Stand Back and Deliver With the Purpose Alignment Model Todd Little, VP Product Development at IHS
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Get Alignment on the Purpose Powerful Questions are: What are we building? What Business are we in? What Building are we in?
Is your Strategy a Bucket or a Filter? 6
Start with Market Positioning 7
8 Purpose Alignment Model
9 CAN WE CREATE A DIFFERENTIATED PARTNERSHIP? INNOVATE, CREATE MINIMIZE / ELIMINATE ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN PARITY, MIMIC, SIMPLIFY
Applicable at all Levels Corporate Strategy Product Strategy Feature
11 A View of Strategy - Apple ATT NEW PRODUCT DESIGN USER EXPERIENCE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION MS OFFICE INTEL HARDWARE OTHER SOFTWARE PERIPHERALS
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Strategic Fit RoughlyEstimate Values and Costs Idea PartnerInvest Who Cares Parity Idea Other Release Backlog Critical Items Prioritize By Value/Cost Non- Strategic Non- Economic Purpose Filter Idea Prioritize
ConsiderationsRisksAssumptionsConstraints
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Copyright © 2012 IHS Inc. All Rights Reserved. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions What do we do? When do we do it? When do we decide?
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Is your Strategy a Bucket or a Filter? 22
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