How to Prepare and Facilitate Productive JAD(R) Sessions

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JAD (Joint Application Development or Design) is not a new concept. It is, however, still one of the best alternatives to technology dictating what the business community needs and wants. Like any other approach offering significant advantages, there is an associated price. Delivering productive JAD sessions and valuable results is critically dependent on the Facilitation Team.

This scenario-based seminar presents tools, techniques and insights that are based on the collective experiences of many successful JAD facilitation teams. These concepts can serve as a basis for your on-going efforts to improve a process in dire need of improvement. They can drastically shorten the time to complete the crucial early project phases while dramatically increasing the quality of the resulting deliverables.

Use a methodology to prepare an requirements gathering workshop
Describe how to use the six types of requirements gathering workshop sessions
Use a methodology to prepare an accelerated session
Identify project types that are suitable JAR and JAD candidates
Organize and schedule a business requirements gathering workshop
Adapt a check-list of pre-meeting activities
Use standard requirements gathering questionnaires to structure the meeting
Prepare the participants for the workshop using effective email communication methods
Organize and analyze the visible results of the workshop
Use open issue, question, and post-session task lists to maintain momentum in the meeting
Determine the usability of profiling tools for enhancing communication
Assess their own strengths and challenges as facilitators and session analysts
Recognize other people’s preferred mode of communication
Develop contingency plans for dealing with unpleasant situations
Use open issue, question, and post-session task lists
Evaluate a workshop to improve the process
Evaluate a session to improve the process
List 5 methods for maintaining the project momentum after the JAR/JAD

3 days

Business Analysts
Business Managers
Project Managers
Requirements Engineers
Systems Analysts
Systems Designers
End Users who are interested in expediting the process of defining, developing and delivering high-quality information technology solutions