| Activity 1 | Choose One Thing |
Discuss priorities with stakeholders by presenting them with an extreme choice: if you only get one thing, what will it be? This activity can help stakeholders make decisions when facing difficult trade-offs.
Benefits
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Clearly communicates, this is more important than that.
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Starts a conversation about why a certain choice was made and what would need to change for stakeholders to change their mind.
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Makes it obvious when stakeholders disagree.
Participants
All stakeholders
Preparation and Materials
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List of alternatives, such as quality attributes, or other difficult trade-offs, such as cost, schedule, and features.
Steps
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Explain the rules of the game. Stakeholders may choose only one of the presented options. Remind participants ...
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