Amazon made BILLIONS by innovating faster than its competition.
The secret? Let project managers run projects like a startup.
Here's how they do it (and you can too):
The secret? Let project managers run projects like a startup.
Here's how they do it (and you can too):
When Jeff Bezos scaled Amazon past books, he knew he needed execution power.
So he instilled the so-called "two-pizza teams" 🍕🍕
Not to cut the catering bill, but to limit team size.
The idea was simple: smaller teams are easier to manage, communicate and focus.
So he instilled the so-called "two-pizza teams" 🍕🍕
Not to cut the catering bill, but to limit team size.
The idea was simple: smaller teams are easier to manage, communicate and focus.
In practice, it didn't work so well.
Turns out, that team size is not a great indicator of performance.
But what was? Can you design team success?
Back to the drawing board.
Turns out, that team size is not a great indicator of performance.
But what was? Can you design team success?
Back to the drawing board.
After much trial & error, the answer came from the engineering department: single-threaded processing.
The term single-threaded is borrowed from computer science.
It means to only work on one thing at a time.
Enter single-threaded leader teams.
The term single-threaded is borrowed from computer science.
It means to only work on one thing at a time.
Enter single-threaded leader teams.
For teams this means:
• Full-time commitment
• One leader, dedicated team
• One job to complete, to the end
• Full autonomy in decision making
Just like a startup.
And yes, the team size varies wildly.
• Full-time commitment
• One leader, dedicated team
• One job to complete, to the end
• Full autonomy in decision making
Just like a startup.
And yes, the team size varies wildly.
The results?
• More focused teams
• More creativity & innovation
• More authority & accountability
• Higher team ownership & engagement
AKA: a project manager's wet dream.
• More focused teams
• More creativity & innovation
• More authority & accountability
• Higher team ownership & engagement
AKA: a project manager's wet dream.
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