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- Forward Deployed Engineers - Silicon Valley Product Group
People have made products for a very long time. Depending on the material that you use, you require different disciplines to build a product. If you are making a plastic nozzle…
- The Purpose of Prototypes : Silicon Valley Product Group
As GenAI tools have completely flipped the table on prototyping, and turned it into something that anyone can take a run at (which is all a great thing!) it is important to…
- Build vs Buy in the Age of AI - Silicon Valley Product Group : Silicon Valley Product Group
- Agency vs Ambition - Silicon Valley Product Group : Silicon Valley Product Group
- Disruption and Denial - Silicon Valley Product Group
Cagan argues, I believe correctly, that we are in the early rounds of a huge rethink due to AI. Similar in scale and shape to what we saw with the Web. Fast forward 25 years, and…
- The Product Model and Org Design - Silicon Valley Product Group : Silicon Valley Product Group
- The Alternative To Agile Coaches - Silicon Valley Product Group
This post from Cagan vibes so much with me. I've long struggled with having dedicated Agile Coaches or Scrum Masters. There have been several times when I have had those roles in…
- Coaching vs. Mentoring
I like this differentiation between coaching and mentoring. But here is the key. When I mentor, I try to share my honest opinions and reasoning, but I know that I have no control…
- Scaling with Process vs. People
I don't agree with all of what Cagan puts out, but this general comment on process-focus is a real thing and one that I think particularly leaders have to keep front and center.…
- Executive Engagement | Silicon Valley Product Group
I don't think there is enough clear thinking in product delivery around executive engagement, so this article caught my eye right away. I found this list of Interaction Principles…
- Product Leadership Is Hard | Silicon Valley Product Group
A tremendous amount of interesting context here on leading product teams. The larger the organization, the more essential it is to be relentless at evangelism, and it’s important…
- Advocating For Racial Equity | Silicon Valley Product Group
Nine specific action items that companies and individuals in tech can take to work for racial equity.
- The Most Important Thing | Silicon Valley Product Group
I agree with this… I have said many times that the best single source for innovation is your engineers (because they’re working with the enabling technology every day, so they’re…
- Coaching - Happiness | Silicon Valley Product Group
Basic reminders that every manager should make sure that you are remembering to do. They all matter. As a manager, read these and think to yourself "Which one of these am I likely…
- Coaching - Managing Time | Silicon Valley Product Group
Good advice for product managers on prioritizing their time to objectives. One way or another, if you can’t manage to clear four hours a day during your workday, then I only know…
- The Greatest Coach | Silicon Valley Product Group
I've read a number of remembrances of Bill Campbell and this review of Trillion Dollar Coach has put the book at the top of my reading list! 📚
- Coaching Tools - The One on One | Silicon Valley Product Group
This article is written referring to product management, but nearly all of it can be applied to any 1:1 context. This is a topic I keep wanting to investigate as it is not well…
- More PM Problem Areas | Silicon Valley Product Group
Some areas to look out for development opportunities with product management teams.
- Scaling Agile FAQ | Silicon Valley Product Group
I've been reading a lot about SAFe and I know a number of people that are intrigued by what it offers. I've seen the struggles of Scaling Agile beyond a small number of teams and…