Idea approved, now what’s next?

So, your idea has just been approved and now part of the portfolio backlog… what’s next?

Pull it from the portfolio backlog to the program backlog?

No. Get it prioritized first … this way you are always working on the right thing at the right time all the time. If your idea is on the top / highest priority, then pull it from the portfolio backlog to the program backlog where it gets prioritized vis-a-vis the items that are already in the program backlog; when it bubbles up, then it can proceed to be worked on in the ‘Continuous Exploration’ — the first element of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP).

To be continued…