Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Lets DO IT

I had a meeting with my BU Head and Manager. The thing I liked about him is his “attitude to do”. Its not surprising that most of the meeting rooms and boardrooms are always filled with people and discussions takes most of the time. After an elaborated discussion followed by “high-profile” analysis, the end result comes out to be a failure means the proposal cannot be accepted and it’s not possible to implement. My BU Head was at his best when he said, “ I am tired off these meetings. I have been hearing this PPT again and again but we have not shown enough interest to go ahead with it. Issues will come and they are bound to come. Rather than standing 200 feet away from the sea and thinking about the challenges, have enough courage to get into the sea. The implementation cannot be 100% but we can surely achieve a 80% accuracy and then ponder on the ways to achieve the other 20%”. This is what I call Attitude blended with Professionalism.

Some of the documents prepared in the organization do not answer the issue. It just talks about the proposal and what exists currently in the system. The point is to illustrate everything with diagrams and flow charts how the system should behave in the future, the implications on the current application both positive and negative and the benefits that could be withdrawn. Rather than just giving a presentation and speaking volumes on it until and unless the blueprint to the solution exists on the paper. What I mean to say is document every possible requirements and solutions.

The implementation should always be carried in stages. A distinct line should clearly demarcate the implementation stages. The success or failure of one stage should not affect the next stage. That’s why I stressed on the fact to document. When you have everything infront of your eyes, there is a very little chance of failure.

Time is a major factor whenever there is a proposal implementation needs to be done. The meeting/discussion time should be cut off to 70% of what it is done now. Rather than just saying “ WE CAN DO”, it’s always better to say “HOW TO DO”.

When we talk of How to do, its always better to do a Comparative Analysis if some major tools are involved for the implementation or management practices. Comparative Analysis always helps us in better understanding of the problems, which might arise in the future.

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