Mike Dwyer wrote:
>
> What do you mean when you say 'buy stories'. I am unfamiliar with
> that term. It sounds like you have a supplier vendor relationship
> instead of a collaborative one.
>
I agree with your general thrust, Mike: a collaborative relationship is
the only way to go. One quibble, though.
Personally, I use the "buy stories" language a lot when I suspect people
aren't thinking strongly enough about real-world value. Often there will
be a big soup of things that they claim they absolutely must have, and
they are all equal priority. If I ask things like "which would you buy
first?" or "which one would you pay more for?" It can help break the logjam.
People have a lot of mental skills around shopping, so it can sometimes
be helpful to bring those to story prioritization.
William
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