an Agile Data Guide to
Information
Product
Canvas
We are writing an Agile Data guide for business analysts, product managers, data analysts, data engineers, data leaders and agile coaches striving to capture data and information requirements in a repeatable way so stakeholders love them and data teams can build from them
We would love to invite you to be part of our book launch.
Leave us your email address and we will keep you updated as we get ready to go!
How many times have you heard this?
“Thats not what I wanted”
To which you reply with
“But thats what you asked for!”
Do you struggle with these things?
Your stakeholders and your data team seem to be speaking very different languages. You have to be the translator, but you don’t have a shared language you can consistently use!
Gathering data requirements takes to long. You are constantly asked if you are done yet!
The process of gathering data requirements is not fun for you or your stakeholders. Nobody wants to turn up to yet another long winded requirements gathering workshop!
Your stakeholders needs and your data requirements are full of ambiguity. You need a template you can use that makes it clear, concise and gets instant feedback!
Your data team cannot work out what to build from the data requirements you capture. You need to give them everything they need, but not a plethora of detail they don’t!
Your data requirements are full of the what, but not the why. You feel like a data order taker not a business enabler!
You capture screeds of detailed data requirements that are never used. You need to focus on what is important and ignore the rest, but don’t know how!
In this Agile Data guide you will learn how to solve these problems by using the Information Product Canvas pattern to gather data requirements in 15 minutes or less, using a shared language.
Help your team understand, design and deliver the information a stakeholder really needs.
Once you have used the Information Product Canvas pattern with your stakeholders, you will find they will often start the requirements process by bringing a draft of the completed canvas with them. Magic!
Who is this Agile Data guide for?
Business Analyst
I want a quick and visual way to gather the right data requirements
So stakeholders understand them, data engineers can build from them and the delivered information enables positive business outcomes
Product Manager
I want a way to communicate the breadth of data and information requirements
So stakeholders can prioritise the next most valuable thing to deliver and we can communicate a prioritised roadmap for the future
Data Analyst
I want a quick way to document the data, information and insights I produce
So I can share what I produced across the wider team and organisation and find and remind myself of the what and why when I need to iterate it 6 months later
Data Engineer
I want to understand what data is needed to deliver it and the complexity of requirements
So that I can easily estimate the likely effort and timeline, and use its as an input into the detail work to define, breakdown and deliver that effort
Data Leader
I want new ways of working patterns that our data and analytics teams can adopt and adapt
So that our teams deliver value to our stakeholders earlier and have more fun delivering it
Agile Coach
I want a set of easily explainable data requirement gathering patterns
So that I teach and coach those patterns to our data and analytics teams and help them experiment with the patterns to iterate and improve the way they work
Stakeholder
I want a quick way to explain what information I need
So I can ensure I get the information I really need and prioritise the effort to have it delivered
Real World Examples
We are big believers in learning by using examples.
So as well as a comprehensive overview of what the Information Product Canvas is, and how to complete it, we have also crowdsourced example Canvas from around the world to provide real world examples that cover multiple use cases from multiple industries.
Learn how to capture requirements for an Information Product, with your stakeholders, in 15 minutes, which your data team can deliver in hours, days or weeks.
Shared language
Learn a data requirements language that both your stakeholders and your data teams can understand. No more trying to convert “I want to understand the total value of orders last year” into “Dim Order, Dim Time, Daily Order Value Fact” in your head or writing two different requirement documents.
Capture both the what and the why
Learn how to elicit and capture the actions and outcomes the stakeholders want to achieve with the data they are requesting. Move from being a data order taker to becoming a trusted analyst, data product owner or data leader who can help achieve meaningful business outcomes.
Repeatable pattern you can teach your team
Learn a pattern you can teach the rest of your data team, so they can do the data work with you. Don’t continue to be the bottleneck in the process, or continuously working months in advance of your team so you aren’t. Working together to solve problems is so much more fun.
Visually collaborate with your stakeholders
Learn how to fill out the Information Product Canvas in front of your stakeholders, so they can validate their requirements as you capture them. No more sending off a document that sits in their in-box and only gets reviewed at the last minute (or not at all).
Help prioritise whats important
Learn how to create data requirements stakeholders can understand at a glance and use to compare the different investment options, before they prioritise them. No more prioritisation by gut feel or based only on the opinion of the HIPPO.
Feel the rush of delivering value often and early
Learn a great way to gather data requirements by defining them in small chunks, then delivering the Information Products to your consumers as you go, then rinse and repeat. No more putting in the hard effort upfront and never getting to see the success that results.
We are writing an Agile Data guide for business analysts, product managers, data analysts, data engineers, data leaders and agile coaches struggling to not boil the ocean and striving to capture data and information requirements in a repeatable way so stakeholders love them and data teams can build from them
We would love to invite you to be part of our book launch.
Leave us your email address and we will keep you updated as we get ready to go!