Metadata
- Author: John Cutler
- Full Title:: TBM 257: How to Make Case for Slowing Down to Speed Up
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- Document Tags:: Prioritization Techniques,
- URL:: https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-257-how-to-make-case-for-slowing
- Finished date:: 2023-11-25
Highlights
• Value-Driven Focus: Ground your efforts in clear value; assess the value of speeding up. Use core financial metrics to forecast the potential impact of your work, even with ballpark estimates. • Leverage Blocked Work: Identify high-impact work blocked by current issues and use it to build urgency and rationale for your efforts. • Figure Out Your Accountability Game: Develop a governance strategy that de-risks the effort and shows regular progress. Own it. • Test Assumptions: Run experiments to validate key assumptions before pitching your plan. And then continuously de-risk. • Identify the Wedge: Find the specific enabling constraints that can unlock progress. Avoid Tetris playing and juggling. Find the approach that cuts through the fog. • Pitch the Approach (and the Wedge): Convey not just the value of the work but also how your approach and methodology will contribute to success. • Smarter Trade-offs: Be prepared to articulate and defend necessary trade-offs. Own the trade-off narrative before someone owns it for you. • Visibility on Main Roadmap: Include your work on the customer-facing roadmap, aligning it with core business priorities. • Pragmatic Solutions: Embrace practical, incremental solutions that demonstrate early value, even if they aren’t the ultimate or optimal fix. • Put your pride to the side. Yes, people will say they don’t trust you. And yes, people will tell you you need to “prove” yourself. That’s hard. But if you can put your pride aside and focus on progress, you’ll silence the doubters over time. (View Highlight)