Tue, 19 Mar 2024
Those dumb cavemen are (not so) stupid guys
(extracted from slides I made in 2017/2018)
You probably already know this drawing about cavemen, whom are extremely focused on the hardwork.
They're often presented as dumb guys unable to take a step back and unable to embrace the wheel of innovation.
I have empathy for those guys.
Empathy for the daily workers
If you have to drive some change, think a bit of those cavemen and understand where they (and you) are.
Not ready for change?
| Topic | Our cavemen | The project to change |
|---|---|---|
| Effort | Low remaining costs | Little amount of changes, stable baseline |
| Process | Mature enough for the remaining tasks | Well known TRL-9 tools. Simple and mature processes. |
| Skills | Stable and skilled team | No turn-over. Well-known context and practices. No grieves with current way of working. |
| Distance | Short, straight and good certainty | Estimate To Complete is crystal clear. No risks anymore. |
Unless you have ZERO negative impact on quality, costs and delays, it could be hard to provoke the change.
Right on time to help?
| Topic | Our cavemen | The project to change |
|---|---|---|
| Effort | High remaining costs | Many Changes. Unstable baseline. |
| Process | Not adapted for the situation | Voice-Based Process. Little automation. No written practices. |
| Skills | Overwhelmed | High turn-over Junior ressources Team is unhappy with practices (bad motivation) |
| Distance | Long, uncertainties, mountain climbing | Diffuse architecture. Impossible to predict impacts. Impossible to ensure maturity. Not Feasible / Wall Effect |
It's time to come and help with an holistic approach.
With all the right tools and solutions, you'll probably find the right balance
between additional costs and values.
Problem solving they told us
Whatever the tool or technology you're pushing in a given situation, if you don't know 'why' and 'what', the 'how' becomes meaningless. The ROI (return on invest) is the ultimate decision factor.
Problem solving is about the problem. It is astonishing how often the problems are not correctly formulated, leading to the wrong problem being resolved (and thus no ROI at all).
(from Geek&Poke)