Lesson 1: Why define work before building it · 4 min
Before you begin · A better dashboard
Three pieces that work together
Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 7 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.
What would you do?Two days before the team starts, a developer points out that the idea needs a data feed nobody ownsPause, find the owner and reshape the idea with the new factStart anyway and hope it works outKeep the problem quiet
Live deckQuiz · 3 slidesContent · 1 slideWord cloud · 1 slidePoll · 1 slide
Feedback surveyHow much do you agree with each statement? I can:When a request reaches you, is the problem usually clear?What do you most want to get from this course?Overall, how would you rate this course?
7 lessons, about 40 minutes
What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.
Lesson 2: State the problem · 7 min
Four questions · Problem or solution? · Behind the request
Lesson 3: Find the unknowns and fence the work · 7 min
Where plans break · The not-this-time list · A missing data feed
Lesson 4: Sketch the solution · 6 min
Spot the level · Three readers · Check
Lesson 5: Set the time allowance · 6 min
Spend an allowance, don't forecast one · Sizing tiers · A couple of days
Lesson 6: Prioritise and say no · 6 min
Four criteria · Do now, next, park or decline · Saying no
Lesson 7: Final assessment · 4 min
Final assessment · Course complete
Often taught together
Courses teams often run alongside this one.
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Common questions
Yes. The course, the live deck and all three surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).
Product, project and team leads, and team members who help decide what gets built next.
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
- Link to your live session deck
- Link to the self-paced course
- Link to the 30-day check-in survey you send learners after the course
- Where course completion is recorded
- Where requests are raised
- Your team's planning rhythm
- Where candidate work is compared and decided