While I hear a great deal from companies these days about how their latest initiative will create greater “organizational synergy", what I actually find is nearer to “organizational antagonism” where the performance of the whole does not equal anything near the sum of talent of its individuals. Well-intentioned leaders add new initiatives in the hope of tapping into unused Read More
Orchestrating Your Product Development Process with Milestones
Effective milestones are an important part of a company’s development process, especially in today’s era of team-based sprints and stand-ups. Yet many companies struggle to successfully create and employ milestones; and some don’t even understand their relevance beyond updating senior leadership. In fact, the topic comes up so frequently in my travels that I thought it would be Read More
The Crucible of Innovation
My quick survey of popular business publications seems to indicate that “innovation” may be the modern business equivalent of “abracadabra.” The short version is that with unfettered (even uninformed) imagination, absolute freedom from process, and of course a large enough supply of sticky notes, you too can hatch sufficient break-through ideas to fix nearly any business issue Read More