Written Assignment
Written Assignment
H
owwouldyougoaboutplanningandrunningtherequirementworkshop?
(Provideasmanydetailsaspossible)
PLANNINGTHEWORKSHOP
1) Duringtheplanningsession,In eedtomakesuretherightpeopleareinvited.
SoI’llprepareas takeholdersmatrix/list-thatconsistsofthenameofthe
stakeholdersalongwiththeirrolesandresponsibilities.T hishelpsinidentifying
therightaudiencetogetinvitedtotheworkshop.( Willpreparethislistwith
thehelpofourprojectmanager)
2) ClearknowledgeaboutBRD(BusinessRequirementsDocument).This
enablesmetoprepareamuchcrisperquestionlistandavoidaddingrepetitive
questionswhichhavealreadybeenansweredbytheclientsinthosedocuments.
3) CreatinganAgenda(discussionpointstogetdiscussedintheworkshops).
Thisstepwillbroadlyoutlinethescopeofthemeeting.SoIcaneasilydrivethe
workshoptowardsourlistedgoals.Italsohelpsthestakeholdersidentifysome
additionalteammemberswhoshouldbeaccompanyingthemtothemeeting.
Willsharethisagendawitheverystakeholder,oneweekbeforetheworkshop.
Thiscouldalsoincludehowthedaysintheworkshopareactuallyplanned.
4) Arranginglogistics.Iwillensurethattheworkshoproomhasadequatefacilities
likeprojector,Tvetc..orifweintendtogivehandoutstoourparticipants.
5) Iwillalsoscheduletheworkshopdependingupontheavailabilityofall
stakeholders.
RUNNINGTHEWORKSHOP
1) Facilitator:Iwillarrangeafacilitator(eithermeoranyseniorstakeholder),to
continuouslyfocusontheworkshopandtoensurethatourobjectivesaremet
effectively.
2) Iwillalsomakesuretoincludelotsofactivitiestokeeppeoplemovingaround
andengaged.
3) Visuals-Iwillprepareformorevisualsregardingtheproject,sothathelpswith
gainingclarityamongallstakeholders.ExamplesincludeMindmaps,process
flows,andotherdiagramsthatestablishcommonknowledgeandhelpusto
uncoverneedsalongtheway.Iwillaskourattendeestocometothewhiteboard
andcreatethesevisualswithus.
4) ActualDiscussion:
KPItoensurehighquality.
a) ComprehensionCapabilities
Achatbot'sunderstandingabilitiesshouldensurethattheuser
hasapleasantmessaginganderror-freeexperience.Thechatbotshould
activatetheauto-correctfunctionwhenausermakesaspellingmistakeor
asentenceerror.
b) Scalability
Goodchatbotsshouldbescalable,allowingthemtohandlealarge
numberofusersandnewmodulesatthesametime.
5) Ending:Iwillcloseoursessionbydiscussing,
- Whatwehaveaccomplished.
- Whatwestillneedtodo.
- Whatourfuturestepsare.
6) Finally,Iwillexpressmygratitudetoeveryoneandexplainwhatwillhappennext
andhowtofollowup.
Q
2.Whatdoyoubelievearegoingtobethekeydeterrentsinachievingthese
goalsandhowdoyouplantoovercomeit?
1) Themajordeterrentsinachievingourgoalscouldbescopecreeps,projectcost
overrunsanddelays.Inmyopinion,ifwefailtoidentifythe
requirements-relatedissuesearlier,itmayleadtoproduct(chatbot/voicebot)
designfailure.ThismaymakeitmoredifficulttoachievetheROIobjective
becauseitwillbeexpensivetofix,especiallywhenthedevelopmentisalready
underway.Asaresult,theprojectwillalmostcertainlybedeliveredlateor
beyondbudget.
2) Ifwefailtounderstandourusers'requirements,behaviours,and
expectationsw hiledesigningourchatbot/voicebot,thenwe’llneedto
compromiseourquality.Ifourbrand'stargetaudienceincludesavarietyofuser
types,it'simportanttoidentifythemallfromtheoutset.
3) Implementingachatbotisasmuchaboutpromotinguse,asitisaboutcreating
awonderfulexperience.Itdoesn'tmatterifwehavethebest‘Botonthemarket;
ifnooneusesit,it'snotworthadime.
4) TrainingDataset:A chatbotneedsdatafortworeasons:tounderstandwhat
peoplearesayingtoitandtorespondappropriately.S oimproperdatasetis
amajordrawbackwhiledesigningachatbot.Hundredsofthousandsofchatbots
havebeencreated.Becausetheyeitherdon'ttrainatallorutilisebad(or
verylittle)trainingdata,themajorityofthemareofpoorquality.
5) Thenextdeterrentisn otmakingpriorityoverthegivenrequirementsbecause
therecouldbesomefeatures(lowpriority)thatarerarelyusedbytheend-user.
6) Finally,thepoorcommunicationbetweentheteammemberscouldbeamajor
drawbacktoachieveourlistedgoals.Ibelieve,evenaminordistortioninone
placecouldcauseabigissuesomewhereelse.
MyPlantoovercometheseissues:
1) Regardingtheproduct(chatbot/voicebot)deliveryandquality,wemustalways
revisetherequirementsassoonaspossible.Wemustalsohavecontrolover
thescopecreep.
2) Oneofourprimaryresponsibilitieswillbetocategoriseourtargetaudience
sincethisinformationwillhelpuskeepourchatbotstrategyandproduct-focused
anddeliveraneffectiveexperience.T hefinestaccessiblesourcestolearn
aboutouruserbaseareusuallyourdatabaseandGoogleAnalytics.We'llbe
abletoexaminethepatternsofinteractionbetweenouraudienceandourbrand
usingthedataweacquiredonourwebsiteor/andtheappthendeliveringthe
bestchatbot/voicebot
3) Iproposeconcentratingonthefollowingtoencourageuse:
a) Relatable:C ustomersmustfeeleasytouseandhelpfulbasedontheir
needs.
b) Accurate:T hewelltraineddatasetcanprovideveryaccurateand
relevantanswers.ThusAccuracyishandled.
c) Trustworthy:T hemajorfactortomakeourcustomersgettrainedtoour
chatbotisTrust.Thedetailsprovidedbyusshouldbetrustworthy.
4) Findingthetrainingdata:Thefirst,andmostobvious,istheclientforwhom
thechatbotisbeingdeveloped.Withthecustomerservicechatbotasan
example,wewouldasktheclientforeverypieceofdatatheycangiveus.
5) Investingourtimeandteamenergyintheimplementationofamore
prioritisedrequirementwillalwayshaveapositiveeffect.So,themostcrucial
decisionwemustmakeistoprioritisethetasksthatwillprovidethegreatest
valueinthefuture.
6) Goodcommunicationwillhelpinallaspectsinachievingourgoal.Itwillbe
effectivewhenithastobedoneinsuchawaythatnoscheduleadjustmentsare
practicallynecessary.
Q3.Whatadditionalprocesswillyouputinplacetoachievegoalnumber4?
(Improveandoptimizethedeliveryprocess)
EstablishingtheBasicRules
Botornot–shouldchatbotsrevealtheiridentity?
Nearly75%ofconsumerswanttoknowifthey'respeakingwithahumanoramachine,
and48%finditdisturbingwhenabotattemptstobehuman.T ransparencyisalsoa
keygoalfortoday'scustomers.
It'sagoodideatoinformourvisitorswhetherthey'respeakingwithachatbot.
Gettingcommentsandkeepingtrackofitinadatabase
Intermsofdevelopingourchatbot,wemustfirstunderstandhowourusersfeelaboutit
andwhatwecandotoimproveit.Afterresolvingaclient'sissue,thereareavarietyof
techniquestoobtainconsumerfeedback.
RejectingChangeRequestsregularly
Havingacourageousmanagerwithexcellentnegotiatingabilitiesisusually
beneficialtothesuccessfuldeliveryprocess.Thisputstheconsumer(ormarketing
personnel)inapositionwhereheorshemustreconsiderthemodification.Thiswill
surelyhelpinachievingtheoptimiseddeliveryprocess.
TargetMarket
Understandingthemarketforwhichtheproductisbeingproducedisessentialforthe
developmentteam.
Questionssuchas
- Whyisthisproductbeingdeveloped?
- Whoistheend-user?
- Howshouldtheyfunction?
- Whatcouldtheenduserbelookingforintheproduct?
Besideswhatisspecifiedintherequirementsspecificationcanimproveandalso
optimisethedeliveryprocess.