Big visible chart1

Big Visible Chart Sometimes a behavior is learnable, but not yet learned. TheCoach may create a chart that shows the status (usually over time). By putting this chart in the public area, everybody gets a reminder of where the team is on this, and visual feedback of the team's progress. For example, many teams have a graph showing the progress of AcceptanceTests over time - how many tests passed, how many failed. Or the team may have a chart showing status for each test. As another example, WardCunningham once created a matrix with developers listed on both axes, and asked people to put a check in the box for each person they paired with during the iteration. When the behavior is internalized, the team will often remove the chart. Speaking of Big Visible Chart, MartyAndrews ? had a site on the topic: http://www.bigvisiblecharts.com/blog/ . Marty's current blog is at http://www.martyandrews.net/blog/ Single Person Projects ( MicroIsv-s) Big Visible Charts aren't just beneficial to teams. For a single person project, the priority is on: accountability to my stakeholders (family) focus (to keep me working on the right things) urgency (to constantly remind me how much work still needs to be done) To satisfy these purposes my BVC has: Work Breakdown Structure (printed by MS Project) Schedule (a linear calendar of 4 weeks) Backlog Tasks cards (taken from WBS to show what is coming up) Current Scheduled Tasks cards (taken from WBS to show what is currently being done) Recently Completed Tasks cards (to show stakeholders what has been accomplished) Example: Here's an example of a BigVisibleChart I use for a single-person project in my MicroIsv business. Read a bit about it at http://davidrichardbrooks.blogspot.com/2005/01/big-visible-charts-for-microisv.html (image BrokenLink 2006-01-27) -- David Brooks Big Visible Chart http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?BigVisibleChart 1 of 2 8/28/2013 8:04 PM

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Big Visible ChartSometimes a behavior is learnable, but not yet learned.

TheCoach may create a chart that shows the status (usually over time). By putting this chart in the publicarea, everybody gets a reminder of where the team is on this, and visual feedback of the team's progress.

For example, many teams have a graph showing the progress of AcceptanceTests over time - how many testspassed, how many failed. Or the team may have a chart showing status for each test.

As another example, WardCunningham once created a matrix with developers listed on both axes, and askedpeople to put a check in the box for each person they paired with during the iteration.

When the behavior is internalized, the team will often remove the chart.

Speaking of Big Visible Chart, MartyAndrews? had a site on the topic: http://www.bigvisiblecharts.com/blog/. Marty's current blog is at http://www.martyandrews.net/blog/

Single Person Projects (MicroIsv-s)

Big Visible Charts aren't just beneficial to teams.

For a single person project, the priority is on:

accountability to my stakeholders (family)focus (to keep me working on the right things)urgency (to constantly remind me how much work still needs to be done)

To satisfy these purposes my BVC has:

Work Breakdown Structure (printed by MS Project)Schedule (a linear calendar of 4 weeks)Backlog Tasks cards (taken from WBS to show what is coming up)Current Scheduled Tasks cards (taken from WBS to show what is currently being done)Recently Completed Tasks cards (to show stakeholders what has been accomplished)

Example:

Here's an example of a BigVisibleChart I use for a single-person project in my MicroIsv business. Read a bit

about it at http://davidrichardbrooks.blogspot.com/2005/01/big-visible-charts-for-microisv.html (imageBrokenLink 2006-01-27)

-- David Brooks

Big Visible Chart http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?BigVisibleChart

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