Note-and-Vote Throughout the sprint, you’ll have times when you need to gather information or ideas from the group and then make a decision. The Note-and-Vote is a shortcut. It only takes about ten minutes, and it works great for everything from fake brand names to deciding where to get lunch. 1. Give each team member a piece of paper and a pen. 2. Everyone takes three minutes and quietly writes down ideas. 3. Everyone takes two minutes to self-edit his or her list down to the best two or three ideas. 4. Write each person’s top ideas on the whiteboard. In a sprint with seven people, you’ll
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