Need for a “QUANTITATIVE“ Operating Model on the ground to address the BIGGEST bottleneck issue for any modernization or innovation project

The top challenge in any organization is not Stakeholder alignment or technology expertise or budget, the top challenge is the lack of an Operating Model on the ground with the Quantitative Capacity Model.

Quantitative Capacity Model - Project Demand and Available TEAM capacity in hours or story points (Agile Scrum world terminology).

Recurring challenges without an Operating Model

• How to set stakeholder expectations QUANTITATIVELY?

• How to hold delivery accountable QUANTITATIVELY?

• How to make progress incrementally QUANTITATIVELY?

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My #WalkTheTalk solution to address the above challenges at a Fortune 500 global company

• Create a QUANTITATIVE operating model clearly articulating the project demand and available TEAM bandwidth capacity

• This may sound easy but if you have 25+ TEAMS, it will be a little bit of a challenge

• Make sure to plan for every 2 weeks Agile/Scrum ceremony mandatory call with all the stakeholders (top to bottom) to celebrate the progress and also discuss potential roadblocks

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I learned this with the McKinsey partnership back in 2016, the best $5M spent for an excel file with a lot of strategic thinking.

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PS: This topic is very close to my Leadership principles, so I will be expanding on this topic on a regular basis.