Episodes

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Cagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Cagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Cagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Cagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Cagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Cagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Cagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Cagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Cagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Cagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Cagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Cagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Kagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Kagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Kagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Kagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Kagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Kagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.

Minimum Viable Predictability

Hosts: Matt Beam, Mike Marchi and Jeff Singleton

Topic: Discussion on Marty Kagan’s views on product management and outcome-based development

Key themes: Importance of outcomes in product development, challenges in measuring value, and prioritizing predictability over outcomes in organizations.

Summary: In this episode, the hosts delve into Marty Kagan’s insights on product management, particularly focusing on outcome-based development. They explore the concept of prioritizing business outcomes and the challenges organizations face in measuring these outcomes and their associated value. A significant part of the discussion is dedicated to understanding the balance between predictability and achieving outcomes, especially in contexts where organizations struggle with delivering products.

The hosts also touch upon the pitfalls of spreading people too thin across multiple initiatives and the importance of focus. They emphasize the need for product managers to understand customer needs deeply and avoid being mere order-takers. The conversation covers the structural challenges larger organizations face in finding or fostering effective product owners and the potential need for revolutionary changes in organizational structure to achieve better product development outcomes.