Management based on processes and hierarchy is definitely a more secure and a faster way to get well known tasks done. The best sides of self-management are found in innovation and in solving complex problems.
Future trends in product organizations for 2020–2025
Product organizations change constantly and therefore the future trends are an interesting topic. What do you think about these changes?
The benefits of a product strategy are undeniable!
Why do you need a product strategy?
An effective product strategy makes portfolio management and prioritization more easy and efficient. On the blog, we’ll discuss the benefits of a product strategy – and what a good product strategy entails.
Scaling agility can only be done from the company’s own perspective
Scaling agility has to be done from the company’s own perspective and needs. An external model imports external goals, and the scaling will not succeed. The most important thing is to analyze, what would work in your unique situation.
Project Portfolio Management – from Annual Planning to Agile Project Management
Project portfolio management maximizes procurement procedures by optimizing and tracking related procurement investments.
Don’t Outsource Service Design – Learn It!
Customer experience is so important that you should not assign it to a third party. A functional or ready product alone is not enough. You need a positive customer experience because the decision on the excellence of the product or service is made by the user or customer. In order for the customer’s experience to be as consistent with the company’s goals as possible, you need service design.
Why Do We Need Service Design? – The 5 Benefits.
Service design looks at the service comprehensively from the customer’s perspective.
Concepts like customer experience, customer understanding, customer orientation, service promise and value proposition are basic concepts of service design, without forgetting the business resources. Read more in our blog!
Business Case Gets Lean
While agile methods are already being deployed in product development, the majority of
mid-sized and large companies still use the traditional waterfall model in the development of
their business operations.
What Is Product Management?
Product management is the management of a product or service that aims to maximize the product’s monetary value. Product strategy is an important part of product management.
Lies, Damned Lies, Business Cases
The value of ideas and innovations is often side railed, since the management makes decisions based on the great presentations and a business cases built on wild assumptions and wishful thinking.
Does SAFe® Require Product Managers?
The Scaled Agile Framework has significantly increased in popularity lately. Agile software development methods are already part of everyday life even in large industrial companies, and there is a need for scalable processes. But why SAFe, and what does it entail from the point of view of product management?