FORCES and CONSTRAINTS on Product Line Flows

Pulls, Pushes, Blocks, Hindrances, and Influences

The following list suggest many forces at play on a product line  system.  It’s the product line team’s responsibility to manage these force… to gain from positive forces and to mitigate negative forces.

• Deliberate Strategy Guidance
• Needs, Wants and Desires
• Jobs to be Done, Desired Outcomes
• Disruptions
• Black Swan Events
• Regulatory Demands
• Ability Gained from New Technologies
• Uncertainty
• Perceived Risk
• Quality (Real and Perceived)
• Attribute Matches
• Competitive Push, Moves
• Leverage
• Scale
• Flexibility
• Reuse
• Knowledge and Insights
• Money – Finances
• Alignment – Misalignment (on Assumptions and Beliefs)
• Conflict – Agreement
• Resources
• Synergy
• Skills and Talent
• Complexity
• Overhead
• Insights and Knowledge
• Brands