Products, Portfolios, & P-Teams, Oh My!

How do we lead product teams and grow them to be successful?

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1. C. TODD LOMBARDO @iamctodd
2. PRODUCTS, PORTFOLIOS, & P-TEAMS, OH MY! How did we get here? C Todd Lombardo – VP of Product @ MachineMetrics, Co-Author Roadmaps Relaunched — @iamctodd — hello@ctodd.com
3. SOURCE: ICSE 2017
4. Software Development “Lean” Software Development Toyota Lean ProductionSystem Building the wrong feature or product Extra features Overproduction Mismanaging the backlog Partially done work Inventory Rework Defects Defects Unnecessarily complex solutions Not described Value Extraneous cognitive load Not described Psychological distress Not described Waiting & Multitasking Delays Task switching Waiting Movement (of people) Knowledge loss Relearning Extra Processing Ineffective communication Not described Not described Not observed Handoffs Transport (of goods)
5. HOW WE MANAGE & MAKE PRODUCTS A super short history
6. “Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (1776)
8. HOW CAN WE MORE PREDICTABLY MAKE PRODUCT?
11. SOURCE: GANTTCHARTS.COM
12. HOW CAN WE MANAGE WASTE?
13. SOURCE: TOYOTA-PRODUCTION.CO
14. HOW DO WE LEAD WHEN THE PLAN CHANGES?
15. AGILEMANIFESTO.ORG
16. WHERE DOES IT SAY WE HAVE TO HAVE A STANDUP EVERY DAY?
17. AGILEMANIFESTO.ORG
18. SOURCE: ICSE 2017
19. MANAGING TENSIONS
20. USER NEEDS ——— BUSINESS GOALS SHIP ONE ————— BUILD MANY WAITING —— CONTEXT SWITCHING
21. TEAM DOES IT ———— YOU DO IT ON ROADMAP —— NEW REQUEST
23. WHAT BENEFITS DO YOU GET FROM USING A ROADMAP? Communicating what’s next Obtaining Alignment Prioritization Communicating Vision
24. HOW DO YOU UPDATE YOUR ROADMAPS? Monthly Quarterly Weekly Ad-Hoc
25. WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE YOU FACE WITH ROADMAPS?
26. MY FIRST PORTFOLIO ROADMAP (Spoiler: It was a Gantt Chart and it sucked)
28. THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS: MS PROJECT EXPORT
29. OTHER EXAMPLES
32. Source: ProdPad
33. Source: ProdPad
34. COMPANY VISION THEME OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE THEME EXPERIMENT FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE THEME THEME THEME THEME EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT FEATURE FEATURE inspired by: Teresa Torres EXPERIMENT FEATURE ROADMAP VISION PRODUCT A PRODUCT B VISION
35. ROADMAPS HELP, BUT HOW ALIGNED ARE YOUR TEAMS? Are you all working towards a shared vision or shared outcomes?
36. about.gitlab.com/direction/
37. P-TEAMS The “P” ain’t for Product
38. MANAGER VS LEADER VS COACH
39. MANAGER — “GO!” LEADER — “LET’S GO!” COACH — “WHERE TO GO?”
40. YOU TEAM PROBLEM W e focus here We should coach here
41. P — PURPOSE T — TRIBE E — ENVIRONMENT A — AUTONOMY M — MASTERY
42. WHAT WAS MOST USEFUL FOR YOU? Vielen Dank! C. Todd Lombardo hello@ctodd.com @iamctodd