In the last post on this topic we said we would look at the initial set of questions that might be posed to someone involved in an assessment. Obviously the initial set are intended to elicit the information on the person and where they belong in the organization and for what parts of the product they are responsible. These questions are self-evident. There could be red flags raised here if the person does not feel they are responsible for anything or have too much for which they are needed.
However, assuming that those questions go well, the next two may be crucial:
- ‘Where does it hurt?’ or “What concerns you?’ these questions can frequently lead to a long list of issues. After all we would not be doing an assessment if there were no concerns.
- How do you interact with other people who have input on this product? It is crucial to get this question answered by everyone before going for a second round. The answers to this may uncover a lot of secondary questions for people to whom we have already spoken.
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