Product Agility

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Rani Al Hajji, a seasoned global executive in fast-moving consumer goods, shares insightful strategies for enhancing innovation through agility. He discusses the pitfalls of traditional product management that stifles creativity and emphasizes the need for cultural change within organizations. Rani highlights the importance of empathy and understanding consumer needs for effective product development. His unique experiences, like crafting a toothpaste concept for Chinese Valentine's Day, demonstrate how agile methods can transform marketing approaches in diverse markets.

Send us a textWhen you get Jack, you get complex management research converted into often humorous yet humbling management insights and practice. His journey: failed plumber becomes college professor, with stops along the way as the lead for Sapient’s Los Angeles office, a senior management sciences analyst at RAND Corporation, and a trained restaurant chef. Drawing from over a decade working with 200+ client organisations, Jack authored "Unmanaged: Master the Magic of Creating Empowered and Happy Organisations." In this episode, we went DEEP into the challenges and misconceptions surrounding management in the agile and product contexts.Introduction and Background:Jack’s journey from a software developer to becoming a manager.The realisation of the inefficiencies and challenges in traditional management roles.The Concept of Unmanaged:Less managing can lead to more productive and empowered teams.The importance of creating a belief system and movement around this concept.Challenges of Traditional Management:The inefficiencies and costs associated with over-management.How traditional management practices can stifle innovation and productivity.The Role of Managers:Redefining the role of managers in modern organisations.The importance of developing and empowering team members rather than micromanaging.Cultural Change and Organisational Dynamics:How to engage leadership and align them with new management philosophies.Practical steps for managers and leaders to start making changes within their organisations.Practical Tools and Techniques:Practical advice and tools from Jack’s book to help managers adopt a less intrusive management style.The significance of measuring managerial effectiveness by team growth and development.Links and Resources:Connect with Jack Skeels on - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackaskeels/Visit the book’s website at unmanagedbook.comHost 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