Why won't your team keep the project tool updated, and what would make them want to?
Most project management tools fail the same way. The team stops updating them, the manager starts chasing status, and the tool becomes a report nobody wants to feed.
Sai Prakash, CTO and co-founder of MindStaq, returns to The Leadership Sovereignty Podcast with host Ralph E. Owens II and co-host Terry Baylor, and this conversation continues an ongoing conversation. Sai has spent more than 25 years in technology and product leadership, including six years at Microsoft.
His argument is that the software was aimed at the wrong person. "The software wasn't designed for them, it was designed for the company." Terry adds the view from the team's side of a rollout, and Sai closes on the question that anchors the episode: "Who is the hero of this story? The hero of the story is not your app, it has to be the user."
CHAPTERS
00:00 — Opening and Introductions
02:30 — Why Teams Resist Project Tools
07:10 — Software Designed for the Company, Not the Person
10:56 — Building AI Around the Individual
13:40 — Carrot Versus Stick, Driving Real Adoption
16:56 — Who Is the Hero of the Story
20:24 — The Line AI Should Never Cross
22:40 — Closing Thoughts
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