Guessing is not a strategy: How to build decision velocity with AI and real-time data
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As our world is apparently becoming more chaotic, we need better ways of managing projects in a volatile environment. In part, the literature has come to the rescue. Also, the entire field of agile software development is aimed at managing better under chaos.
Specific aids--such as Doug DeCarlo’s book eXtreme Project Management--are helpful in specific circumstances. But a broader approach is to build a modus operandi that is especially effective when change is the norm. An important part of such a modus operandi for turbulent environments is experimentation.
Why Experiment?
There are many definitions of experiment, but they all have two elements in common: you do something, and then you observe what happens. For instance, you mix two chemicals together and notice how much their temperature rises. Or you show a prototype to a customer and see if they can figure out which button to press first.
Experimentation is valuable in a world of change because it allows you to preview the change, seeing what it would be like and what might be effective in handling it if it happens. Experimentation expands your world and allows you to see things from a different perspective. In this way, you can often steer change in a direction that is better for you. At a minimum, you can keep yourself out of dead-ends. And you can prepare for possible changes, obtaining…
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