Comments on Pawel Brodzinski on Software Project Management: Changing Business Model

I believe the clue of what you've said is the expe...

2008-04-05T12:23:00.000+02:00

I believe the clue of what you've said is the experimental mindset. Yes, without long-term plan it's har to run a business but you should be prepare to change things.

I don't think it's not in alignment with project management mindset. When you run a project you often face new situations, new people, new issues. Although general plan don't change much, methods, milestones and schedules can be adjusted. To give an example - lately we moved final deliver by a couple of months just to give our client chance to add some new features, which were key for marketing. According to a plan we shouldn't do it as it affected our payment dates too, but we could find way satisfying both sides.

Hi,Found you thru linked in PM Bloggers.Lots of go...

2008-04-04T15:26:00.000+02:00

Hi,

Found you thru linked in PM Bloggers.

Lots of good thoughts here. On business models, I will say that what is important is to have a target business model, try it, and see what happens. The experimental mindset is all important. This is where I have had challenges in the past, thinking that I could plan success in. Bust I have found that the best way to plan success in is to be prepared for many steps over the long haul.

Think, try, observe outcome, determined altered plan, then repeat the cycle. Interestingly, that thinking, it seems, is not in close alignment with project management thinking.

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