Raphael A. Bauer raphaelbauer

IT Department Tech Due Diligence Checklist

Do your employees have a purpose. Do they know why they work with you?
- How KPMG supercharged purpose: https://hbr.org/2015/10/how-an-accounting-firm-convinced-its-employees-they-could-change-the-world
- https://hbr.org/2019/09/put-purpose-at-the-core-of-your-strategy
- Purpose framework and guide from HBR: https://hbr.org/2018/07/creating-a-purpose-driven-organization
Is there a product roadmap? Short term (next sprint), mid term (up to one year), long term (3 years and more)

Does everyone speak up? (rework, google, aristotle)
- 5 characteristics of highly performing teams have to be in place. https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/five-keys-to-a-successful-google-team/
Are essential meetings in place. This usually means refinement sessions, dailies, review sessions and planning sessions.
Are stories small enough? This is the same as the “is cycle time low”.
- Cut stories down to small increments
- Think about clever ways to deliver to the client - fast.
- Small iterations
Are stories delivered end-to-end?

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