Activity 7.1: Developing a Preliminary
Vision Document
In this course, you do not complete all of the work in the Envisioning Phase.
However, by developing a preliminary vision document, you can organize the
information that you have gathered and analyzed to summarize your progress to
this point.
In this activity, you will create a preliminary vision document by using
information that you have developed from previous activities, as well as
developing new information from the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study.
Objectives
After completing this activity, you will be able to:
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Develop a preliminary vision document.

Before You Begin
This activity consists of small group tasks and class discussion.
Materials
To complete this activity, you will need:
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The Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study found in Appendix 1.
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The results of the activities that you completed in Modules 2–6.
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Flip-chart paper and markers.

Time to complete this activity: 35 minutes followed by a 15-minute
discussion
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user. Do not forget users that are affected by the product.
6. Develop the business goals.
Review the case study. What are the success criteria of the product that will
show that the product has contributed to the business? Which are most
important? Prioritize them.
7. Develop the design goals.
Summarize the requirements and constraints. Determine priorities. What is
the level of quality needed for the first release of the product?

Next, choose a spokesperson from your group to present the preliminary vision
document to the rest of the class.
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