Visual Planning

Visual planning techniques to accelerate and improve solution delivery.

1. Visual Planning How to Accelerate & Improve Solution Delivery Greg Tutunjian April 29, 2016 Northeastern University College of Professional Studies Project Management Conference 2016

2. Agenda How I arrived here History Success stories & real-life examples Scope & Scale Where & why this proved effective Direct Application Experience you can reuse Accrued Benefits How you can adopt these techniques Apply Liberally Where to look for effective guidance Resources Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 2

3. Personal History Solutions Teams Applications Enterprise Experience  Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 3

4. Today Math Major Solution Programming ScrumMaster & Agile Coach Project & Program Manager Application Programming Engagement History 1 2 3 4 5 Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 4

5. Vocabulary Accelerate: Cadence Repeatable S uitable for extrapolation Delivery: D emonstrable outcomes Appraisable outcomes Development: Iteration activities Prelude to Delivery Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 5

6. Vocabulary Governance: Self-assessment Side-effect of Planning, Development & Delivery Solution: Adds value Improves Sustainability Sustainability: Self-organization Self-improvement Learning conditions Feels good Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 6

7. Vocabulary Visual Planning: Reusable: Vision Strategy Road Map Release Plan Iteration Plan Engaging: Fosters dialogue Enhances understanding Elicits compromise & agreement Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 7

8. Scope & Scale: Tool Kit Alignment & Visioning Metaphor Maps Enterprise Planning & Culture Strategy Maps Collaboration & Detail Planning Mind Maps Enterprise Planning & Delivery Visual Planning Pipeline Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 8

9. Scope & Scale: Visual Planning Traits Visual modeling language Language designed for engagement Promotes change (versus documents it) Highly interactive conversations ( MS-Visio , Templates ) Feel-good w ork Reference-able & reusable outcomes Inspirational experiences & outcomes Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 9

10. Metaphor Maps Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 10

11. Direct Application: Metaphor Maps for Alignment & Visioning Village Mapping Kit, Metaphor Language Research Center, Used With Permission Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 11

12. Direct Application: Metaphor Maps for Alignment & Visioning Village Mapping Kit, Metaphor Language Research Center, Used With Permission Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 12

13. Direct Application: Metaphor Maps for Alignment & Visioning Village Mapping Kit, Metaphor Language Research Center, Used With Permission Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 13

14. Direct Application: Metaphor Maps U.S. Health Care System Model, Boston Facilitators Roundtable, Used With Permission Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 14

15. Direct Application: Metaphor Maps U.S. Health Care System Model, Boston Facilitators Roundtable, Used With Permission Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 15

16. Strategy Maps Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 16

17. Direct Application: Strategy Maps for Enterprise Planning & Culture Strategy Map Tool Kit, The Palladium Group, Licensed Content Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 17

18. Direct Application: Strategy Maps for Enterprise Planning & Culture Strategy Map Tool Kit, The Palladium Group, Licensed Content Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 18

19. Direct Application: Strategy Maps for Enterprise Planning & Culture Strategy Map Tool Kit, The Palladium Group, Licensed Content Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 19

20. Strategy Map Tool Kit, The Palladium Group, Licensed Content Direct Application: Strategy Maps for Enterprise Planning & Culture Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 20

21. Direct Application: Strategy Maps for Enterprise Planning & Culture Strategy Map Tool Kit, The Palladium Group, Licensed Content Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 21

22. Mind Maps Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 22

23. Direct Application: Mind Maps for Collaboration & Detail Planning Enterprise-wide Engagement Planning, 2014 Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 23

24. Direct Application: Mind Maps for Collaboration & Detail Planning Enterprise-wide Engagement Planning, 2014 Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 24

25. Direct Application: Mind Maps for Collaboration & Detail Planning Enterprise-wide Engagement Planning, 2014 Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 25

26. Apply Liberally: Visual Planning Pipeline Strategy & Culture Strategy Maps Alignment & Vision Metaphor Maps Delivery Mind Maps Refinement Inspection Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 26

27. Accrued Benefits : Reusable Learning Outcomes Groups, especially distressed groups, prefer visual planning over text-based planning Visual planning artifacts quickly become reference artifacts for strategic planning in addition to more detailed planning Quantifying visually is less intimidating than seeking quantified metrics (especially for “Undone” work) Visual planning is more enjoyable (and the more joy people experience at work, the more prolific they become) Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 27

28. Apply Liberally: Adoption Recommendations Engage: Ensure you’re using diverse and wide audiences (especially junior and new staff) Maintain: Keep your artifacts on an Intranet, wiki, etc. and post in public spaces as anchor points Re-use: Continue to re-use (especially detailed mind maps) to demonstrate progress and delivery Refine: Continue to follow tool and methodology evolutions and releases Experiment: What works for one team, group, or company may or may not work for another Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 28

29. Resources Metaphor Maps: Metaphor Language Research Center, http://www.metaphormapping.com Ibid (eBooks), http://www.metaphormapping.com/category/library/ ebooks Strategy Maps: The Palladium Group, http:// www.thepalladiumgroup.com Strategy Maps (2014), Robert E. Kaplan, David P. Norton Mind Maps: Mind Manager , http://https:// www.mindjet.com Inspiration , http://http:// www.inspiration.com XMind , http :// www.xmind.net iMindMap, http://imindmap.com/products/imindmap Mind Maps At Work (2005), Tony Buzan Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 29

30. The End Greg Tutunjian, Visual Planning 30