The Official 5-Day Design Sprint
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The Official 5-Day Design Sprint
Set the stage

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Sprint team

Assemble your sprint team.
Here’s where you decide who will be on your sprint team, and the roles each person will play. For more, read Chapter 2 in
Sprint
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Step 1: Review sprint roles

Each role is crucial to the success of a sprint. Familiarize yourself with them before assigning people in Step 2.
Role
Description
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Participant
Participants are typically a small group of cross-functional teammates that add ideas and participate in each of the exercises.
2
Decider
The “Decider” role exists within this exercise to make final choices or break ties. This has to be one person, and it’s usually the CEO.
3
Facilitator
The Moderator, who is also a
@Participant
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, keeps the meeting on track, starts/stops timers, provides instructions, takes notes, etc.
4
Extra Expert
If you have more than seven people you think should participate in your sprint, schedule the extras to come in as “experts” for a short visit on Monday afternoon.
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Step 2: Assign people to roles

Now, add members to the sprint team below 👇
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Add
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Clear examples
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Tips for assigning roles
Mix diverse skills with the real team who's responsible for implementation. Consider including experts in finance, marketing, customers, technology, logistics, and/or design.
Ideally your team is seven or fewer (currently you have
6
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core team members)
Sprint Role
Person
Job title
Decider
1
Lola Tseudonym
CEO / Founder
Facilitator
1
Buck Dubois
Business development manager
Participant
4
Polly Rose
Community manager
Felix Marlin
Customer support lead
Adam Davis
User researcher
MM
Maria Marquis
Engineering lead
Extra Expert
1
Mary Jones
Engineer
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Step 3: Answer FAQ

When will your
@Decider
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join the sprint?

Your Decider is the true decision-maker—the "CEO" of this project or even the actual CEO.
Select an option 👉
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If cameos only, when will they join? Monday 4pm, Wednesday 12pm, or all day Friday?

Who is your Delegated Decider?

If your Decider joins for cameos only, you'll need a Delegated Decider—someone with the authority to make smaller decisions during the sprint. Give that person the
@Decider
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role above.

Will your Sprint Team clear their schedules for the sprint?

If yes… you’re ready to sprint!
If no… maybe this isn't the right challenge or the right team.


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