Weekly wrap-up #2

A weekly summary of posts I've published on Focus on outcomes, the newsletter for Software Product Leaders seeking to be outcome-oriented.

Daniel Walters @wioota

Will C- level roles always be functionally separated? (i.e. remit aligns to skills & activities) Or will these executive roles shift to align closer to purpose / value?

This week’s posts

• What do we need to know to do something well? There are different types of context we can have for the work we are doing. What are they and what degree of context can optimise our work and why.

• Not all approaches to OKRs are the same (and some are better than others) There are a lot of different places online that document approaches to OKRs. This post covers what to look for to assess which sources will support you in achieving success.

• Don't start your OKR journey with an OKR tool It’s natural to assume a tool will help you have success with OKRs. People experienced with OKRs will tell you otherwise. Here’s why.

• Common problems in OKR reference material As mentioned above there’s a wide range of quality in how OKRs are documented online. What are the issues and why is this?

Image of the week

Daniel Walters @wioota

I am trying to visualise an image I have in my mind of the magnitude and significance of the change moving from activity-oriented working to outcome-oriented working. Feedback, please! Does this vis resonate with you? How to improve?