🔄 Balancing Product Vision: The Art of Top-Down & Bottom-Up Planning
Join Matt Watson and Dave Reinhold, Fractional CPO, in an intellectually stimulating exploration of modern product development dynamics. This episode illuminates the delicate balance between executive vision and engineering insights, offering a fresh perspective on how successful products emerge from collaborative planning.
Dive deep into the nuanced world of product planning as Dave Reinhold shares his expertise on bridging the gap between business objectives and technical execution. Discover how combining top-down strategic vision with bottom-up engineering insights creates a more robust and effective product development process while exploring the critical role of structured collaboration in driving innovation.

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Key Discussion Points:
🎯 The evolving role of product leadership in modern organizations
🔄 Balancing strategic vision with technical feasibility
💡 Engineering team empowerment and voice in product decisions
âš¡ Managing technical debt versus feature development
📊 Framework for evaluating engineering proposals
🌱 Creating sustainable product development processes
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction and role of fractional CPO
1:33 - Product direction challenges
3:04 - Strategic planning fundamentals
5:55 - Sales-driven development discussion
8:55 - Engineering team involvement
12:39 - Bottom-up innovation approaches
15:00 - Balancing technical debt
21:45 - Framework for evaluating proposals
24:15 - Practical decision-making tools
26:48 - Venture CPO services overview
Transform your product development approach through strategic collaboration and balanced planning. Join our community of innovators dedicated to building better products through inclusive, thoughtful development processes.
