LI> <LI><STRONG>Reserving 1 color for the project champion</STRONG>, give everyone else 3 voting dots and ask them to vote on their favorite statement(s). They can use all their votes on 1 statement or distribute as they wish.</LI> <LI>Ask the project champion to review all the voting dots and then decide where to place their 3 voting dots</LI> <LI>Tally the votes. If there are 2 statements that end up in a tie, work as a team to rewrite the one ideal statement as your long-term goal. <EM>You can choose to keep both goals, but recommend <STRONG>no more than 2 long term goals.</STRONG></EM></LI> <LI>If your project team is located together, create posters with the goal(s) on them and put them up in your space, to remind your team of <EM>why they are there.</EM></LI> </OL> <H2 id="toc-hId--153061603">Learn more</H2> <P><A href="https://designthinkingtoolkit.co/content/long-term-goal" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">Design Thinking Toolkit - Long term goal</A></P> <P><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaeKpGJe2To" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">Design Sprint 2.0 Monday - Long Term Goal &amp; Sprint Questions (external)</A></P> </DIV> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:40:03 GMT gisellakontaria 2023-07-24T18:40:03Z https://www.webdev.servicenow.com/community/articles/aligning-on-long-term-goals/ta-p/1387 <P>These shared goals will help drive decision making as you balance scope and timeline.</P> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:40:03 GMT https://www.webdev.servicenow.com/community/articles/aligning-on-long-term-goals/ta-p/1387 gisellakontaria 2023-07-24T18:40:03Z