Injecting new thinking into existing organizations, from within the organization itself, is difficult. Even when the need for "thinking different" is plain, entrenchment - of process, people, expectation - make diverging from set paths a chore. One entrepreneurial speaker is seeing an encouraging trend: Eric Ries, the driving force behind the "lean startup" movement, which…
Managing Expectations in Project Timelines (with FAQ)
As we've delivered products through the years, managing timelines - and stakeholders' perceptions thereof - has been an interesting source of teachable moments. The snarky note below was for a core team-only. The tone in it is not recommended for general stakeholders. The FAQ covers two main recurring points; additional contributions would be great -…
A Successful product development cycle
A successful product development cycle: design, develop, release, refine Add "communicate throughout" and it's the core of every successful project.