How to manage bigger JPD idea/project divided into multiple smaller chunks of ideas

Atul Patil_yafpgf

Hi everyone,

We are working on one big project in JPD which is divided into 5 different smaller chunks of ideas, which we want to iterate on one by one to complete the bigger project.

Out of these 5 ideas, at a given point only 1 will be in "Now" bucket and rest would sit in "Next" or "Later". 

 

Now the question is - With the ideology of the JPD, where should we keep the bigger project/idea in the JPD  - in Now, Next or Later ? 

Considering there smaller work item of the original big idea is in the Now bucket. 

 

 

Kyrstin Dittenhafer-Swartz

I see 2 schools of thought on this:

1. Place the bigger project in Now. Justification: Each of the smaller projects are key components to the realization of the bigger project. Therefore, by proxy, as soon as you start any of the smaller projects, the overall bigger project is effectively being actively worked on now. 

2. Place the bigger project in Later. Justification: Each of the smaller projects are needed to be completed before the bigger project can be realized. Therefore, the principle of the bigger project will be realized later. 

I don't personally see a justification for setting the bigger project as Next. But, as far as Now vs. Later, I would go based on either your product organization's/team's line of thinking or based on the subject matter of the bigger project itself (in other words, if ROI of the bigger project begins as soon as one of the smaller projects is completed, go with Now; if ROI of the bigger project can't be realized until all of the smaller projects are completed, go with Later).