The Escalation Process clarifies the boundaries and channels of decision-making throughout an organization. Designed around the concept of a core project team, the Escalation Process diagram displays a path that allows the core team to make decisions at lower levels of the org chart while having a predefined path for exception management.
Managers want to optimize their resources by loading them up and have them do more on the priority list to satisfy the executive suite. The optimum load is approximately 2 projects – one large and one small.
Organizations are failing to take a stake in improving product development productivity, a core process that is the engine of top-line growth.
Keeping a group of people of different cultures and different time-zones coordinated and productive can be a monumental task. Here are seven tips that may help.
Sorting out who does what on a project is pretty basic. Clear tasks with clear responsibilities and deadlines is Project Management 101. But how many projects have you managed where it was unclear who was responsible for a deliverable until it turned into a mess? The Circle Dot Chart addresses this issue.
The Staffing Ratio Matrix contains a summary of all the projects in a given function, charted against the key functions found on a cross-functional team.
Pitch points for Teams that develop new products and are challenged to produce a high-quality, valuable solutions in as short a time as possible and within budget.
Agile methods can be implemented for hardware product development. Increase speed and predictability by employing agile for hardware development projects.
Four times Apple tried and failed to adopt a consistent product development process. We established a target metric with the aim of seeding the changes within the organization so that they took root.
We’ve all experienced those mind-numbing meetings – there are a lot of people in the room, and many issues to resolve – but at the end of the meeting, little has been accomplished – what a waste of time and energy! One of the biggest factors driving inefficient meetings is organizational politics.
New programs spin up every day, but most teams get off to a bad start. In a rush to get going, they forego a few simple steps that would help position their programs for success.
Product Management is often an understaffed, overworked function. And the impact on the organization is huge.
