If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you take.
- Alice in Wonderland
What's your essence?
What is the heart of your product?
Do you regularly have to do post-production rework or have difficulty navigating complicated solutions? Do you struggle with conflicting priorities and setting goals?
It's hard to prioritize when you're not clear on the core system and feedback loops.
A product review (teardown) takes a critical look at your entire system from a systems thinking and usability perspective. It identifies your unique value proposition, your strengths, and what's missing.
Using the Game Thinking framework I identify your product's core systems diagram and main feedback loop. The result is a contextual map that helps you navigate complex systems and create coherent systems rather than feature factories.
Product reviews in action
Take a look at some sample teardowns below.
Basecamp
A project management tool that believes good project management is good communication.
See moreFrontend Mentor
A community platform to support new front-end coders while standardizing skill quality.
See moreZombies Run!
An alternate reality game that helps you get fit by running away from zombies.
See moreWhere should you focus your effort?
What will give you the best results?
Are you a purpose driven organization that struggles with prioritization? Do you find it hard to say no to new shiny objects?
You might find a strategy proposal useful to help you take the right action to get you closer to your goal.
Sometimes an objective perspective can give you the insights and direction you're looking for. A strategy proposal takes a holistic look at your business and identify the core leverage points to help increase your impact with less effort.
Being fully immersed in the daily operations to fully understand your goal, the bigger purpose, and the available resources, I outline a strategy and tactical plan to take less action for better results.
Using a Systems Thinking approach, I map out the core feedback loops and identify the biggest bottleneck and where to focus your effort for maximum benefit and a practical solution meeting where you are with the resources you currently have.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao Tzu
Focus.
Clarify your objectives and key results with OKR's and coaching.
Do you regularly deliver unused features or struggle with complicated solutions? Do you struggle with conflicting priorities?
The majority of teams struggle with setting meaningful goals and staying focused on achieving it.
By far the most productive thing you can do is get everyone aligned and moving together towards the same outcome. OKR's (Objectives and Key Results) is a strategic tool to help you see the big picture while moving in the right direction without getting lost in the detail.
Get clarity and stay focused, one step at a time.
Want to reach your goals?
Book a free, no obligation discovery call to start the conversation.
Start the conversation Get the OKR canvasThe process
Start anywhere, anytime. End anywhere, anytime.
set a goal
4-5 hours per cycle
A focused coaching conversation to collectively decide on the most important outcome for the entire team or company.
keep going
90 minutes weekly
Keep the momentum with weekly planning sessions and demo days to show results.
reflect
1 hour per cycle
Did we meet our goals? Reflect and adapt your approach for the future to maximize learning.
Now what?
You've set meaningful goals, now it's time to dive deeper collaborative workshops and calibrate with individual coaching.
Stay on trackWant to clarify your strategy?
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