Few people would likely dispute that a product owner or product manager “own” the product in most organizations. What do I mean by own? I mean having responsibility for optimizing the value of …
Product Management Toolkits
Four Points to Consider. Several months ago we conducted an informal survey of product management toolkits. Hardly scientific, we were very interested in understanding perceptions of their value. Why? Because as …
The Chronicles of an Enterprise Agile Transformation – Common Ground?
Part Two: Five Equals One? We left off with the cross-functional leadership team being asked by senior management what our organizational Agile objectives were? Going into this exercise I thought …
New Product Management Track at Code Camp Silicon Valley
Several months ago Cindy Solomon made me aware of Silicon Valley Code Camp. As it turns out, this gathering of engineers has quite a following. Like many folks in adjoining professions, …
How Take Charge Product Management Came to Be
Steven and I are very actively engaged in the product management community. We conduct product manager and product team training’s for individuals and organizations, I teach product management at DePaul University, …
A Case Study in the Making: The Chronicles of an Enterprise Agile Transformation
Background and Context Over the past several years a lot has been written, discussed, and debated over the transition to Agile development. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m never …