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Matt Barcomb @MattBarcomb #AAB16 [email protected] Value-focused prioritization & decision making

Value-Focused Prioritization & Decision-Making

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Matt  Barcomb

@MattBarcomb                      #AAB16            [email protected]

Value-focused prioritization &

decision making

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What we’ll cover today

A better model for R&D

Business value & stories

Benefit Mapping & Costing

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“‘Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful.’ George Box.”

- Amber Rose

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Planning formass construction

How much will it cost?When will it be done?

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Planning forresearch & development

Should we start?Should we keep going?

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Spectrum of knowable stuff

Routine manufacturing

Complex manufacturing

Physical product dev.

Scientific research

Mass construction

Software product dev.

Enterprise ERP impl.

Knowable upfront details

Knowable responses to risks

Knowable links between cause & effect

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Shift the focus

Primarily focus on understanding value

Evaluate risk and opportunity costs

Learn just enough aboutcosts to choose to start

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Cost of Delay

How much are you loosing because it’s not already done?

Can over-focused on money

Can lead to mythical dollars

Product: Galaxy

Revenue

Customer Satisfaction

Product Adoption

Product Awareness

Competitiveness Dec. Mktg Costs

Sales Reach

Brand Awareness1

Expires in March

2

3

4Benefit Mapping

Struggling with “benefit”?

Make “Highlander” comparisons

Capture the measurable reasons

Make as quantifiable as possible

Sales Reach 30% Increase

Revenue 10%Decrease Mktg. Costs 15%Product

Adoption 45%1= <1% 5= >15%

1= <$5k 5= >$50k

1= no change 5= very easy

1= <10% of reg. 5= >40% of reg.

Options Scores

New catalogGrades Portal

43

24

12

31

285295

Product: Galaxy

Revenue

Customer Satisfaction

Product Adoption

Product Awareness

Competitiveness Dec. Mktg Costs

Sales Reach

Brand Awareness

WeightedScoring Rubric

Activity: Create a B-Map

You are starting a medicaltechnology company.

Medical Technology

Activity: Create a B-Map

Mind-map desired benefits (value)

Medical Technology

Activity: Create a B-Map

Rank the top 3

Medical Technology

Activity: Create a B-Map

Assign weights

Medical Technology

? % ? % ? %

Activity: Create a B-Map

Come up with 2 research options

Activity: Create a B-Map

Score 2 options (use a 1-5 scale)

Medical Technology

? % ? % ? %

Option 1

Option 2

Activity: Create a B-Map

What did you discuss?How did you decide?

Coherence vs. Artifacts

Cost

“Learn just enough aboutcosts to choose to start.”

Rough cost snap

Use past data

Informed conversation

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Business Value and User Stories

Stories should be small

Biz value is at “MVP” level

Priority shifts to risk/learning

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If you’d like the slides……or to discuss something

Please come let me know!or email [email protected]

Questions?