Case Study: Two Sigma builds credibility for long-running technical projects with Range

Two Sigma and Range discuss boring plans for long-running technical projects over 2 years

Two Sigma, a financial sciences company, faced the challenge of planning and executing long-running, company-wide technical platform upgrades without disrupting ongoing work. They needed a strategy to manage these complex projects, build credibility with stakeholders, and incrementally deliver value, rather than just focusing on innovative but unfinished technical launches. Range facilitated a discussion on their Lead Time Chats podcast to explore these challenges.

Range, through its Lead Time Chats platform, provided a forum for Two Sigma's Managing Director, Camille Fournier, to share key strategies for creating effective "boring plans." The solution emphasized comprehensive planning that included technical implementation, migration, security, and finding high-profile alpha use cases to demonstrate value early. This approach helped Two Sigma build credibility for long-term projects, reward team members for tedious work, and avoid a graveyard of unfinished products, ultimately leading to more predictable and stable rollouts of company-wide platform updates.

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