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Decision Driven project management
Most project managers place their focus on a project plan comprised of a network of tasks and/or work packages. These work packages are part of a hierarchical decomposition of the project effort known as a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). A … Continue reading
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Tagged change management, critical chain, critical path, decision baseline, decision network, decision pattern, design, earned value, EVM, impact analysis, management tools, program management, project management, project plan, requirements analysis, tasks, thinking breakdown structure, traceability, work breakdown structure, work package
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Decision Breakdown Structure
For any strategy or design situation, a Decision Breakdown Structure (DBS) provides a way to decompose the situation into well-framed, loosely-coupled, bite-sized and manageable “thought packages“. It provides a way to “Image the whole, then execute the parts” when the … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Life, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged critical chain, critical path, decision, decision network, earned value, massively parallel thinking, milestones, project management, project planning, thinking breakdown structure, thought package, work breakdown structure, work package
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Decisions bridge innovation and execution
I’m kicking back this afternoon watching the Masters tournament. I’ve already seen 4 or 5 commercials from IBM poking fun at an overemphasis on innovation techniques (talking) at the expense of execution (doing). I’m sure this rings true to anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation
Tagged alternative, criteria, decision, decision network, derived requirements, evaluation, execution, implementation, innovation, out-of-the-box thinking, project plan, risk mitigation, task, thinking breakdown structure, work breakdown structure
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Decision Breakdown Structure and Decision Networks
The central view of information in the Decision Driven Solutions Framework (DDSF) is called a Decision Breakdown Structure (DBS). But the DBS is a lot more than just a way to display a decision model; it represents a way to … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Life, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy, Decision Patterns
Tagged decision, decision network, design, issue, Kepner-Tregoe, life, model, pattern, rational process, Situation Appraisal, strategy, systems engineering, thinking, thinking breakdown structure, WBS, work breakdown structure
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