Normally I’m very wary of “investigation” or “research” cards in a delivery team. Sometimes there are pieces of development work that are difficult, but I usually find that when a … Continue reading One good approach to development “research”
Category: Risk and uncertainty
Taking responsibility amid uncertainty
[I held onto a draft of this post for some time, as I felt it was never the right time to publish it. But today, although the details seem to … Continue reading Taking responsibility amid uncertainty
For real innovation, take your second best idea
Recently I was speaking to a friend about choosing business ideas for innovation. He described an exercise in which three teams in the same organisation were tasked with brainstorming and … Continue reading For real innovation, take your second best idea
“Definition of enough” for discovery work
In many development teams I work with there is a “definition of done”. This a checklist (explicit or implicit) of things that need to have happened before we can say … Continue reading “Definition of enough” for discovery work
Not all opportunities follow from the numbers
Regular readers will know that I’m a big fan of measuring things and I talk a lot about making goals measurable. But I hope that doesn’t mean I’m a slave … Continue reading Not all opportunities follow from the numbers
A clearly-stated bias for action
In the course of some conversation, a friend pointed me to a page by Amazon explaining their internal cultural principles. While I have some dislike of Amazon as a whole … Continue reading A clearly-stated bias for action
Separating risks and issues (or not…)
When things get confusing I always rely on a handy model, image or diagram to clarify things. So it was often frustruting for me when, in the early days of … Continue reading Separating risks and issues (or not…)
Managing uncertainty with Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg is running to be the Democratic candidate for the 2020 US presidential race. He’s spent a long time deciding if he should do it; he’s starting after other … Continue reading Managing uncertainty with Michael Bloomberg
Find agreement by examining strategies
When I listen to three-way interviews on news programmes I’m often struck by how unconstructive they are. This is particularly apparent when the item is about a split within a … Continue reading Find agreement by examining strategies
The vastness of risk management
Many people think of risk management as focusing on operational issues (supply chain, competitors, etc). Too often we picture it as a “risk listing” exercise—think what might go wrong, write … Continue reading The vastness of risk management
niksilver.com 