A Better Way to.....
Deliver projects with increased reliability, certainty and value to stakeholders
Seems obvious, right? And yet, the statistics show things are taking longer and longer.
We've experienced it; therefore, we get it. To empathise but also help, here are the key challenges we've faced and some of the Solutions that we believe are key to looking towards A Better Way.
Challenges
Here are some of the Challenges that provide headwinds along with the "typical narrative" that you might be hearing from within your organisation.
01
Shifting Business Requirements
"Just as we think we're ok, we seem to be inundated with new and changed requirements so we can't ever seem to finish"
03
Hesitance in starting large Project
"Our business often doesn't start executing great initiatives given an expectation that we won't complete"
02
Reliable access to project resources
"Either through resource reprioritisation or key people leaving we seem to be in a constant cycle of begging for resource"
04
A "Big Bang" mindset
"We struggle to be able to deliver incrementally so we just seeing "nothing" till often its too late"
Solutions
1 / Become Backlog centric
A Backlog provides a prioritised view of planned work allowing rapid decisions to be made in relation to shifting priorities. Multiple backlogs for different initiatives can be assessed side-by-side in assessing overall priority.
2 / Enforce Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning provides flexible and adaptive planning allowing a project to only commit to resource that is confirmed as available to commit was can be delivered.
3 / Embrace Iterative Delivery
By applying Iterative Delivery techniques, the hesitance to start projects can be broken to inject a start small and build mindset to delivery and avoid overwhelm.
4 / Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement
By creating a culture of continuous improvement where the mindset of "big bang" is reduced, teams will feel more empowered to start to progress and deliver in increments.
Like to know more?
If you'd like to learn more, why not visit our members area to access our library of free resources including simple to read cheat sheets so you can start envisaging a "better way" for your business. Alternatively, if you'd like to start your journey now, why not book a free 15-minute consultation today to chat through how we might be able to offer some help?
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