Sometimes we are so focused on what has to get done next and what am I doing to get this project or product done, that we lose our "finish line" focus. As a product manager who also done some heavy lifting as a project manager, I have had to learn to step back and think about what the finish line looks like and how will the team know when we have crossed it.
I called today's musing the success singularity, meaning the point at which everyone can agree that the project or task has been completed. It must be indivisible. This about a track race, how do you know it's done. Simple, when the finish line tape is broken. It is the perfect definition of a "Success Singularity". It defines completion of the race and it is indivisible. By providing your teams with "Success Singularity" criteria you provide clarity and direction while minimizing potential confusion over the completion of a task or project.
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