There’s a great scene in the movie Apollo 13 where a group of stranded astronauts must manufacture a “square peg” to fit into a round hole using only spare parts available to them on their spaceship. In fact, their life depends on it. We teach a Hard Yards Accelerator module on dealing with impediments. In it, we have three different designations for things that slow teams down. Doug Rosenberg’s post helps clarify the differences.
Heavy Weight: Bodybuilding and Portfolio Management
As organizations proliferate agile practices across the organization and seek to gain business agility, rethinking Portfolio Management practices becomes essential. We have found that the scope of Portfolio Management is typically much larger than our clients anticipate.