Agile Product Development in Larger Companies

Agile product development, some lessons learned and differences between doing it in a small startup and large companies

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1. "תולוכי תולודג תורבח המו פאטראטסב רצומ להנל ךיא הזמ דומלל! Agile Product Dev The all around picture
2. Who am I to talk? ❖ Co-founder, CTO, Product @overvyoo! ❖ CTO, Product @gettaxi! ❖ CTO @clarizen! ❖ Technology is my passion! ❖ Product is my game! ❖ Nevo and Tamar are what I’m known for
3. What is agile? ❖ Practical hints and methods! ❖ Be more successful! ❖ What is successful?
4. Agile Product ❖ Product - the bridge between sales, marketing, R&D and strategy! ❖ AKA - the person that knows the least in every meeting! ❖ Work in cycles - plan, execute, analyze! ❖ vs. Plan, plan, plan, plan, execute, see what went wrong.
5. Why do it? ❖ Because it’s faster?! ❖ Because it’s considered the best?! ❖ Because programmers want to?! ❖ Because Nasdaq/Investors loves it?
6. Why do it? ❖ Because we have to
7. Startup Life ❖ Target: Product fit! ❖ Speed - fast cycles! ❖ Technology - not set in stone ! ❖ Strategy - not set in stone
8. Lorem Ipsum Dolor Enterprise Target: Monetize ! Speed - but needs to be stable! Technology - now, improve! Strategy - no, tactics
9. The bigger the company.. ❖ HR Issue! ❖ The right people (hiring, communicating)! ❖ Communication! ❖ Ownership! ❖ Planning and Confidence
10. Big companies need to learn ❖ It’s not a hype, it’s a necessity! ❖ Huge old(er) companies are using it (Toyota, IBM)! ❖ It’s all about the people* * always
11. Evangelize in a big company ❖ Understand the fear! ❖ Understand the need! ❖ Understand the traps
12. Prepare ❖ Have patience! ❖ It takes time to win people over! ❖ It takes time to show results! ❖ Have a plan! ❖ It helps people see it’s not just chaos! ❖ It’s always good to have a plan! ❖ Make sure people are aligned! ❖ People don’t like surprises
13. Summary Startup!! Bigger Company The Need Market Fit Monetize Speed Reach Stable Technology Create Improve Strategy Forumlate Execute Communication Easy Hard HR Controlled Uncontrolled