The process of collaborative creation; of drawing and deliberating and rationalizing potential paths together until we reach an agreed upon "best way forward" provides the real value in visual modeling.
“Agile … is an attitude, not a technique with boundaries. An attitude has no boundaries, so...
While debates rage as to the effectiveness of meetings in general, and books have been written on meeting organization and management, I've found that often meetings go wrong before they even begin because the invitation is missing (or vague in) four critical components, without which the likelihood of full participation and effectiveness is diminished.
By starting with the problem, following up with objectives that articulate the definition of success, and then ensuring that requirements and subsequent solution artifacts and trace cleanly to, and support the original problem, we can avoid the confusion and wasted resources associated with deviating from or adding scope to the solution's original problem and intent.
