“I worked with Carlos during his time at Nike, where he was charged with developing our Analytics & Insight muscle. Carlos has an infectious enthusiasm, energy and drive. He is an industry expert in his field without a doubt, even more so I appreciated him as a great story teller and above all truly a people person who cares for his teams. ”
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How can you create a realistic timeline for a project with multiple deadlines?
I prefer to think of value drops, that is when is the value realised by the customer. Goal setting is then based on having the right conversations to deliver the value required between the product owner and the customer, making the right priority calls to deliver continuous value. Example, we built sales recommendation product with the goal to realise €xM value in a year by scaling fast. Had we followed the original plan (deadlines), we would have failed because poor data slowed us down. Instead we did 2 things, a part of the team addressed fixing the data while the rest of the team deployment elsewhere. In project terms, we missed a deadline but delivered more value at the year end… in fact we with our stakeholders smashed the target.
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How can you set realistic and achievable deadlines?
Teams should simplify large initiatives, breaking them down into smaller themes, stories, and tasks. The initiative should be planned for delivering fast value or the opportunity to change and move on quickly to try a different solution, as you want to deliver a working product.
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How can you set realistic and achievable deadlines?
I don’t necessarily agree with this. For me, it starts with understanding the problem statement and identifying the right problem to solve. Once you having the hypothesis, it’s then developing to test which creates the greatest value. Cost and time stay fixed, therefore prioritising is key. Scope is not fixed, otherwise you could end up delivering but not realising value.
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Thanks to AI, profits are up by 18% for these Indian farmers. Learn more about The World Economic Forum’s AI for Agriculture Innovation initiative:…
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Great effort … effecting real change for such an iconic event. Well done, #ParisOlympics! Well done, France!
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Proud to be part of the Asian and Pacific Islander cohort of board directors recognition by It is an immense honor for me to serve along with board…
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Inclusion means to include. Well done Jack! You are a class act. #includenotignore #beagoodhuman
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Brenntag’s Annual General Meeting 2024 was held yesterday virtually and with our Management Board and Supervisory Board on stage in Essen, Germany…
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