The process of preparing, equipping, and supporting individuals to successfully adopt change to drive organizational success and outcomes. Crucial for ensuring smooth transitions and effective implementation of new processes or systems.
The practice of guiding and inspiring teams to develop and deliver successful products, often involving strategic vision, team management, and innovation. Crucial for driving product success and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
An approach to design that aligns design activities with strategic business goals, ensuring that design contributes to overall organizational success. Essential for integrating design into the strategic planning process and achieving business objectives.
A professional responsible for overseeing and coordinating multiple related projects to ensure they align with organizational goals and deliver strategic value. Essential for managing complex initiatives and ensuring successful delivery of business objectives.
Measurements used to evaluate the success of an organization, employee, or process in meeting goals. Necessary for assessing performance and driving continuous improvement.
The fundamental guidelines and practices that underpin effective change management, ensuring successful implementation of changes. Important for providing a structured approach to change management initiatives.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are quantifiable measures used to evaluate the success of an organization, employee, or project in meeting objectives for performance. Essential for tracking progress, making informed decisions, and aligning efforts with strategic goals across various business functions, including product design and development.
The strategic objectives that an organization aims to achieve, guiding its operations and decision-making processes. Important for aligning digital product development with the broader mission and objectives of the organization.
A model of organizational change management that involves preparing for change (unfreeze), implementing change (change), and solidifying the new state (refreeze). Important for successfully implementing and sustaining changes in product design processes and organizational practices.
A professional responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Crucial for managing project activities and ensuring successful delivery of project goals.
A business culture that prioritizes product development and innovation as the key drivers of growth and success, often involving cross-functional collaboration. Crucial for fostering innovation and ensuring that product development is aligned with business objectives.
An organization that places the product at the center of its operations, ensuring that all departments align their efforts to support product development and success. Crucial for creating a cohesive and focused approach to product development and business growth.
The emotional attachment an employee feels toward their organization, which influences their desire to stay. Useful for understanding employee retention and motivation in organizational design and management.
A process decision toolkit that allows organizations to tailor their agile practices to their specific needs, promoting agility and continuous improvement. Crucial for optimizing agile practices to fit organizational contexts.
The use of behavioral science insights to inform and guide strategic decision-making in organizations. Crucial for developing strategies that effectively influence behavior and drive business success.
An organizational structure that emphasizes flexibility, employee initiative, and decentralized decision-making. Useful for fostering innovation and rapid response to changes within an organization.
A framework that defines how an organization operates across various functions to deliver value to customers and achieve business objectives. Crucial for aligning organizational functions and processes with strategic goals.
An organizational environment that encourages and supports creative thinking, risk-taking, and the pursuit of new ideas. Essential for fostering continuous improvement and breakthrough advancements.
The systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of an organization's goals, processes, or technologies. Essential for managing and facilitating successful organizational changes.
A clear and concise statement that defines the purpose and goals of a product, guiding its development and strategic direction. Crucial for aligning product development efforts with organizational vision and goals.
The process of transitioning an organization to agile methodologies, including changes in culture, processes, and practices. Essential for organizations seeking to adopt agile practices for improved efficiency and responsiveness.
A mindset and approach that embodies the entrepreneurial spirit, passion for improvement, and deep sense of ownership typically associated with a company's founders. Essential for maintaining agility, innovation, and customer-centricity as organizations grow and mature.
Organizational Change Management (OCM) is the process of managing the people side of change to achieve desired business outcomes. Essential for ensuring successful implementation of changes within an organization.
A leadership philosophy where the leader prioritizes the needs of the team, empowering and supporting members to achieve their full potential and fostering a collaborative, inclusive environment. Important for building strong, motivated teams, enhancing collaboration, and promoting a culture of trust and respect within an organization.
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) is a goal-setting framework for defining and tracking objectives and their outcomes. Essential for aligning organizational goals, improving focus and engagement, and driving measurable results across teams and individuals.
A change management strategy that aligns people, process, and technology initiatives to improve performance and achieve business goals. Crucial for adapting to market changes and ensuring the organization's long-term success.
The process of managing multiple related projects in a coordinated way to achieve strategic business objectives. Crucial for ensuring alignment and efficiency across multiple projects to achieve broader goals.
A focus on the results or benefits of a project rather than the activities or deliverables produced. Crucial for ensuring that efforts are aligned with achieving meaningful results.
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a comprehensive management approach focused on continuous improvement in all aspects of an organization. Essential for ensuring high-quality products and services and achieving customer satisfaction.
The ability of an organization to adapt quickly to market changes and external forces while maintaining a focus on delivering value. Essential for fostering an adaptable and resilient design and development process.
Products are individual items or services designed to meet specific customer needs, while programs are collections of related projects and products managed together to achieve broader strategic goals. Essential for understanding the different scopes and objectives involved, helping to manage and align efforts effectively within an organization.
The process of making tools, methods, and knowledge accessible to a broader range of people within an organization or community, allowing non-specialists to participate and contribute meaningfully. Important for fostering inclusivity, enhancing collaboration, and leveraging diverse perspectives to improve outcomes across various disciplines.
The systematic approach to managing innovation processes, from idea generation to implementation. Crucial for effectively harnessing creativity and ensuring successful innovation outcomes.
The systematic process of capturing, evaluating, and implementing ideas to drive innovation, reflecting a collective commitment to continuous improvement and product excellence. Essential for harnessing team creativity and maintaining the entrepreneurial spirit that characterizes successful product development.
A structured classification of risks into categories, helping organizations identify, assess, and manage different types of risks. Important for understanding and managing risks effectively within an organization.
The belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work. Important for fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
The extent to which individuals or organizations plan for and consider the long-term consequences of their actions. Crucial for designing strategies and products that are sustainable and adaptable over time.
A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized unit within an organization that oversees and standardizes project management practices. Essential for ensuring consistency, efficiency, and alignment with strategic goals across projects.
A strategic framework used to analyze the external macro-environmental factors affecting an organization: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal. Essential for strategic planning and understanding market dynamics.
The day-to-day activities required to produce goods and services, manage resources, and support business functions. Essential for ensuring efficient and effective functioning of an organization.
Enterprise Project Management (EPM) is a comprehensive approach to managing projects across an entire organization. Essential for coordinating complex, cross-functional projects and achieving organizational objectives.
A strategic approach where decisions and direction are set by top-level management and flow down through the organization, often aligned with overarching business goals. Crucial for ensuring strategic alignment and coherence across all levels of an organization.
The level of sophistication and integration of design practices within an organization's processes and culture. Essential for assessing and improving the effectiveness of design in driving business value and innovation.
The practice of promoting and defending the value of design within an organization or community. Crucial for ensuring that design considerations are prioritized and integrated into decision-making processes.
Activities that give the appearance of innovation but do not produce tangible results. Important for recognizing and avoiding ineffective innovation efforts.
A team structure within an organization focused on managing and integrating complex subsystems. Important for ensuring seamless integration and functionality of complex projects.
The abilities and knowledge required to effectively plan, execute, and close projects, including leadership, communication, time management, and risk management. Essential for ensuring successful project outcomes and achieving business objectives.
A role responsible for overseeing multiple product managers and ensuring alignment and collaboration across different product lines within an organization. Crucial for coordinating efforts and driving strategic product development.
A psychological state where individuals feel as though the success and well-being of a project or task is their personal responsibility, akin to having an "owner's mentality.". Essential for fostering accountability, motivation, and proactive engagement within a product design team.
The ability to understand and deal with various business situations, making sound decisions to ensure successful outcomes. Important for designers to align their work with business goals and make informed decisions.
A management framework that organizes employees into small, cross-functional teams (tribes) to enhance agility, collaboration, and innovation. Important for fostering a collaborative and agile work environment.
A Japanese term meaning "continuous improvement," focusing on small, incremental changes to enhance processes and products. Crucial for fostering a culture of ongoing improvement and excellence in product design and development.
A group of individuals with similar skills or expertise, spread across different squads, who come together to share knowledge and best practices. Crucial for maintaining technical excellence and fostering professional development within specific disciplines.
A collection of multiple squads working in the same domain or on related projects, typically consisting of 40-150 people. Important for ensuring alignment and coordination across related squads, fostering a larger community with shared goals.
A holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems. Essential for solving complex problems and designing systems that account for interdependencies and dynamics.
A systematic process for determining and addressing needs or gaps between current conditions and desired outcomes. Important for identifying user requirements and guiding the development of digital products that meet those needs.
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) Goals are a framework for setting and achieving clear objectives. Essential for setting clear and actionable objectives in personal and professional contexts.
A cognitive bias where new evidence or knowledge is automatically rejected because it contradicts established norms or beliefs. Important for recognizing resistance to change and designing strategies to encourage openness to new ideas among designers.
Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed (RACI) is a responsibility assignment framework that clarifies roles and responsibilities in a projec. Crucial for ensuring clear communication and accountability in project management.
Goal-Question-Metrics (GQM) is a framework for defining and interpreting software metrics by identifying goals, formulating questions to determine if the goals are met, and applying metrics to answer those questions. This framework is essential for measuring and improving software quality and performance.