A practical discovery workshop agenda for software outsourcing projects
A simple agenda for running discovery workshops that align business goals, product scope, technical needs, and delivery expectations.
A focused discovery workshop agenda
A discovery workshop should create alignment quickly. The best sessions focus on goals, users, constraints, risks, and the decisions needed before delivery starts.
- Review business context
- Define user problems
- Map core workflows
- Identify technical dependencies
- Agree on next steps
Running a workshop like this is often the first real step in a software outsourcing engagement, and it's a stage our team treats as seriously as the build itself.
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