My mission is to help make Product Managers and their organizations awesome.
Product Management is a critical discipline, but it’s widely misunderstood nature leads many organizations straight into “The Build Trap.” These organizations are so focused on building and shipping software that they forget to ask the core question behind great Product Management- are we building a valuable product?
Companies often turn to Agile processes like Scrum in the hopes that these frameworks will help them ship better software. But this demotes Product Managers into the role of order takers, much like waiters in a restaurant. Instead of determining what features or products will help reach company goals, they reluctantly turn their attention to filling backlogs and keeping developers busy.
When companies fall into The Build Trap, they miss out on creating products that actually produce value for their customers and further their business objectives. I work with organizations around the world to help them break out of an endless cycle of building and shipping, and refocus them on only creating products of value. I turn their Product Managers into “Bad Idea Terminators,” able to identify the strongest opportunities for success.
Keynote Speaker
I enjoy helping others learn from my experiences by sharing my stories and advice at events around the world. I would love to speak at your next event.
Author
I wrote book with O'Reilly media on Escaping The Build Trap. You can buy the book on Amazon now!
Consultant & Teacher
As the CEO of Produx Labs, I help companies scale their Product Management organizations well. Our team works closely with organizations on organizational design, product strategy, and product operations. We also teach Product Managers through Product Institute.
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Blog
Reflections on the last decade of product management and predictions for the next.