Setting the Agenda

The agenda for the workshop will be based on the needs of the particular project and the content that needs to be developed at the workshop. No one agenda fits all. However, most structured requirements workshops can follow a fairly standard format. Table 11-1 provides a typical agenda.

Table 11-1. Sample Agenda for the Requirements Workshop

Time	Agenda Item	Description
8:00 “8:30	Introduction	Review agenda, facilities, and rules
8:30 “10:00	Context	Present project status, market needs, results of user interviews, and so on
10:00 “12:00	Brainstorming	Brainstorm features of the application
12:00 “1:00	Lunch	Work through lunch to avoid loss of momentum
1:00 “2:00	Brainstorming	Continue brainstorming
2:00 “3:00	Feature definition	Write out two- or three- sentence definitions for features
3:00 “4:00	Idea reduction and prioritization	Prioritize features
4:00 “5:00	Wrap-up	Summarize and assign action items, address "parking lot" items