Tag: Articles
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Addressing your team’s discovery gaps to build valuable, viable solutions
In our previous article, we used Teresa Torres’s “Opportunity Solution Tree” to understand the “why” behind a solution in progress. As we uncovered insights, outcomes, and assumptions, we likely found gaps in our tree. Misalignment or uncertainty about customer insights exposes the team to risk. They may waste time and effort on solutions customers don’t want…
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Reversing Teresa Torres’ “Opportunity Solution Tree” to find the “why” behind solutions
Discovery is my favorite part of the job. I love seeing a need become a valuable action. I still remember the astonished gasp from a customer when she realized the new feature solved her most time-consuming workflow problem. Or the wave of relief from a team who discovered a simpler, and less expensive, approach to…
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Build a foundation for success with an assessment
All organizations make trade-offs to get where they are. To meet its near-term goals, your organization had to make tough choices about what to prioritize vs. defer, which best practices to follow vs. shortcuts to take, and when to invest in the team vs. make do. Your team has made progress, and that’s good. It’s…
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Get off the feature delivery treadmill by visualizing your future initiatives
Working without a product vision is not sustainable Product vision can be a powerful thing. It tells a story of what’s possible and pulls people toward that change. A lack of vision can be insidious. At its best, it leads to missed potential. At its worst, it can lead to unmotivated, burned-out teams and a…