Absolutely thrilled to share this fantastic moment from our tech team! 🚀We recently had an inspiring keynote from Ken Knoll, Director Sales and CRM Tech at IU Group, on 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🌟 From exploring anti-patterns of feature factories to discussing balanced team dynamics, the session was deeply engaging. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀! 🤝 Further highlights included: - Business Alignment: Connect product goals with business objectives. - Discovery Mindset: Focus on evidence before committing. - Measure Success: Track every feature's impact. As a leading 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 company, we're dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration in tech & engineering, embracing our mission: EDUCATE PEOPLE WITH THE BEST TECHNOLOGY! 🌍✨ #Edutech #Transformation #TechLeadership 💼👩💻👨💻
What do you see in the picture? The answer might SHOCK you!! A) A demonstration of how to correctly order three beers in a German bar without raising suspicion B) Me counting Marty Cagan's three principles that drive the product model in German fashion C) A lesson in stealing company merch to save on clothing expenses If you've guessed "all of the above", you are absolutely correct – I had the pleasure of addressing the tech & engineering community at IU Group with a keynote on the product model #transformation. I saw a lot of nods and grins when walking through the anti-patterns of feature factories, but also really engaged questions on how to drive the change towards an outcome-driven product operating model. I recall a particularly interesting question along the lines of "But, can we maybe have some teams that work in the product model, whereas others remain a 🏭 ?". I don't think there's a right answer. Long-term: Absolutely not, because who's gonna want to work for this team? But short-term: Absolutely. We can't change an entire company in a day. So there will be teams running ahead, testing and experimenting and paving the way for others. My key message to people working in product & engineering: Get super close to your business peers, hug them tightly and don't let go! We have more agency than we think and we can do a lot of small, yet effective things to drive the change: 1. Understand the business objectives. Work their objectives into product objectives instead of waiting for a long feature wish-list. Understand the impact mechanics between product and business outcomes and agree on a strategy that benefits both users and business. 2. Change the mode: Don't commit to delivery right away. Say "yes, and" – "in order to make sure we're doing this right, let's do Discovery". Sneak in actual experiments to create evidence whether we're building the right things! 3. Start instrumenting and measuring each and every feature to make sure we're delivering valuable stuff. Stop flying blind :)