November 2, 2021

What is the purpose of the product development cadence?

The product development cadence consist of two contexts: product deliverables, and the individuals involved with the cadence.

For the context of the individuals involved with the cadence...

The purpose is to establish and maintain the conditions for the duration of the cadence, that enhance each person's ability to enter into a rhythm with which to produce the desired results of the cadence.

And, each cadence is an opportunity to improve the conditions that foster optimum individual contributor performance.

For the context of product deliverables...

The purpose is to deliver planned incremental product support and functionality that aligns with the product roadmap.

And, rapidly respond and deliver unplanned support and functionality to customer facing teams for escalations and fast moving business opportunities.

What are the metrics for the cadence?

The cadence needs to deliver business ROI, typically in the form of top line results (the right product at the right time, more features, more releases, more customer engagements, more partner engagements, more market penetration).

And, more individuals are approaching and entering The Zone! More are getting into a rhythm and more frequently, and more are achieving personal best performances.