tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post2906990191472286960..comments2022-11-21T05:13:30.633-05:00Comments on Rogue Project Leader: Real Artists ShipAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08923543314100538622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-34757581056303651582010-02-06T16:07:28.043-05:002010-02-06T16:07:28.043-05:00@Glen - LOL! You crack me up!@Glen - LOL! You crack me up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923543314100538622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-59127071857626122942010-02-05T16:19:01.531-05:002010-02-05T16:19:01.531-05:00Dan,
In order to cause those capabilities to appea...Dan,<br />In order to cause those capabilities to appear, I'd conjecture there are three (four actually) other processes<br /><br />http://herdingcats.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/deliverables-based-planningsm.htmlGlen Allemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167384494528348151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-68372984643386084522010-02-05T16:17:02.704-05:002010-02-05T16:17:02.704-05:00Thanks so much, Dan! Great idea about treating blo...Thanks so much, Dan! Great idea about treating blocks as shippable products.<br /><br />I see a strong correlation between this and the Agile approach of iterative deliveries. That's no coincidence, of course, because Agile was a huge influence on the FIST concept. <br /><br />Looking forward to continuing the conversation!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923543314100538622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-91812130279497328852010-02-05T15:48:09.840-05:002010-02-05T15:48:09.840-05:00Dan -- I appreciate the post. I've been strugg...Dan -- I appreciate the post. I've been struggling with how to make FISTy principles work on a major system acquisition in DHS / DoD. You're right, it's all about delivering the product, but it's hard to maintain that focus when the length of time and amount of process in a major acquisition can be so long. <br /><br />Just yesterday I watched Seth Godin's talk "Quieting the Lizard Brain" talk at http://vimeo.com/5895898 talk and it occurred to me that as a focusing strategy, I can think of the big chunks of the acquisition as products I need to ship. I've labeled the key "ship dates" so I can think of things like a milestone decision brief, a completed solicitation, and an awarded prime contract as things the project office has to SHIP. We have to SHIP those products to ultimately deliver a system. By viewing the dates as hard ship dates, we're more likely to get them done and out the door and not get bogged down in striving for the perfect PowerPoint or perfect plan. <br />Best, DanDan Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844612528985745514noreply@blogger.com