Product Agility
Less Method. More Meaning.The world of Product Discovery and Creation is becoming increasingly challenging due to mistakes and missed opportunities that are prevalent in agile teams, large-scale Scrum and all other agile frameworks. History has shown that when organisations try and scale their product development to more than one cross-functional team, mistakes are made that cut short many chances of getting all possible benefits.The route of this for many is the need for more attention paid to the incredible advancements in Product Management driven by hordes of professional Product People who prove that making their customers happier is not a pipe dream but a hard and fast reality.This podcast exists to explore all topics related to Product and Agility and Coaching. How do you marry the agile principles with Product discovery?Is it really possible to have hundreds of cross-functional teams (or Product Teams) all working from an effectively prioritised single Product Backlog and a dedicated Product Owner?How can you embrace continuous improvement and empirical process control for your product, people and processes?Ever wondered how to overcome the problems people face when trying to scale the Product Owner role and how it relates to Product Management and Product Teams?Baffled by how to define a product in such a way that enables Feature Teams (aka Product Teams) and why doing wrong means you will only ever be stuck with technical teams? Scrum Teams are not compatible with modern product management techniques.Want to know what Product Focus means and how the right focus makes creating a shippable product less painful?Need to get your head around how to blend modern product management techniques with Sprint Planning and Sprint Reviews to achieve Product Increments that cover the entire product?This podcast's original focus was on Scaling Scrum vs Single-Team Scrum and how organisations can reap the benefits of Scrum when working on a larger product but still keeping a single product backlog. We found many Product People liked what we said, and then the penny dropped. This isn't a podcast about scaling Scrum or the limitations of single-team Scrum.This podcast is for Product People & agile advocates who coach or get their hands dirty with Product creation.We promise there is no Taboo topic that we will not explore on your behalf. We aim to transcend the conversations about a single team, Daily Scrums, Scrum Masters and the double-diamond and bring everyone together into responsible teams dedicated to working on the entire product to make their customers happier and their lives more fulfilling.Come and join us on our improvement towards perfection, and give us your feedback (we have a strong customer focus, too), and who knows, perhaps we will discover the magic wand that we can wave over all the broken agile and sudo-products to create a more resilient and adaptable future by bringing the worlds of Product, Agility and coaching together.This podcast has the conversations and insights you need.
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Oct 4, 2024 • 13min
The Innovation Equation: A Blueprint for Disruptive Products with Ashley Nicodemus - Productized 24 TalkInTen
Send us a textProductized 2024 is our third conference of the year, and we’re thrilled to bring you exclusive bonus episodes straight from this dynamic event! In this special TalkInTen series, we dive into concise conversations with industry leaders at the forefront of product and business agility. Packed with fresh ideas, innovative frameworks, and real-world stories, these episodes offer actionable insights to help teams adapt and excel. Whether you're looking to improve your product management or enhance team agility, this series has something for you. Our guest in this episode is Ashley Nicodemus, Senior Director of Design at UE Group. Ashley specialises in mission-critical products that require innovative, user-centred designs where failure is not an option. In her workshop, "The Innovation Equation: A Blueprint for Disruptive Products," Ashley shares her expertise in crafting disruptive designs even in high-stakes environments. She walks us through how to create innovative products from scratch, focusing on behaviours and human-centred design rather than just iteration. Her process encourages teams to challenge assumptions, rethink product visions, and drive meaningful innovation.Episode Highlights:Disruptive Design for Mission-Critical Products: Learn how to innovate in industries where success is non-negotiable.The Innovation Equation™: Discover UEGroup’s tool for user-centred innovation that redefines product experiences.Challenging Assumptions: Understand how testing polarising concepts can lead to unexpected and impactful solutions.Whether you're working in mission-critical industries like healthcare, aerospace, or cybersecurity, or simply looking to create truly innovative products, this episode is packed with actionable strategies to help you rethink your approach to product design.Ashley on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-nicodemus-23632867/If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and stay tuned for more great TalkInTen episodes!Use code PROD24 for 15% off Sheev’s training courses.Sheev - https://www.sheev.co.ukHost Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Oct 4, 2024 • 14min
From 0-1: Standing Up Product Operations (with no new hires!) with Denise Tilles - Productized 24 TalkInTen
Send us a textProductized 2024 is our third conference of the year, and we’re thrilled to bring you exclusive insights from this world-class event!In this special TalkInTen series, we sit down with industry leaders at the forefront of product and business agility, sharing actionable wisdom in short, sharp episodes. This year’s conference is filled with innovative frameworks, cutting-edge ideas, and real-world stories designed to help teams and organisations adapt, evolve, and excel.Our second guest is Denise Tilles, co-author with Melissa Perri and an expert in product operations. In this episode, Denise dives into how to set up product operations from scratch—without hiring additional team members! As companies face leaner times, Denise shares how to unlock the hidden potential within your current team, optimise processes, and drive quick wins that can make a compelling case for future investment in product ops.Episode Highlights:Building Product Ops Without New Hires: Practical steps to launch product operations by leveraging existing skills within your team.Quick Wins for Long-Term Success: How to achieve immediate results that make a lasting impact, even with limited resources.The Importance of Product Ops: Insights into why product operations are crucial in leaner times to ensure efficiency and business growth.Denise’s approach shows that even without headcount increases, product operations can be a powerful tool for driving better decisions, improving product performance, and setting the stage for future growth. Whether you’re a product leader or a team looking to establish product ops, this episode is packed with actionable insights that you can implement right away.Connect with Denise Tilles at denisetilles.com for more insights on product operations and how to evaluate if it’s right for your organisation.Denise on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisetilles/If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe for more TalkInTen episodes straight from #Productized24!Use code PROD24 for 15% off Sheev Ltd training courses.Sheev - https://sheev.co.uk/Host Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Oct 3, 2024 • 13min
From Product Management to Strategic Leadership with Becky Flint - Productized 24 TalkInTen
Send us a textProductized 2024 is our third conference of the year, and we’re thrilled to bring you exclusive insights from this world-class event!In this special TalkInTen series, we sit down with industry leaders at the forefront of product and business agility, sharing actionable wisdom in short, sharp episodes. This year’s conference is brimming with innovative frameworks, cutting-edge ideas, and real-world stories designed to help you and your teams adapt, evolve, and excel.Our first guest is Becky Flint, Founder and CEO of Dragonboat.io, who shares her journey from hands-on product manager to strategic product leader. Becky discusses the crucial shift from tactical execution to strategic thinking that can help product professionals at every level, from new managers to CEOs, drive greater business impact and career growth.Episode Highlights:Strategic Product Leadership: What it means and why it’s essential at every stage of your career.Driving Product ROI: Practical tips to align strategic leadership with business outcomes.Scaling for Impact: How to build product teams that scale with agility and achieve results faster.If you're looking to elevate your approach to product management and leadership, this episode is packed with practical insights and strategies to help you thrive in a dynamic and complex product landscape.Connect with Becky Flint on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckyflint/Enjoyed the episode? Please leave a review and stay tuned for more TalkInTen episodes from the Product Agility Podcast!Use code PROD24 for 15% off Sheev’s training courses, designed to help product teams connect purpose with action. Sheev - https://www.sheev.co.ukHost Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Sep 26, 2024 • 43min
Vampire Meetings Are Sucking the Life Out of Your Day (With Christoph Steinlehner)
Send us a textIn this episode of the Product Agility Podcast, Ben welcomes product coach and consultant Christoph Steinlehner to discuss a universal pain point: unproductive meetings. If your calendar is flooded with time-sucking, pointless meetings, you're not alone. Christoph dives into the root cause of this meeting epidemic and offers practical tools to reclaim your time, energy, and focus.Key Takeaways:Multiplying Meetings: Why they lead to more and when to intervene.Vampire Meetings: Use the “wooden stake” of visual mapping to end life-sucking gatherings.Power of Visual Mapping: Even rough sketches bring clarity, alignment, and actionable outcomes.Keep it Scrappy: Stay humble and simple to encourage collaboration and avoid over-preparation.Avoiding Tangents: Use visual tools to spot and address off-track discussions.Psychological Safety: Create a safe space for collaboration and better decision-making.Practical Tools & Methods:Customer Journey Mapping, Impact Maps, and more: Christoph shares some of the key methods that product teams can use to map out their meetings, systems, and processes visually.Mapping doesn’t need to be complex: You don’t need fancy software! Sticky notes on a wall or a whiteboard can work wonders for getting on the same page.Tools of the trade: Learn about some digital tools for remote mapping, including Miro, Mural, and Figma, and how to get started with them.Quotable Moments:“Meetings are like vampires, sucking the life out of us. But mapping is the wooden stake we need to slay them.”“Start visualising! You don’t need expensive tools. Just a few sticky notes and arrows can transform how your team collaborates.”“When people can see what’s in your head, they can point out what’s wrong. That’s when real collaboration happens.”Links and Resources:Connect with Christoph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csteinlehner/ Want to learn more about visual mapping and how it can help your team? Reach out to Christoph on LinkedIn for his free guide to the Mapper Method.Loved this episode? Leave us a review on iTuneHost Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Sep 19, 2024 • 52min
Building Products that Scale Lessons from GiffGaff and Checkatrade (With Kim Faura)
Send us a textKim Faura, former CCO of Giffgaff and Checkatrade, joins the Product Agility Podcast to share his journey of driving massive growth in two iconic companies. Kim played a pivotal role in scaling Giffgaff from startup to £500m+ in revenue and doubled Checkatrade’s growth, transforming both companies into industry leaders.In this episode, Kim explains how a relentless focus on customer experience, platform liquidity, and data-driven decision-making was key to scaling these businesses. He also offers leadership insights on how to balance personal care with direct challenges, drawing on his experience leading high-performing teams and optimising product and marketing strategies.Key Takeaways:Scaling Strategies: How Kim doubled traffic, leads, and revenue at Checkatrade and Giffgaff.Customer-Centric Growth: The impact of putting customer experience at the heart of product development.Platform Liquidity: Balancing supply and demand for marketplace success.Leadership Lessons: How radical candour and data-driven decisions can transform teams and businesses.Whether you're a product manager, agile coach, or business leader, this episode is full of actionable strategies to help scale your business and improve customer satisfaction.Links and Resources:Connect with Kim Faura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimfaura/ Host Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Sep 12, 2024 • 50min
9 Million Users from a Full Stack Product Legend - An Interview With Gojko Adzic
Gojko Adzic, a renowned author and creator of influential tools like MindMup, discusses his journey from coding enthusiast to a full-stack product legend. He reveals how he scaled Narrakit to over 9 million users through strategic product optimization and user-centric design. Gojko introduces 'Lizard Optimization,' a framework that leverages unexpected user behaviors for innovation. He also emphasizes the importance of turning customer feedback into actionable insights to enhance product experience and engagement.
Sep 5, 2024 • 46min
Impact-First Product Teams (With Matt LeMay)
Send us a textHow can product teams truly maximise their impact on business-critical goals? Matt LeMay, a seasoned product leader, consultant, and author, shares his experience and insights on transforming product management into a key driver of meaningful business outcomes. With a career that includes guiding teams through acquisitions by Google and Intuit, advising giants like Spotify, and building product teams for startups now valued in the hundreds of millions, Matt offers a wealth of knowledge.Matt discusses how an "impact-first" approach shifts the traditional role of product management from simply facilitating ideas to actively contributing to significant business success. He highlights the importance of aligning team efforts with the core objectives of the business, ensuring that every action taken is purposeful and drives real results.Key Takeaways:Defining Success: Strategies for aligning product teams with the business’s critical goals to ensure substantial impact.Facilitation vs. Leadership: Why effective product management is about empowering teams rather than leading them with a top-down vision.Managing Dependencies: Approaches to handling dependencies without isolating them from the team, fostering a more integrated problem-solving process.Ethical Considerations: Balancing business outcomes with ethical decision-making in the face of market pressures.Perfect for product managers, team leaders, and anyone involved in directing a product team's efforts, this episode offers practical guidance on how to lead your team to make a tangible impact on your business.Links and Resources:Connect with Matt LeMay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattlemay/Visit Matt’s website for more insights and resources: mattlemay.comMatt's books: https://amzn.to/3AXlUiq Host Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Aug 29, 2024 • 46min
Strategic Coaching: Bridging the Gap Between Agile and Business Success (With Elaine Tittanegro Correa)
Send us a textIn this episode of the Product Agility Podcast, we explore the world of strategic agile coaching with Elaine Tittanegro Correa, a seasoned Business Agility and Transformation leader with over 13 years of experience. Elaine has successfully navigated the complex intersection of agile practices and business needs, earning her a senior position at Tesco.Elaine shares her unique journey, starting as a typical Scrum Master and evolving into a strategic agile coach focused on delivering business impact. She emphasises the importance of aligning agile practices with business objectives rather than rigidly adhering to agile dogma. Elaine’s approach is centred on helping companies succeed by integrating agile methodologies to support their specific goals, rather than pursuing agility as an end in itself.Key Takeaways:- The transition from traditional agile coaching to a strategic approach that aligns with business outcomes.- How to maintain empathy and kindness while driving change in an organisation.- The significance of connecting agile practices to business value, ensuring that coaching efforts contribute to tangible results.Whether you’re an agile coach, product manager, or a business leader looking to enhance your organisation's agility, this episode offers valuable insights into how to leverage agile coaching for business success.Tune in to learn from Elaine’s experience and discover how to strategically apply agile practices to meet your business objectives.Links and Resources:Connect with Elaine on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-tittanegro/ Host Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Aug 22, 2024 • 36min
What Makes Great Products Great (With Jeff Callan)
Send us a textIn this episode of the Product Agility Podcast, we sit down with Jeff Callan, a growth-focused product leader with over 25 years of experience and 50,000 hours dedicated to product management. Jeff has a proven track record of transforming innovative ideas into scalable products, having built and led successful strategies that have reached millions of customers and generated hundreds of millions of dollars in new value.Jeff shares insights from his extensive career and his book, "What Makes Great Products Great," a 400-page product management boot camp filled with practical advice and "cheat codes" for product managers. The episode dives into some of the most critical aspects of product management, including the importance of feedback loops, aligning KPI's, and creating products that truly resonate with customers.Key Takeaways:- The significance of continuous customer feedback in product development- Why aligning metrics across teams is crucial for effective product management- Strategies for gathering actionable feedback and integrating it into your product roadmapWhether you're a seasoned product manager, an agile coach, or someone interested in learning what it takes to build great products, this episode offers valuable lessons and actionable insights that can elevate your approach to product management.Tune in to discover Jeff’s strategies for success and learn how to apply them to your own product development processes.Links and Resources:Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcallan/"What Makes Great Products Great" - https://amzn.to/4cwGpzPTyghtwyre Consulting - https://tyghtwyre.com/Host Bio Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes. Stay up-to-date with us on our social media📱! Ben Maynard 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/ 🐦 https://x.com/BenWMaynard 💻 https://sheev.co.uk/ Product Agility Podcast 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/productagilitypod/ 💻 https://productagilitypod.co.uk/ 🖇️ https://linktr.ee/productagility Listen & Share On Spotify & iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkwAYJzVSuk5zfJ1vIDZq?si=4c691fb12f124a56 iTunes - https://apple.co/3YvTX8p Want to come on the podcast? Want to be a guest or have a guest request? Let us know here https://bit.ly/49osN80
Aug 15, 2024 • 42min
The Dumbest Thing I Ever Did in Agile (With Jeff Anderson)
Jeff Anderson, founder of Agile by Design and a seasoned expert in the agile space, shares his journey through the complexities of agile transformations. He recounts the valuable lessons from his biggest missteps, emphasizing the need for situational empathy and direct communication between developers and users. Jeff discusses how adversity sparked his growth and innovation, and he outlines practical strategies for motivating teams through periods of change, highlighting the importance of co-creation and purpose in agile practices.
