The first step to the CommonSensical Approach is to build an understanding of the basics. This includes the Core Knowledge and the 5Ws.
We can benefit from the past! Studying the history about our professions and knowledge areas can help us understand how they have changed through the years and why. What problems were faced then and what worked and did not work to get past them.
We are lucky! As Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Project Managers we have bodies of knowledge and centers of excellence to point us in the right direction. The BABOK Guide, The PMBOK Guide, The Scrum Guide, and the SBOK Guide are great places to start
Our elementary teachers taught us that the Five Ws are the questions whose answers are considered basic in information gathering or problem-solving. They constitute a formula for getting the complete understanding of a subject. The CommonSensical Approach gives the answers to the most popular Who, What, When, Where, and Why
The second step to the CommonSensical approach is to get the job done. You have knowledge of the basic, but his information is not enough. You now need to know how to apply it.
This starts with knowing what you are expected to deliver, why brings value, and the processes involved to make it happen. It is also about knowing what you should not do and why.
Let’s be honest there are people on a project you simply cannot be successful without. There are others that never seem to help. Or seem to never be there when you need them. But at times there are people hinder your progress because they cannot or won’t help.
There always seems to be something that stops or blocks you from doing things the way you want to do them. Staying vigilant and knowing what you look out for will help make sure these do not stop you from delivering and meeting your goals.
We really are our own worst enemies sometimes. Sometimes the only thing holding us back from greatness is ourselves. The 3rd step in the commonsensical series is a full proof way to make sure that does not happen to you
We can benefit from the past! Studying the history about our professions and knowledge areas can help us understand how they have changed through the years and why. What problems were faced then and what worked and did not work to get past them.
