Key Takeaways:

Provide guidelines before writing down assumptions.

Writing Guidelines:

• Do not write questions
• Statements that would have to be true for this to succeed
• Based on what you know today
• Looking towards the next 3-6 months
• Begin each assumption with:
  • “We believe..” for teams
  • “I believe…” for an individual
• One sentence per assumption that can fit on a sticky note
• Write in the positive, unless you are trying to disprove a negative (null hypothesis)
• Don’t worry about “perfect”, we’ll refine later