Reimagining a Fable

Many of us grew up with the fable, the rabbit and the tortoise in some variety.

It’s applicable in today’s world, too.

If you are not making progress, and are standing still, you will be passed by those making progress, however small.

The turtle approach is perfectly fine as small, incremental improvements allow for steady, incremental progress.

The rabbit, who jumps out to an early lead, then stagnates, will lose out because of two reasons:

1. The finish line will move in today’s world.
2. Momentum towards a goal helps culture.

In your ITSM and ITAM programs, you must find ways to understand desired stakeholder outcomes and how to nimbly make progress.