While doing gardening and yard work this past weekend, I was thinking about the scope of the work. I likely could spend a lot of time and money on my yard, but I have to scope the project. At Amazon, we often talk about scope in terms of MLP (minimum lovable product) and what will be in or out of the product when it launches. (And no, my yard doesn’t meet the bar of a lovable product… hah!) But we can also talk about the scope and complexity of our role. Having your current work be at the scope and complexity of the level you want to be at is important to get promoted. To get promoted at companies like Amazon, you need to demonstrate that you are operating at the next level – consistently enough to give a promotion committee confidence in your readiness for promotion. But how do you increase your scope and complexity within your current role and projects? Let’s talk about it.
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While doing gardening and yard work this past weekend, I was thinking about the scope of the work. I likely could spend a lot of time and money on my yard, but I have to scope the project. At Amazon, we often talk about scope in terms of MLP (minimum lovable product) and what will be in or out of the product when it launches. (And no, my yard doesn’t meet the bar of a lovable product… hah!) But we can also talk about the scope and complexity of our role. Having your current work be at the scope and complexity of the level you want to be at is important to get promoted. To get promoted at companies like Amazon, you need to demonstrate that you are operating at the next level – consistently enough to give a promotion committee confidence in your readiness for promotion. But how do you increase your scope and complexity within your current role and projects? Let’s talk about it.