Good execution vs. bad execution, in 10 tweets:
Bad execution:
Pick two—time, quality, or cost.
Good execution:
Thoughtfully choosing the scope such that things are built on time, on budget, and at a high level of quality.
1/10
Bad execution:
Pick two—time, quality, or cost.
Good execution:
Thoughtfully choosing the scope such that things are built on time, on budget, and at a high level of quality.
1/10
Bad execution:
Saying "X will be done by Y date" means the person listening will do mental math (+30% or x2) to get a realistic estimate.
Good execution:
Saying "X will be done by Y date" is a commitment and the person listening will actually believe you.
2/10
Saying "X will be done by Y date" means the person listening will do mental math (+30% or x2) to get a realistic estimate.
Good execution:
Saying "X will be done by Y date" is a commitment and the person listening will actually believe you.
2/10
Bad execution:
The next major milestone is "launch" and it is 2 months away.
Good execution:
The next milestone is at the end of next week, and there are many such mini-stones before "launch."
3/10
The next major milestone is "launch" and it is 2 months away.
Good execution:
The next milestone is at the end of next week, and there are many such mini-stones before "launch."
3/10
Bad execution:
All decisions are rigorously considered and debated.
Good execution:
Expensive, hard-to-reverse decisions are rigorously debated.
Cheap, easily-reversible decisions are made quickly.
(Most decisions are the latter.)
4/10
All decisions are rigorously considered and debated.
Good execution:
Expensive, hard-to-reverse decisions are rigorously debated.
Cheap, easily-reversible decisions are made quickly.
(Most decisions are the latter.)
4/10
Bad execution:
The product looked and worked better in your head / on the mock.
Good execution:
The final product feels like its earlier incarnations come to life in full, vivid color.
5/10
The product looked and worked better in your head / on the mock.
Good execution:
The final product feels like its earlier incarnations come to life in full, vivid color.
5/10
Bad execution:
The team, lost in Groundhog Day, continues to debate last month's decision because they don't agree with it.
Good execution:
Once a decision is made, everyone moves in lock step on implementation. Only substantial new information reopens the case.
6/10
The team, lost in Groundhog Day, continues to debate last month's decision because they don't agree with it.
Good execution:
Once a decision is made, everyone moves in lock step on implementation. Only substantial new information reopens the case.
6/10
Bad execution:
The full map of what's happening across the team only exists in fragments across different people's minds.
Good execution:
Everyone shares the same picture of what's happening because an up-to-date map is consistently maintained and distributed.
7/10
The full map of what's happening across the team only exists in fragments across different people's minds.
Good execution:
Everyone shares the same picture of what's happening because an up-to-date map is consistently maintained and distributed.
7/10
Bad execution:
Teams behave like one-dimensional characters, constantly erring in the same ways.
Good execution:
Teams only make the same mistake once. Their disciplined practice of post-mortems lead to constant improvement.
8/10
Teams behave like one-dimensional characters, constantly erring in the same ways.
Good execution:
Teams only make the same mistake once. Their disciplined practice of post-mortems lead to constant improvement.
8/10
Bad execution:
Decision-making feels like playing slots. You never know what you'll get depending on the time of day or people's moods.
Good execution:
Decisions are made on top of easy-to-explain and internally consistent frameworks.
9/10
Decision-making feels like playing slots. You never know what you'll get depending on the time of day or people's moods.
Good execution:
Decisions are made on top of easy-to-explain and internally consistent frameworks.
9/10
Bad execution:
Ask each team member what success looks like, and everyone gives you a slightly different answer.
Good execution:
Not only does the entire team follow the same North Star, they know precisely how to wayfind based upon it.
10/10
Ask each team member what success looks like, and everyone gives you a slightly different answer.
Good execution:
Not only does the entire team follow the same North Star, they know precisely how to wayfind based upon it.
10/10
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