Stage-gate vs lean: structuring product development without strangling it

invalid@example.com (Aior), Aior
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:50:27 +0000
Product Development

Two opposite failure modes​
Product development goes wrong in two characteristic ways. Either the company has too little structure — every project is a hero's journey, schedules slip, learnings don't transfer — or it has too much structure, projects spend more time on gate reviews than on actual development, and bold ideas die in committee.

The right answer is in the middle, and it's specific to the company's risk profile...