🧠 Practice Only – Not for Submission
💬 AI Feedback Required
In this activity, you’ll define success criteria for a real-world XP task. When you confirm expectations upfront, you eliminate guesswork, reduce rework, and build credibility as someone who gets it right the first time.
“Can you pull together a short summary of that article for Rob? Something quick we can use if it comes up on the call.”
(Context: Rob is the client’s COO. The article is a recent TechCrunch piece on AI in supply chain logistics. The call is with the client’s exec team tomorrow morning.)
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You can create your practice work on a Google doc for your convenience.
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Use an AI tool (like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini) to check your work by using the prompt below:
I’m practicing how to define what “done well” looks like before starting a task.
Here’s the prompt I received:
“Can you pull together a short summary of that article for Rob? Something quick we can use if it comes up on the call.”
And here’s the success checklist I drafted:
[Paste your checklist]
Can you help me check:
— Are my success criteria specific and aligned with XP standards?
— Would this help me deliver a polished summary with no follow-up needed?
— What’s one small improvement I could make?
Analyze the feedback: How can this feedback help me to improve my output? What from the feedback do I want to keep or toss?