<strong>Improvement model and its execution</strong>

Just following a Process Improvement Model such as lean Six Sigma below does not guarantee a success, but that does not mean that the model is flawed. It is how we approach the model and the way we execute it.
<ol>
 	<li>Define</li>
 	<li>Measure</li>
 	<li>Analyze</li>
 	<li>Improve</li>
 	<li>Control</li>
</ol>
<strong>Improvement Product Owner</strong>

The way I see it, tools, techniques and academics does not make the projects successful, it is always the Product Owner who makes things happen or go south.

In most organizations, usually we would have two main scenarios, one being, we have a bucket of problems that we want to resolve, which means the first goal is already accomplished. Now, the other scenario would be the unidentified problems.

The first scenario requires that the Product Owner would be the right kind of thinker to strategize a plan and drive the plan through success. The second requires the Product Owner to possess a certain degree of creative mindset, who is able see beneath the surface and who can anticipate the future well.

What we learn from school does not define our performance. It’s the power of our mind defines our success. Shakespeare, Tagore and Einstein are not born twice. All strategic Product Owners are unique and “they are not expendables”. Humans can train themselves to be a great warrior through practice and dedication but creativity cannot be taught, though it can be encouraged during childhood.

Given the above statement, a good Product Owner is not created in a school. These are inbred human traits that lie within personas. Identify your natural Product Owners, then if necessary you may send them to school to train on tools and techniques and this is how a talent would surface. Alternatively, we call a professional to take care of the business instantaneously.