Jibu sio kuchagua, bali kutenganisha na kufadhili vyote kwa maka na maksa. Utekelezaji wa kutegemeka unaweka biashara ikiendelea leo; ujuzi wa kukamatia mambo mapya unaweka juhudi iwe na umuhimu kesho. CTO lazima alinde muda na muundo kwa kila moja.
Njia ya kulimba hayo
ALLOCATE CAPACITY EXPLICITLY (a common split)
- ~70% → core delivery & incremental improvement
- ~20% → adjacent bets and larger improvements
- ~10% → exploration / genuinely new ideas
PROTECT INNOVATION FROM DELIVERY PRESSURE
- Dedicated time/teams so it is not crushed by deadlines
- Accept that most experiments will fail
Mfano wa horizon (core / adjacent / transformational) husaidia kuhakikisha kuwa hauinvesti kabisa katika sasa.
