2.3.2. Domain Interactions: Execution and Closing

💡 First Principle: During project execution, the domains of Work, Delivery, and Measurement form a continuous feedback loop, guided by ongoing planning and stakeholder engagement, which all culminates in the final delivery of value at closing.

Scenario: During execution, the team completes a feature (Project Work Domain) and presents it in a demo (Delivery Domain). Stakeholder feedback from the demo (Stakeholder Domain) reveals a new risk (Uncertainty Domain), which triggers a re-planning session (Planning Domain) to adjust the next cycle of work.

Continuing with domain interactions during the project's execution and concluding phases.

Execution:

• Project Work is focus; tasks executed, processes managed. Integration management occurs. Configuration management applied. Team collaboration is critical. Servant leadership removes blockers.
• Delivery produces outputs. Measurement tracks progress, identifies variances. Uncertainty manifests; responses implemented. Stakeholder engagement ongoing. Planning continues adaptively.
• Interactions: Team affects Work speed/quality. Measurement triggers replanning. Issues (Uncertainty) impact Work. Stakeholder feedback influences future Planning/Work.

Closing:

• Final Delivery acceptance sought from Stakeaholders. Project Work focuses on transition/closure. Lessons learned captured. Measurement assesses outcomes/benefits.
• Team retrospectives/transition. Stakeholder communication focuses on closure.
• Interactions: Stakeholder acceptance confirms Delivery success. Final Measurement assesses value achievement. Lessons learned feed knowledge.

Considering these interactions helps anticipate downstream effects and manage holistically.

⚠️ Common Pitfall: During execution, focusing so heavily on 'Project Work' (getting tasks done) that other domains like 'Measurement' (are we on track?), 'Uncertainty' (what's coming?), and 'Stakeholder' (are they still happy?) are neglected.

Key Trade-Offs:

• Executing the Plan vs. Adapting the Plan: There is a constant tension between sticking to the current plan to make progress and pausing to adapt the plan based on new information from other domains.

Reflection Question: How does the 'Measurement' domain act as the "nervous system" of the project during execution, sensing changes and triggering responses in other domains?