Process Definition / Philosophy / Description - PART ONE
- INTENT:
- Defined process around the Apple Innovation Process
- Why we chose it
- How we believe it provides the best path for our product
- Clear definition of the philosophy behind it
- NOTES:
- Apple, one of the most successful innovators in history (success requires repetition)
- Software Centric Success Story
- Freedom to present new ideas
- Freedom to create and implement new ideas
- Freedom to "fail" without reprise or criticism
- Freedom to learn from failures and to "try" again
- Space for teams to work autonomously in a safe environment prior to introducing introductions to leadership and the administration
- Design teams isolated purposefully to keep from being interrupted
- Detailed documentation of the good, the bad, and the ugly - everything deserves a place in the detailed notes
Detailed Plan Based on the Process / Timelines / Segmentation PART 2
INTENT:
- Great place for a chart to showcase timelines and expectations
- Itemized steps that we will take with expected results
- Team concept that falls within this process (inclusive of our team and the organization that we represent - how does the company fit into the plan?)
- Remember - company culture of innovation goes beyond the individual teams and must be fully adopted across leadership and employees - how do we include this?
- NOTES:
- Weekly meetings to discuss results, current and new timelines, and new ideas and to create potential new opportunities from trial and error that all can leverage
- Weekly meetings within the isolated team
- Weekly meetings between multiple independent teams
- Weekly updates with leadership
- All of this is to bring a prototype to the floor so that the improvement process can begin
- Software evolves faster than any product on the market - this is why software continues to win and drive the future