Let Your Vision be the Guide, Not a Contract

Thoughtful Software Podcast

This episode is a discussion about the vision being your guide to navigate your digital initiatives. Don’t let yourself be tied to a contract. Be adaptable and flexible. There is no playbook but you can take steps to deliver thoughtful software. At the end of the day, it's all about value and delivering a product that your customers not only love but are served through.
Show Notes
Fixed Scope

• In 2020, two-trillion dollars was lost on harmful software.
• Fixed scope does not allow for dynamic software. Great for building bridges, not software.
• Software often never goes according to plan, and customers want a specific fixed scope of results.
• Fixed scope changes the buying process with which people have become accustomed. It feels risky.
• Changing your thinking and planning appropriately can mitigate risks and improve relationships.

Approaching Technology Thoughtfully

• Many companies will take a large sum of money upfront and fail to deliver any software.
• The organizational structure must change from a top-down structure to a bottom-up structure.
• Being a manager is no longer a boss privilege, but servant leadership.
• The currency of power is no longer power, it's love. How do we build what someone loves? Your company doesn't have to be the most powerful, as long as people love you they will follow you.
• Being Successful starts with a mission and putting people first.

Software is a Journey

• Thoughtful software is a journey because it puts the needs and problems of people first.
• The best technology doesn't even seem like it's there, it just fades seamlessly into the background.
• You have to think ahead and plan, but you also need the flexibility to change and adjust when needed.

References
Apple
Nike
GameStop
Mike Tyson
Mahesh Patel
Previous Episode Mentioned

• Episode 47: CFO's, CF-NO's, and Innovation with Mahesh Patel, CFO of Druva

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