I am available to speak at corporate and industry events. Here are abstracts of my latest presentations.
From Fragile to Agile: agile beyond the product team
This session explores the success of agile development, and its impact on product management. But let’s look beyond the product team to the entire process from idea to creation to delivery to customers. Can we be an agile enterprise? Now that we’ve optimized development, it’s time to get the rest of the company on board. Based on my ebook From Fragile to Agile: agile beyond the product team.
- Expertise and the product team
- Agile’s impact on the rest of the company
- Creating an agile enterprise
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Product management expertise: beyond the tactical role
Product managers are overwhelmed with too many responsibilities that require too many areas of expertise. In this session, we explore the four types of expertise for product managers and define an ideal product management organization. Based on my ebook Product management expertise: beyond the tactical role.
- The “everything” role
- Product management expertise
- Defining your ideal team
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1-5-5-5: Don’t let internal processes put you out of business
What’s the best way to communicate: a multi-page document or an index card? How do you find the balance between not enough and too much process? This session helps define a planning process in tune with your company’s risk profile.
In this talk, Steve Johnson explores 1-5-5-5:
- one research tool that gives the best insights;
- five questions you should be asking your customers;
- five living documents; and
- five principles that ensure the right amount of process.
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