Event Storming: 8 steps to facilitate your own Event Storming workshop

In this video I’ll explain Event Storming!

Why and when do you want to use it, what are the main formats and styles?

I will also provide you with the 8 phases to setup an agenda of a business process Event storming session.

• Maybe you struggle with miscommunication between departments?
  You have to deal with complex business processes or the big picture of a business proces is missing in your organization or project?
  These are just some examples where Event Storming can come in handy.

• Event Storming is a workshop structure founded on a shared set of principles:

  • Infinite modeling area

  • Grammar simplification

  • Cooperative exploration and design based on storytelling

  • Simplified modeling structure (events on a timeline)

  • Interdisciplinary cooperation

• There are some main formats of Event Storming:

  • Get the big picture where an end to end business flow is explored without scope limitation. Large scale participation is possible.

  • Process modeling to discuss exiting detailes sub-business processes in more detail. For example order to cash. Cross-disciplinary contributions are welcome here.

  • Sofware design to design complex process oriented software. This is the perfect way to refine features as a team.

• Basically there are two styles which are discovery and design

  • Discovery will start chaotic and wil end up in a structured model with details. Experienced facilitation techniques will be necessary here.

  • Design will enable a team to visualize and discuss solutions in the making.

• There are multiple scenario’s to apply the format

  • Kickstart you project as contractor

  • Explore a business process

  • New feature functional design

  • User journey mapping

  • Microservices architecture design

  • Data synchronization

  • Root cause analysis

  • Process improvement

  • Boost cross team collaboration

Did you know you can hire me for the facilitation of an in-company Event Storming?