Operating at the VP level, it’s about stringent deployment/investment of monetary and engineering resources to remove bottle necks and meeting deliverables through the implementation and control of processes
Guard against over investments and deployment of resources. Market conditions often changes resulting in the inability to reap ROI.
Guard against falling in love with any projects.
Thoroughly examine all available options and choose the most suitable one for the situation.
Justify and make hard if not unpopular choices
Sources: Lessons gleaned from conversation with Ambarish