Just finished @rjs book called Shape Up. Very worthwhile read. Six of my takeaways in this thread 🧵 👇
1)Method creates better way of managing creative work that ends micromanaging & meeting creep. Gives people more time to actually do the work and figure out how to do it for themselves. It would have been far more effective then standing one on ones & such that I find waste time
2) having consistent cycles & limiting project scope by time keeps people on same rhythms so that you don't create unnecessary overhead managing people's times, schedules and conflicts for when you need someone's eyes on something that will distract them from their central task
3) the idea of shaping and doing the work being two different things was an important aha for me
4) the idea of the pitch, and how #jtbd and solution integrates into it and kills long to do lists as ideas are pitted against each other at a particular time and leadership teams make "bets" - good way to frame the work that gets done
5) I finally have a better understanding of why @bmoesta says tackle the unknowns first when taking on a new project
6) The uphill and downhill concept is a much better way to chart progress as it acknowledges that at beginning of project we don't have full understanding of the scope and individual tasks to come. Gives a structure and common language to conversations around project progress
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