Thinking beyond sandbox.

 What? Why?

Hi, This is Manish . Good morning today I am sharing my past two months experience via this blog . catch it if you can.... :)

How can we achieve the goal by thinking beyond the sandbox  (private SVN location in my old company....:) ). it's nothing just an Objective oriented thinking.  I find it very useful for decision making, project planning, debates, problem solving, …. Sometime I get stuck in an activity (e.g problem solving, debating) for too long and it seems that it will not come to an end or conclusion. Objective oriented thinking helps by defining/discovering an objective and aligns all my thoughts toward achieving that objective .

How?

Frequently ask yourself, what is the objective/purpose/goal. at least 10 times if you are beginner. If you are planning a new project, ask what is the desire outcome of this project. If you have been working on a task for some time, ask why are you doing it or what is the purpose of doing it. It helps you to “take a step back”, take a look at what you are doing and remind yourself what you want to achieve.
Objectives can be easily defined by continuously asking what and why. These are some of the questions that helps to define objectives:

• What does the customer want?
• Why are you doing it?
• What do you want to achieve?
• What is the expected outcome?
• What is the goal of the company?

Being Specific

   "Engineer aur Dhakkan me dhage bhar ka fark hota hai, dhage ke is par engineer aur us par Dhakkan......:)" (in Hindi)
If the objective is to be “successful”, you must define what is “successful”. If objective is not clearly defined, it will never be achieved. Being specific helps. It is good to use measurable/testable metrics to describe objectives. At individual level, these metrics make it easy to plan out verifiable actions to achieve objective. When working in a team, these metrics ensure everyone in the team has a common picture of the goal they want to achieve.

Application

    "I am not talking about Hangman  here........  :)"
These are some examples on how objective oriented thinking can be used in daily life.

1. Project Planning
   Define the objective (e.g backup all data on server). Based on the objective, defines measurable/testable metrics (e.g. list of all data that needs to be backup). When the objective is communicated to the team, the members know what needs to be done and be able to make decisions when project manager is not around.
2. Debates
   Arguing over subjective matters is a time waster. Define the objective, and everyone should justify their suggestions based on it. This helps people to stay focus and keep the debate constructive.
3. Decision Making
   Sometime you are not sure of what is right, which is better, what to do, …. Ask yourself what is the objective of making this decision. What do you want to achieve? Once this is established, decision become clear.  Choose the option that best help you achieve your objective.

rest thinking will share soon with past resplendent experience......... :)