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Statement of Work Fundamentals

April 14, 2022

In my last article, we reviewed a proposed Product Life Cycle process, which starts with a “Define” phase.  In the “Define” phase, we are defining the project as well as the product. We previously discussed the ‘technical leg’ of this process…

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Fundamentals of Applying a Structured Approach

October 19, 2021

In reviewing several previous articles in this article series, it’s apparent there is much in common with product development, project management and process improvement. Let’s look at a brief list that considers a structured approach vs. unstructured While this list…

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Tiered Meetings Structure Enables Production Oversight & Support

October 19, 2021

A complex production process requires a mixture of leadership, governance and management. In this article, we’ll discuss a tiered meetings structure that can effectively enable this. Empowerment, escalation paths, accountability and responsibility are included as some key ingredients. We’ll start…

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Demystifying Business Requirements

October 19, 2021

In a previous article, we compared and contrasted the definition of a requirement, with a ‘story’, which is used in agile/scrum. In that article, we stated: “requirements and stories establish a clear understanding of customer needs in the context of desired functionality”. What…

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