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CSPS Digital Accelerator - Full Schedule
Week 1 (Jan 10)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:30 –11:30am EST | Welcome to the Accelerator | 1 hour | Product team required
Executives required |
| 1:30 - 3pm EST | Introduction to Miro | 1.5 hours | Product team required
Executives recommended | |
| Tuesday | 1 - 4pm EST | Team Building | 3 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
| 10:30am - 12pm EST | Human-Centered Design | 1.5 hours | Product team required
Executives required | |
| Wednesday | 10am - 12pm EST | Problem framing 1: Exploring the Problem Space | 2 hours | Product team required
Executives recommended |
| Thursday | ||||
| Friday | 2 - 2:45pm EST | End of week check-in | 45 minutes | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- Team work (about 2 hours) - Product team only (required)
Week 2 (Jan 17)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10am - 12pm EST | Problem framing 2: Identifying users | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| Tuesday | 10am - 12pm EST | Doing user research | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| Wednesday | 3 - 4 pm EST | Leading with Agility - stage setting | 1 hour | Executives only (required) |
| Thursday | ||||
| Friday | 12 - 1pm EST | Lunch and Learn - with Liz McKeown | 1 hour | Product team optional
Executives optional |
| 2 - 2:45pm EST | End of week check-in | 45 minutes | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- Team work (about 3 hours) - Product team only (required)
Week 3 (Jan 24)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1 - 3pm EST | Agile 101 | 2 hours | Product team required
Executives recommended |
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | 1 - 3pm EST | Problem framing 3: Problem scope and output | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| Thursday | ||||
| Friday | 1 - 2:30pm EST | Show and tell | 1.5 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- User research (about 3 hours) - Product team required, executives optional
- User synthesis (about 2 hours) - Product team required, executives optional
- Feedback for product teams (about 1 hour) - Product team and executives required
- Team retrospective (about 30 min - 1 hour) - Product team only
Week 4 (Jan 31)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10am - 12pm EST | Generating how-might-we ideas | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | 10am - 12pm EST | Scoping and selecting ideas | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| 1 - 4:30pm EST | Leading with Agility workshop | 3.5 hours | Executives only (required) | |
| Thursday | 10am - 12pm EST | Turning an idea into a concept | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| Friday | 2 - 2:45pm EST | End of week check-in | 45 minutes | Product team required
Executives required |
Week 5 (Feb 7)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1 - 3pm EST | Prototyping tools and techniques | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | ||||
| Thursday | 1 - 3pm EST | Lo-fi prototype output | 2 hours | Product team only (required) |
| Friday | 1 - 2:30pm EST | Show and Tell | 1.5 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- Team retrospective (about 30 min - 1 hour) - Product team only
Week 6 (Feb 14)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1 - 3pm EST | Product management | 2 hours | Product team required (only) |
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | 1 - 3pm EST | Backlogs and Roadmaps | 2 hours | Product team required |
| 3 - 4:30pm EST | Executive meetup | 1.5 hours | Executives only | |
| Thursday | 1 - 2:30pm EST | Post-design retrospective | 1.5 hours | Product team required (only) |
| Friday | 2 - 2:45pm EST | End of week check-in | 45 min | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- Team work to improve prototype (about 3 hours) - Product team only (required)
- User testing (about 5 hours) - Product team required, executives optional
Week 7 (Feb 21)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Note the holidays: Family Day (ON, BC, AB, SK, NB)
Islander Day (PE) Louis Riel Day (MB) Heritage Day (NS) | |||
| Tuesday | 1 - 3pm EST | By Design (C250) | 2 hours | Product team only (1-2 per team) |
| Wednesday | 1 - 3pm EST | By Design (C250) | 2 hours | Product team only (1-2 per team) |
| Thursday | 1 - 3pm EST | By Design (C250) | 2 hours | Product team only (1-2 per team) |
| Friday | Note the holiday: Heritage Day (YK) | |||
| 2 - 2:45pm EST | End of week check-in | 45 min | Product team required
Executives required | |
Teams will also make time for:
- Prototyping (about 5 hours) - Product team only (required)
- User testing and synthesis (about 3 hours) - Product team required, executives optional
Week 8 (Feb 28)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | ||||
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | 1 - 4:30pm EST | Leading with Agility workshop | 3.5 hours | Executives only (required) |
| Thursday | ||||
| Friday | 1 - 2:30pm EST | Show and tell | 1.5 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- Demo day pitch review (about 2 hours) - Product team and executives required
- Prototyping (about 5 hours) - Product team only (required)
- User testing and synthesis (about 3 hours) - Product team required, executives optional
- Team retrospective (about 30 min - 1 hour) - Product team only
Week 9 (Mar 7)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | ||||
| Tuesday | 1:30 - 2:30pm EST | Demo presentation coaching | 1 hour | Product team required |
| Wednesday | ||||
| Thursday | ||||
| Friday | 1 - 4pm EST | Show and tell round 1 (4 teams) | 3 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- Demo day pitch review (about 2 hours) - Product team and executives required
- Prototyping (about 5 hours) - Product team only (required)
- User testing and synthesis (about 3 hours) - Product team and executives required
Week 10 (Mar 14)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | ||||
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | ||||
| Thursday | ||||
| Friday | 1 - 4pm EST | Show and tell round 2 (4 different teams) | 3 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
Teams will also make time for:
- Prototyping (about 2.5 hours) - Product team only (required)
- Demo day pitch review (about 2 hours) - Product team and executives required
- User testing and synthesis (about 2 hours) - Product team required, executives optional
Week 11 - Final week! (Mar 21)
| Day of the Week | Time | Topic | Length | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | ||||
| Tuesday | ||||
| Wednesday | 1pm – 3:30pm EST | Attend Demo Day! | 2.5 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
| Thursday | 1 - 3pm EST | Post-accelerator retro | 2 hours | Product team required
Executives required |
| Friday |
