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+1 for the comment "in a multi-billion dollar company, a $10 Million dollar/year new product line doesn’t even move the needle." I actually saw projects with 7
by tom_b 16y ago
+1 for the comment "in a multi-billion dollar company, a $10 Million dollar/year new product line doesn’t even move the needle." I actually saw projects with 7 digit profits canceled because they were not viewed as growth opportunities for the company.
I'd also double the 15% time estimate for "managing up and protecting down." People in entrenched organizations (big and small) simply don't seem open to positive change. You almost have to build it, put it place, get the users going, and then sell it up to management.
- amirmc 16y agoI don't think it's because people in big orgs are not open to change. I believe that big companies would love to be able to change but they're hampered by their own layers of processes and procedures (created to protect the existing/old ways of doing things). I think Netflix's slide deck on culture explains why this happens quite succinctly. http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664 http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664 (see slides 40-51)