Delivery

Deliver products and features to maximise ROI. Create repeatable delivery mechanisms that allow incremental improvements and scalability

Three Amigos

The Three Amigos is a regular workshop session where the perspectives of three roles come together to discuss a requirement before it is passed to the team to implement. This workshops looks at:

• Business Analysis – The business view (how will it be used?)
• Technical Elaboration – The technical view (how will it be built?)
• Test Analysis – The assurance or test view (how will we know that it’s done, and that it works?)

As required

Key Focus: Decomposition of Epics into smaller work items

Product Owner, Business Analyst & 3-Amigos

Business Analysis

• The BA is responsible for pitching the Story in the form of the Initial Analysis (see previous stage) to the other Amigos
• The BA ensures that the 3-Amigo team have covered the key discussion points and help clarify any questions regarding the requirement
• The BA can deputise on behalf of the PO for low level decision making in the delivery of the story
• Has overall responsibility of the Story – ensuring that it meets INVEST criteria and any changes to the acceptance criteria have been captured.

Tech Elaboration

• Usually a Tech Lead or Developer who takes responsibility for the technical view around delivery – ensuring that a viable solution is in place
• Focuses on Services components and any overarching NFRs that need to be met
• May require support from Designers or architects
• Calls out any external dependencies needed that may prevent the story being delivered in the next sprint

Test Analysis

• Drives the “Quality” conversation within the 3-Amigos
• Works with Technical Lead to ensure clear NFRs for the story are identified ( P erformance, A ccessibility, R esponsiveness, R esilience, I ntegrity, S calability, S ecurity, S upportability)
• Uses 3-Amigo stage to write BDD Test Scenarios
• Identifies any wider testing needed for the story such as Exploratory and regression testing