As part of the next workshop - budgetting part 2 - I would like to talk about revenue recognition and SRED, two processes that no PM course teaches and yet most professional services agencies will require you to know the basics. How many of you ever dealt with those two topics?

After Salesforce realized that letting a few thousand employees go and trying to replace them with AI was a bad idea, they had to rehire to deal with some of the problems this entire situation created. However, no one is hiring junior-level positions. I don't think we can blame AI for this. I believe this is a sign of a struggling economy. But for us, this is a problem today and 3 years from now. I am preparing the next workshop and it seems like it will be about budgeting challenges. One area where I would typically balance a budget on a longer project is to get a mid-level developer to help with general maintenance, which after 2 months of being on a team and some good oversight, they can do. Still a net positive value add, but at lower resource cost than a senior-level dev. Well, if we are not hiring any junior-level developers today, all intermedate will become seniors and 3 years from now I will struggle to get a balanced team. And AI won’t solve this problem. What makes a good intermediate person worth bringing on the team is critical thinking, which AI struggles with. At least for now. What is the outlook in your line of work?

And why? In preparation for the AI adoption strategy, I am trying ot understand which platform is used the most by members of our community. ChatGPT seems like an obvious choice, but my mind is shifting toward Claude, but that is simply because I got access to it at work; at home, I still mostly use ChatGPT. That shapes what I know and how I interact with AI tools, which will have some impact on the adoption strategy. Also, if there are any particular things any of you want me to cover, do let me know.

I am finalizing the content for the "Introduction to budgeting" workshop, and I would like to schedule it. I want to find a time that works for most of you, but that is always a challenge. I think @Nauman Mithani @Harleen Seehra @Aina Alive @Lliam Magee @Vlad Gavrilov were quite interested in this workshop so please indicate what works for you I will adjust my schedule to yours.

I had a very interesting conversation with a friend of mine who is seeking advice on formulating a decision framework. Sometimes teams focus so much on collaboration that they lose sight of what is important - the product in the hands of the customer. Analysis paralysis creeps in, and despite a lot of meetings and discussion, nothing really gets delivered. Hence, there is a need for a decision framework, where if no decision can be made by the group, a decision will be made by the framework. Did any of you ever set such a system in place? If yes, share your thoughts; if no, ask questions about it.