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Talk with Marie

Ben Warren edited this page Jul 27, 2016 · 3 revisions

Primary purpose: context gathering over pitching

Work You

Needs:

As a PM person, what are the stumbling blocks you run into?

Pain points?

What do solutions to those pain poins look like?

What is the most important thing you need task managing tools to do?

Uses:

How much time do you spend coordinating/managing particular people?

How much time do you spend using/fighting with your tracker?

Information reporting:

What are your reporting/bookkeeping burdens for the people on your project?

What sorts of charts do you make, es Gantt charts?

How satisfied are you with the report-making tools at your disposal?

Do you rely on your tracker to check your plan for inefficiencies/smells (ex "Steve doesn't have anything on his plate right now")? What sorts of checks on a plan do you need?

Pivotal

How does pivotal help you with your problems?

What are its borders and limits?

What are the things that are not pivotal's problems that you get asked about/what is it mistaken for?

Personal You

Do you use some sort of system personally in your life?

Yes:

What are the major benefits you feel from it?
How did you pick one?

No:

What sculpts that preference/choice? We don't want to change your mind, just hear what you think (ex it is too hard, or I don't want my life to be like work)

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