Reflection - project management thinking of small and medium-sized companies - make the products first and the functions first

explain

• Different companies have different situations and difficulties , The thinking mode of project management cannot be completely copied , When the company is very different, copying may lead to huge losses .

Make the product first , First make the function

• “ Make the product first , First make the function ” This sentence is often heard in the projects of small and medium-sized companies , This sentence can be heard in almost every small and medium-sized company , Because every small and medium-sized company has something in common ：

1. Project time is tight ; Small and medium-sized companies have few employees , If you want to compete with other companies, you can only be faster than others ; Small and medium-sized companies have big ambitions , Many small and medium-sized companies only see the achievements of other companies , But I can't see the contribution and foundation of other companies .
2. Insufficient experience and technical accumulation ; Small and medium-sized companies have less accumulation , First contact with the project or function , Not knowing enough , Can only gradually explore , I haven't done it before , The leader is not sure whether the product can be made , I can only hope to see the results as soon as possible , To support his choice .
3. Product strategy ; Some small and medium-sized companies are rational , I don't want to do better than others , Just want to use , I wish I could sell it , So they think the requirements are low , It's not surprising that you are so slow , But in fact, the requirements are not low .
4. A number of weak areas ; Most small and medium-sized companies have many weak aspects , for example ： No product manager , The test was not done well , Poor management ,UI Can't do well, etc , A lot of things are in the charge of managers , No one gave him advice or help , Therefore, managers can only see the available results as early as possible , Not the optimal result .

What do managers do

• Most people can understand the basic meaning of this sentence ： First, realize the basic and core functions of the product , The normal process of realizing functions , Then consider the abnormal flow of functions , Finally, consider the product's icing on the cake function .

Wrong ideas

• Some leaders of small and medium-sized companies even think that they can start programming directly , In this case , I have met many small and medium-sized companies , I want to confirm the requirements and discuss some normal processes with the leaders , Start working again , But always be rejected ： Why think so much , Don't hurry to work .
• So I made a mistake before , I want to do it quickly according to my own ideas , Then confirm with the customer , Make changes while doing , Finally, it took longer , Even the first thing is not what the leaders and customers want , Finally, he was criticized by the leaders .
• Managers cannot ignore , Make the product first , The prerequisite for making the function first is ： Determination of requirements and normal process , You can ignore the abnormal process , However, the determination of requirements and normal processes is a prerequisite step that can not be ignored .