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Product teams understand that what matters is results. Whenever possible, product teams expect to be accountable for outcomes rather than output. But this works only if product teams are given a problem to solve (rather than a particular potential solution to build) and are then empowered to come up with a solution that works.
When it came to goal setting, Andy Grove felt strongly that less is more: The one thing an [OKR] system should provide par excellence is focus. This can only happen if we keep the number of objectives small ….
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
Next, agree upon metrics of success. Eric Ries is great at this, so read his books The Lean Startup and The Startup Way to learn his in-depth methods for what he calls “Innovation Accounting.” But in short, the small team needs a set of metrics to define what a successful experimental outcome looks like. Note, these aren’t long-term business metrics; these are short-term experimental outcomes. Eric calls it validating your blind-faith assumptions.
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Jeff Lawson
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