Establishing Ownership of Deliverables
The fundamental elements of value that a project provides to its stakeholders are sometimes known as deliverables. Attempting to articulate a project’s deliverables at the beginning of a project is a good way to define what the project sponsors are expecting to gain upon successful completion of the project. Deliverables can range from the very complex (a large new software system) to the relatively simpler (a high level written assessment by a third party of an existing business...
Read MoreWhen Winning Isn’t Winning
Many years ago, I had the opportunity to work with a seasoned executive who had run a tech company and who had orchestrated that company’s sale to a larger tech company, making lots of shareholders of the former very happy. It turned out that I had been one of the initial users of his company’s flagship product many years before. It was a wonderful product and was arguably the crown jewel that ultimately triggered the purchase of his company. What I found interesting was that all...
Read MoreHow Much Info Does One Need To Make A Judgement or Decision?
It’s been said that one of the main differences between entrepreneurs and corporate managers is that the former are much more comfortable making decisions with relatively fewer facts than are the latter. I’m one who is more comfortable making decisions or forming judgments with less information than more. I do find it frustrating sometimes that corporate environments require more facts than I believe are necessary to justify decisions or courses of action. I think one of the drivers...
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