What's the opposite of looking at the big picture?

[Bernadine]

I'm writing a recommendation for someone, and I need a professional-sounding way to say that he not only looks at the big picture, but also...the small details?  But I can't think of a good way to word it.

[MrsAxilla]

Getting lost in the weeds. Attention to detail.

[flex]

Can't see the forest for the trees?

[candreco]

Bogged down in small details, in the weeds.

[thebuddhagouda]

Good attention to detail if it's positive

Focuses on details to the detriment of the whole picture if not

[Bernadine]

Lol, no, in a good way. Like, he sees how the smaller picture fits into the bigger picture.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

He is capable of managing details without losing sight of the ultimate goal?

[sparkythelawyer]

He can see the big picture without getting mired down in the minutiae.

[05heel]

Here are some of the buzzwords in my office. You can insert them into anything, Mad-Libs style.

enterprise thinking
swimlanes
deliverables
value-added
reach out
stakeholders
ownership

[nomad100]

Dec 2, 2014 11:31:48 GMT -5 sparkythelawyer said:

He can see the big picture without getting mired down in the minutiae.

This.

Plus, I, for some reason, love the word minutiae.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

John is capable of enterprise thinking while focusing on value-added deliverables in the swimlanes while reaching out to stakeholders to increase their ownership.

[05heel]

Dec 2, 2014 11:38:35 GMT -5 thinkofthesoldiers said:

John is capable of enterprise thinking while focusing on value-added deliverables in the swimlanes while reaching out to stakeholders to increase their ownership.

It's like poetry. 

[05heel]

Dec 2, 2014 11:43:47 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Are swimlanes like silos? My field has silos. I'm also a midwesterner.

Who the heck knows?  The take-home message is that my swimlanes contain my action items that comprise my deliverables that add value.  My stakeholders have similar asks, and we have frequent touchpoints so we can brainstorm and drill down to the core insights, and confirm buy-in of the associated outcomes.  All without going down the rabbit hole of course.  Those topics are placed in the parking lot for brown-papering at future workshops.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

Dec 2, 2014 11:52:06 GMT -5 05heel said:

Dec 2, 2014 11:43:47 GMT -5 @astrid said:

Are swimlanes like silos? My field has silos. I'm also a midwesterner.

Who the heck knows?  The take-home message is that my swimlanes contain my action items that comprise my deliverables that add value.  My stakeholders have similar asks, and we have frequent touchpoints so we can brainstorm and drill down to the core insights, and confirm buy-in of the associated outcomes.  All without going down the rabbit hole of course.  Those topics are placed in the parking lot for brown-papering at future workshops.

I worked this job once. i had to have a flow chart in my notes to follow all the bullshit put out there. Mine was for a nonprofit.

[Bernadine]

What were the buzz words like 5-10 years ago? I'm a fed.

Lol, kidding, thanks for the help!

[MWOS]

I'm sensing a paradigm shift in this post

[Deleted]

Dec 2, 2014 12:21:53 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

He enjoys looking at pictures both big and small!

I can't stop laughing at this.

My suggestion: "He can both see the big picture and attend to details."

Keep it simple.

[vanillacourage]

He's adding to your value proposition. Clearly.

[05heel]

Dec 2, 2014 12:20:25 GMT -5 thinkofthesoldiers said:

Dec 2, 2014 11:52:06 GMT -5 05heel said:

Who the heck knows?  The take-home message is that my swimlanes contain my action items that comprise my deliverables that add value.  My stakeholders have similar asks, and we have frequent touchpoints so we can brainstorm and drill down to the core insights, and confirm buy-in of the associated outcomes.  All without going down the rabbit hole of course.  Those topics are placed in the parking lot for brown-papering at future workshops.

I worked this job once. i had to have a flow chart in my notes to follow all the bullshit put out there. Mine was for a nonprofit.

I'm guessing the flowchart was actually a circle. 

When you come up with a solution, the final step is to ask whether there was actually a problem.  No?  Then create one and start the process over again.  Yes?  Start over again anyway.

[moolarkey]

swimlanes and wheelhouse both need to die.

[Deleted]

Excellent attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture?

[WOT?*]

Dec 2, 2014 14:16:47 GMT -5 moolarkey said:

swimlanes and wheelhouse both need to die.

Or at least moved to the parking lot.

[atarianna]

I was going to say short sighted