Product Management with Kanban - Toronto Agile Conference 2020

What should we work on now, later, and never? When will it be ready? What is the status of our current commitments? Do our teams even have the capability and capacity to deliver on our promises to our customers? These are the challenges and risks that product managers need to manage on a daily basis. In this interactive session, we'll explore ways that Kanban can help you improve decision making, manage risk, improve transparency, and make promises you can keep.

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1. I CAN KEEP MY PROMISES PRODUCT MANAGEMENT WITH KANBAN Miro link: tiny.cc/mirotac20 WORK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PROBLEM 20th Century's playbook! About servicing the imbalance, not addressing it. Unsustainable! PRODUCT MANAGEMENT NEEDS A MECHANISM TO REPLENISH ITS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND. Source of demand Capacity- Limited Services (Vague) Ideas Delivery. WIP Limited. SELECTION: IF ONLY THIS WORKED! Let's Decide on Risks to Manage Market Role [Table Stakes -> Differentiator] Tech Risk [Unknown Soln. -> Commodity] Urgency [Opportunity about to expire -> Long Shelf Life] Strategic Horizon [H1 Develop Core -> H3 Develop New] Market Lifecycle [Laggard -> Enthusiast] Which ones should we use to decide on an option? Place 3 dots! Acceptable Risk Threshold OPTION 1 OPTION 2 Let's Visualize the Risk! KIVIAT CHART FOUR COMMON PRODUCT MANAGER QUESTIONS Do we have the capability and capacity to deliver on our promises? What should we work on now, later, never? Is this roadmap realistic? How do we make high quality decisions in a fast- paced environment? WHICH TWO ARE DO YOU ENCOUNTER THE MOST? VOTE FOR YOUR TWO USING A DOT. MORE RESOURCES AT squirrelnorth.com Miro link: tiny.cc/mirotac20 Options Next Options Good Options Market Risk: Is this the right thing for our market? Technical Risk? What are the implications of attempting to deliver this?
2. FOUR COMMON PRODUCT MANAGER QUESTIONS Do we have the capability and capacity to deliver on our promises? What should we work on now, later, never? Is this roadmap realistic? How do we make high quality decisions in a fast- paced environment? WHICH TWO ARE DO YOU ENCOUNTER THE MOST? VOTE FOR YOUR TWO USING A DOT. Miro link: tiny.cc/mirotac20
3. Miro link: tiny.cc/mirotac20
5. FOUR COMMON PRODUCT MANAGER QUESTIONS Do we have the capability and capacity to deliver on our promises? What should we work on now, later, never? Is this roadmap realistic? How do we make high quality decisions in a fast- paced environment? WHICH TWO ARE DO YOU ENCOUNTER THE MOST? VOTE FOR YOUR TWO USING A DOT.
6. WORK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PROBLEM 20th Century's playbook! About servicing the imbalance, not addressing it. Unsustainable!
11. WORK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PROBLEM 20th Century's playbook! About servicing the imbalance, not addressing it. Unsustainable!
15. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT NEEDS A MECHANISM TO REPLENISH ITS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND. Source of demand Capacity- Limited Services
17. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT NEEDS A MECHANISM TO REPLENISH ITS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND. Source of demand Capacity- Limited Services
21. (Vague) Ideas Delivery. WIP Limited. Options Next Options Good Options Market Risk: Is this the right thing for our market? Technical Risk? What are the implications of attempting to deliver this?
25. (Vague) Ideas Delivery. WIP Limited. Options Next Options Good Options Market Risk: Is this the right thing for our market? Technical Risk? What are the implications of attempting to deliver this?
29. SELECTION: IF ONLY THIS WORKED! Let's Decide on Risks to Manage Market Role [Table Stakes -> Differentiator] Tech Risk [Unknown Soln. -> Commodity] Urgency [Opportunity about to expire -> Long Shelf Life] Strategic Horizon [H1 Develop Core -> H3 Develop New] Market Lifecycle [Laggard -> Enthusiast] Which ones should we use to decide on an option? Place 3 dots! Acceptable Risk Threshold OPTION 1 OPTION 2 Let's Visualize the Risk! KIVIAT CHART
33. SELECTION: IF ONLY THIS WORKED!
35. Let's Decide on Risks to Manage Market Role [Table Stakes -> Differentiator] Tech Risk [Unknown Soln. -> Commodity] Urgency [Opportunity about to expire -> Long Shelf Life] Strategic Horizon [H1 Develop Core -> H3 Develop New] Market Lifecycle [Laggard -> Enthusiast] Which ones should we use to decide on an option? Place 3 dots!
36. Acceptable Risk Threshold OPTION 1 OPTION 2 Let's Visualize the Risk! KIVIAT CHART
40. MORE RESOURCES AT squirrelnorth.com
43. MORE RESOURCES AT squirrelnorth.com