Robert Snyder joins the Michigan ACMP Chapter to discuss his book "Innovation Portfolio: Five Verbs Shape Your Team’s Legacy." Grab a copy today from your favorite book store and be part of a lively discussion with Robert during our November Book Club.
About the Book
Today’s conversation centers on Robert’s second book, casually titled “Five Verbs.” The foundations for the book include 1) everything a project might govern with Four Adjectives (RACI) and 2) all work done in the spirit of collaboration … is simpler, more transparent, and more durable governed by Five Verbs (draft, review, revise, approve, and distribute). Five Verbs manages an organization’s “Expectation Portfolio” representing its accountability, alignment, and low marginal cost to change its mind (in other words, low documentation = high marginal cost to take next steps with recent decisions).
Every change professional leaves certain things for those who come after them. Consciously or not, every change team leaves a legacy for the next team. Being cheap with documentation causes future innovation costs to skyrocket. The right documentation is nothing short of a love letter to your future team.
Your project plans don’t need 20, 30, or 40 different verbs. This is noise and counterproductive complexity. Your project plan needs to govern an elegant expectation factory and can govern this factory with Five Verbs. Five Verbs is a ruthlessly disciplined yet generous and empathetic framework to achieve success today and tomorrow.
About the Author
Robert Snyder is the founder and president of Innovation Elegance, LLC. His thirty-year career spans roles such as developer, project management, change management, sales enablement, and the performing arts. His career path includes corporate roles, consulting roles, startups, PMP, and Agile certifications. He’s performed in numerous vocal, dance, and theater ensembles. Robert earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and his MBA in Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Robert is publishing a series of books that formulate a people-centric innovation methodology.
- “Innovation Elegance: Transcending Agile with Ruthlessness and Grace” (available now)
- “Innovation Portfolio: Five Verbs Shape Your Team’s Legacy” (available now)
- “Elegant Leadership: Distinguishing the Good, the Bad, and the False” (targeting 2025)
