Coverage
If a baseball team doesn’t have anyone in left field, they will consistently lose. Sure, they may handle long balls to center exceptionally, they may pitch great games, handle everything in the infield just fine. But if no one is covering left field, those fly balls will go unfielded and end up giving a significant advantage to the other team.
Develop Slow, Respond Fast
If you want your product to succeed, don't think the road to that is by putting every bell or whistle you could imagine. Think first of making sure the people using your product are helped every step of the way to remove roadblocks to their use. No more arms crossed disappointed looks when they're not doing it right, despite "having got the training, twice!" We have to move to a support mentality that recognizes that if the product isn't used, it's useless.
White paper: Resourcing your Salesforce CRM Product Team
Over the years we’ve worked with organizations to not just implement Salesforce, but to also build and incubate internal staff or teams who are ready to take full ownership of their system’s and organization’s success. This white paper offers models and specifics for how to put in place engaged, dedicated, thoughtful internal capacity to guide your technology.
Detangling "Digital"
In today’s rapidly evolving world, we should admit that the big-D “Digital” umbrella has outlived its usefulness.
Changing Your Mind is a Feature, Not a Bug
It’s true, changing your mind might alter budget and timelines. It may vex project managers. But the truth is that understanding evolves, and changing your mind based on the latest landscape is not a sign of negligence. It’s a sign of careful attention and thoughtfulness.
Your Timeline is a Lie
In the realm of technology builds, timelines are most helpful if we can all admit that they are, by nature, an initial best guess.