Are you tired of attending or leading the same old boring requirements- gathering sessions? Would you like to find a way to get stakeholders excited about requirements gathering? Then this session is for you! Find out how to use collaborative play to build better solution requirements for SharePoint projects (or any other project for that matter). You will learn fun ways to do work–seriously! Learn how to tap into true innovation and uncover hidden business requirements. What are you waiting for? Come to this session and learn how to put these tools into action! You will be able to: Introduce new and field-tested concepts for creating a clear and compelling vision for SharePoint Facilitate more effective requirements-gathering sessions Identify and avoid five problem patterns that plague many project teams Hit the ground running with new templates that you can use to facilitate your own innovation games Refine requirements down to measurable business value, and map to strategic business goals using the "rainbow" technique

1. Shifting the Paradigmof Requirements Gathering
Michelle Caldwell
Avanade

2. DIRECTOR & REGIONAL LEAD
Mary.m.caldwell@avanade.com@shellecaldwellshellecaldwell.com

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80. •http://innovationgames.com/-Innovation Games Website
•http://www.instituteofplay.org/about/context/why-games- learning/
•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_game
•http://www.gogamestorm.com/
•http://www.21apps.com/
•http://www.soulsailorconsulting.com/

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83. DIRECTOR & REGIONAL LEAD
Michelle Caldwell
Mary.m.caldwell@avanade.com@shellecaldwellshellecaldwell.com