It’s important to start small and iterate The film centres around Dr Heiter’s ambitious plan. His MVP involved “connecting” 3 dogs. The experiment didn’t work out well but gave him invaluable information for his next attempt. PM takeaway: Start small & iterate
Concentrate on the problem, not the solution Dr Heiter spent so long trying to determine whether he could perform his operation that he forgot to coherently explain why he even wanted to do it. PM takeaway: Don’t get obsessed with technology. Concentrate on use cases.
Sustainability is important It didn’t take long before the victims of his scheme started to suffer from his short-term thinking & poor hygiene practices. PM takeaway: Even the best product has tech debt - you need a plan to mitigate it
Communication is everything Dr Heiter reduced his chance of getting timely user feedback by only allowing one of his victims, a Japanese man, the ability to speak. Crucially, Heiter didn’t speak Japanese. PM takeaway: Give everyone a voice & be aware of cultural differences
Where there’s a will there’s a way Dr Heiter was eventually thwarted through a combination of the efforts of his victims and local law enforcement. They battled incredible odds to “win” the day. PM takeaway: Even when times are hard, sometimes you have to keep pushing
Wouldn’t it make more sense for the Lego man head to fit into alternating butt slots instead of the left one only? This way the centipede doesn’t list to the left.
Why? The method described above already does the needed task perfectly, and without needing to design and produce a new part. Did you learn nothing from The Human Centipede (2009)?
Also if we give it the benefit of the doubt (and it really is a stretch to make this work lol): I could make the argument that this person meant to write: “The movie has such a terrible premise, yet it was successful enough to have two sequels. Learning how it got that success despite the material’s premise taught me these 5 things about product management:” and just worded it terribly.
“Project Management Lessons from ‘The Shawshank Redemption’: Building Success Against All Odds”
Article Summary:
“in the article parallels are drawn between the challenges faced by Andy Dufresney in the iconic movie and the principles of effective project management. key lessons include the importance of resilience and determination in overcoming obstacles, the strategic use of resources to achieve long-term goals, and the value of building strong relationships and alliances to support project success.” etc. etc.
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