{"id":1164,"date":"2025-11-19T12:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/?page_id=1164"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:01:14","slug":"tooling-example","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/online\/tech\/tooling-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Tooling\u00a0example"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-green\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"931\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-782 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad.jpg\" style=\"object-position:80% 14%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"80% 14%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad-800x388.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/office-table-with-cup-coffee-keyboard-notepad-1536x745.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(255,255,255) 34%,rgba(255,255,255,0.58) 65%,rgba(255,0,0,0) 99%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-99cca8a2 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><nav style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-72be065f wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Technology \u2013 Level 2\"><ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/360-degree-visbility\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Visbility<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/mapping\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Dependencies<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/tooling\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Tooling<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/tools-people-process-progress\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Tech-conundrum<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-49031cb4b1744a129271dd1611534cc4 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\">Tooling\u00a0example<\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1131\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Construction-worker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Construction-worker.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Construction-worker-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Construction-worker-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Construction-worker-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mapping out all the work in a division or a company is a complex task, because it involves configuring the tool to align with the ways of working in the business, as well as mapping the dependencies between teams and departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conceptually, the tool allows you to break the strategy down into six-month goals for the business. These can then be translated into plans (roadmaps), then into epics (blocks of delivery over three to six months), then into features (2\u201312 weeks), and finally into items or tasks to do the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hierarchy-of-tasks-1-1920x1062.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hierarchy-of-tasks-1-1920x1062.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hierarchy-of-tasks-1-800x442.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hierarchy-of-tasks-1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hierarchy-of-tasks-1-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hierarchy-of-tasks-1-2048x1133.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means the work can be rolled up from a sub-task in a sprint right up to the overall strategy, with dashboards provided to summarise progress. This could look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4-1920x1200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4-1920x1200.png 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4-800x500.png 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then we get into specifics like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do the boards look like for different teams (app, travel, etc.)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do other divisions log demand for these teams?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the milestones on the timeline?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How are dependencies logged and tracked?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does stakeholder feedback sessions look like?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We help organisations structure these tools and then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Onboard people into the tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Train them in the use of the tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist with ingesting work into the tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist with the change process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist with tool adoption strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help prevent \u201cgarbage in, garbage out\u201d scenarios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then help with the people and process elements that surface when a tool like this is used. If the reporting from the tool is not giving the view that\u2019s needed, then either there is a people challenge around adoption and tool usage, or there is a process issue that results in information not showing up in reporting as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide tools is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-086dc8cf wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-green\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1319 size-full\" alt=\"\" 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