Irrefutable Demand
Are you an order taker or leader? Not all demand is irrefutable – leaders know which is right to commit to and what can be deferred.
Options
Option / Backlog item expiry date
Backlogs often become a dumping ground for ideas. Some of those ideas are good, others might need some exploration before we understand if they’re worth it or not, but many of them are often not worth pursuing. After some time, it can be cumbersome to start to trawl through an ever increasing backlog to find …
Uncovering embedded options through a bias for delivery
I’ve recently been thinking about a number of experiences in my career where organisations who have a bias for delivery have uncovered options that were not previously available to them. I’ve also seen others who had a tendency to delay delivery (or at least deployment) to when their customers are “fully ready” for it. This …
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Use options instead of backlogs
Often we become constrained in our thinking by the language we use – a good example is the use of the term “backlog” instead of “options”. Quite often if you say to someone “It’s on the backlog”, the perception is quite often that although I might not get it now, it will become available sometime. …