Bob Holt

Surviving Cross Functional Chaos During Transformation Navigate stakeholder demands and team friction when everything's changing

Is "transformation" just another word for chaos in your org? 🤯 Product Managers, you're not alone!

3 immediate experiments you can run this week to get your team flying. Which will you try first? #ProductManagement #Transformation

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Product Managers how do you deal with the hangover of saying no?

In this article I review some of the common scenarios with some hints and tips on how to manage.

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Shipping value Driving impact through focus on value creation

Shipping ≠ success. Measuring and iterating until you hit your targets is what really matters.

In my latest post, I dive into why value measurement can be overlooked and how PMs can ensure their work actually makes an impact.

🔗 Read here: productintransformingareas.substack.com/p/shipping-v...

The Battle for Product Discovery The Product Trio in Transforming Organisations

New article! 🚀 "The Battle for Product Discovery: The Product Trio in Transforming Organisations" - Navigating product discovery in changing environments is tough. I explore the challenges of the product trio in transforming organisations.
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The problem with problems – they don’t go away if you don’t fix them Why PM’s need to understand if their feature works

🚀 PMs, stop playing feature whack-a-mole!

You don’t fix problems by shipping features:
🎯 Find the real problem
🥇 Define success in customer actions
📈 Measure & iterate

Full breakdown here: productintransformingareas.substack.com/p/the-proble...

What’s the worst feature request you’ve had? 👇

The difference between value and impact and the product role in transformation Avoid rebuilding the same old problems in a new way

Product transformation trap: rebuilding the same old problems with shiny new tech 🔄

Check it out if you're navigating a legacy product transformation or trying to measure your impact as a PM

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NEW POST: Helping PMs understand how to get better at execution

Avoid the swamp of meh. How product managers can focus on creating value and avoiding low impact work.

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Thanks Joyce, I'm glad you found it useful.

New article - What game are you playing today

New Article:- productintransformingareas.substack.com/p/what-game-...

Talks about the areas PMs need to focus on when transforming to the product model.

The impact of this:
- Huge workforce disruption
- Lower costs to entry
- Greater innovation

And in transforming organisations with the ability to experiment, learn and fail cheaply. We'll find out if:
- that strategy was any good
- that great idea was worth pursuing
- it is a total no brainer

A Vision For Product Teams | Silicon Valley Product Group A partnership dedicated to teaching best practices to product teams and product leaders

Been reflecting on Marty Cagan's - A vision for product teams (www.svpg.com/a-vision-for...).

His vision (prediction?) over the next three to ten years
- Product delivery becomes increasingly automated
- Product discovery becomes the focus
- Product teams shrink in size but increase in scope

New post, where we look at how the continuous improvement process PDSA can help Product Managers find product process fit...

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