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Feedback Loops Help When to Centralize or Decentralize Product-Based Decisions

Johanna Rothman

Consider the Continuum of Feedback Loops and Decisions. I like to think about the feedback loops as a way to discuss those frequencies. I introduced you to the way I think about feedback loops back in Multiple Short Feedback Loops Support Innovation. Strategy and Product Feedback Loops.

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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Summary

Johanna Rothman

If your team has to change what they do one month or six weeks into a quarter's estimation or commitment, the product feedback loop is too long. Product Feedback Loops are Different than Project Feedback Loops. I've focused this series on product feedback loops, not project feedback loops.

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How to Assess the Value of Old Data and Its Effect on Aging

Johanna Rothman

This is a reinforcing feedback loop that reinforces longer decision times!). I have guidelines for me. My Guidelines for the Value of Old Data and Its Effect on Aging. Here are my guidelines: How often do you feel you should review this old data? My number of items increased. How do we decide? Not the specifics.

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How I Manage My Product Development: Ease with Continuous Flow (Day 1)

Johanna Rothman

But I use several guidelines for my work: Always, always, always finish work so it's clean. My feedback loops are shorter than one day, so I can change what I do next. The post How I Manage My Product Development: Ease with Continuous Flow (Day 1) appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant.

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5 Costly Branding Mistakes

UX Planet

Seek expert help: If you lack the necessary research skills, consider outsourcing or consulting with experts who can make it on your behalf. Different people have contrasting interpretations of the visual and messaging guidelines. Also, two heads are better than one: your colleagues and external partners can provide valuable feedback.

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Faster Management Decisions Can Lead to More Ease and Better Results, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

Create a yearly budget as a guideline for our specific goals, but manage that budget every week and month to manage our risks. I gained two benefits: releasing a complete book, and taking the time off from the consulting book to decide what I wanted to say. I'm now able to finish the consulting book.

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Managers: See Your Cycle Time to Reduce Your Team’s Lead Time

Johanna Rothman

Revisit/refine/revise guidelines/constraints for the team. Because kanban boards don't easily show the feedback loops or multiple delays. The post Managers: See Your Cycle Time to Reduce Your Team’s Lead Time appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. Clear impediments that only your team encounters.