Monday, August 18, 2014

Define PM in three words: Predictable Quality Delivery

Define PM in three words: Predictable Quality Delivery.

I can't help to look at PM from the Product Management angle rather than from the Project Management angle. The three constraints (scope, schedule and cost) might be great for building the first version of a product but enhancement, maintenance, the future is a different story. Without a constant pace delivery it will be difficult to remain competitive. That constant pace cannot be supported if quality is not the number one concern in your production lane.

In order to provide value, PM should ensure the team has "hight quality predictable delivery".

2 comments:

Is this thing turned on ? said...

I couldn't agree more with you, Nestor. PM's in my experience focus on that shiny triangle without realizing that if they don't keep an eye on Quality, it'll leak out, because the sides become sieves. Slowly the value of what you've built in, will seep out.

Is this thing turned on ? said...

I couldn't agree with you more, Nestor. In my experience, PM's focus too much on that shiny triangle (Scope, Budget, Cost), without great thought ("It's implicit!!", they might say) without giving the necessary thought to Quality. All the time, the sides of the triangle turn into sieves, where all the value your team built-in, will slowly seep out. Who wants a product that's an empty shell but looks pretty on the outside?

No one, of course.

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