How to Create a Visual Workspace

Creating a good visual workspace is pretty straightforward. For teams new to agile, I usually recommend starting with the following:

  • A story wall

  • A release wall

  • A velocity and burn-down graph

  • An inception deck, if they have the room

The inception deck is good because it reminds the team why they are there and what it’s really all about (which can be easy to lose sight of when your head is buried in your project).

The story wall is great because any morning anyone can walk in and know exactly what needs to be done next.

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The story wall will also show you any bottlenecks you have in the system and where ...

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