Vous vous lancez dans un nouveau projet. Comment pouvez-vous appliquer les leçons de lancement de produits passées pour améliorer l’évaluation des risques ?

When starting a new project, we use a launch feedback matrix to apply past product launch lessons to risk evaluation. In this case we create a matrix that maps out key risks from previous launches and the effectiveness of mitigation strategies. Then, we pair this with customer feedback analysis to predict potential challenges and refine our risk assessment. Additionally, we implement a post-mortem review loop, revisiting past projects regularly to update our risk management framework with new insights. This continuous feedback loop ensures that our current project benefits from evolving lessons, allowing for more precise risk evaluation.

É muito importante ter a agilidade sempre em mente quando iniciar novos projetos. Prototipar e percebendo o erro é hora de se reposicionar e testar novas possibilidades. Insistir em posições que já se provaram ineficazes pode trazer grandes prejuízos no curto e longo prazo.

"After any operation in the Indian Army, a "debrief" is the normin order to capture lessons learned for future use. Likewise in a corporate setting, the 'Lessons Learned' section in the organization's OPAs should be the first reference prior to new project or product launch. Review these records to identify past risks, bottlenecks, and resolutions. Leverage SME insights and team experience to refine market research approaches. Continuously gather user feedback, assess its relevance, and implement necessary changes. Ensure follow-up and course correction to adapt to evolving project needs and ensure success.

Learning is an iterative process, you can make use if your past experiences in your previous projects and inject this knowledge into your present and future projects, for example risk management approach, Risk management plan, Risk register, issues occurred, and Risks that hadn't been addressed, you can analyse all this data to know what went wrong and what went right, then you can update your current and future Risk management strategy, approach and plan.

In my experience, leveraging lessons from past projects can significantly refine risk evaluation. One key practice is a detailed post-mortem analysis of prior product launches. Identify both technical and operational weaknesses, and then map these risks to the new project’s scope. Additionally, past customer feedback is an invaluable resource. Analyzing recurring issues or complaints can help forecast future pain points. Finally, integrating these lessons into a dynamic risk management framework ensures continuous improvement. This approach keeps your strategy proactive, allowing you to preempt issues rather than react. Take action by making post-launch reviews a standard in your process for every project.