Are You Struggling to Scale Your Organization ? Need agility but dubious of process BS/dogma? I share reflective, pragmatic, principled takes on how to approach scaling your organization leveraging the essence (rather than theater) of product operating models, agile practices and frameworks, and business operating systems such as EOS and OKRs.
đĄâď¸đ Sniffing your Product Orientation Maturity using Team Names
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Persistence Pioneers UI Architects Embedding Engineers Refactor Rebels Sprint Sprinters Integration Innovators Audio Overview Creators Mind Map Builders YouTube Insights Team Scalability Savants Podcast Summarization Squad Knowledge Connectors Can you guess which product these teams are working on? Letâs say your organization has more âUI Architectsâ or âPersistence Pioneersâ than âKnowledge Connectorsâ or âYoutube Insightsâ. What does it mean about your Product Pyramid? Hereâs a party trick for you: Want a quick sniff test to determine whether your teams are empowered to focus on and deliver outcomes? Look at their names. (Still wondering which Product these teams are working on? NotebookLM) âRead Sniffing your Product Orientation Maturity using Team Names On Your Browserâ â Yours, |
Scaling w/ Agility
Are You Struggling to Scale Your Organization ? Need agility but dubious of process BS/dogma? I share reflective, pragmatic, principled takes on how to approach scaling your organization leveraging the essence (rather than theater) of product operating models, agile practices and frameworks, and business operating systems such as EOS and OKRs.
Ever feel like your product organization is stuck in the mud? Youâre not alone. Many teams start strong, laser-focused on delivering value and achieving product-market fit. But as success scales, things get messy. Dependencies pile up, alignment fades, and suddenly, youâre running a feature factory instead of an empowered product organization. Why Do Product Organizations Stall? Hereâs the typical lifecycle: Early Days: One team, minimal dependencies, clear goals. Itâs all about finding...
Leading an agility journey can often feel lonely. These days, especially, thereâs plenty of complexity, and rapid changeâwhat weâve come to know as VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) or even the newer BANI framework (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible). Building and growing a consulting/advisory business in the agility/product/scaling field also provides plenty of VUCA and BANI. Peer groups, like Masterminds or the Forums used in the Entrepreneur Org (EO) / Young...
I often discuss developing your company/operating model using product techniques. Today's post is a collaboration with my fantastic wife, Vered, where she outlines a somewhat concrete playbook for doing just thatâdeveloping your product playbook like it was a productâcollaboratively, iteratively, focusing on outcomes, steering with evidence. It's the essence of Product Operations. Enjoy! This article is inspired by recent conversations I had with Product Leaders about product operating...