Product Talk

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

We are starting to pull together our 2019 conference list. If you know of a product conference that is not on the list and you think it should be, please feel free to recommend it in the comments or send an email to conferences@producttalk.org. Are you looking for the 2018 Product Conference list? The UX Conference.

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Product Talk

APRIL 12, 2017

I often get and see on social media questions about upcoming product conferences. If you know of a product conference that is not on the list and you think it should be, please feel free to recommend it in the comments or send an email to conferences@producttalk.org. Developer Conference – GOTO. Agile and Beyond.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For a unique fast track to learning and inspiration, however, conferences cannot be beat. We’ve written about the best conferences for product managers here —today let’s review the can’t miss conferences for product leaders (executives, C-Suite, and the like). 14 Can’t Miss Conferences for Product Leaders. SaaStr Annual.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2022

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. Software outsourcing services company states that there are two major development methodologies regarding waterfall and agile. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 25, 2020

I've spoken professionally at conferences for 25 years. I asked these people if they could imagine three other alternatives that do not include me self-censoring my conference inclusion. Conferences don't always take my proposals. Yes, as a potential speaker, you need to show conferences you can offer value. I enjoy it.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Wondering what the best product conferences of 2021 are? February Product Conferences. We are already halfway through the shortest month of the year, but that doesn’t mean you have missed your chance at some quality conferences. What: The largest online product management conference in the world with years of digital experience.

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Mind the Product

JULY 8, 2019

Fast forward a few weeks to Mind the Product Singapore’s conference, and Jeff Gothelf’s brilliant keynote speech titled Lean, Agile, & Design Thinking: Principles over Process. Like me with my fake mirror checks when I couldn’t have told you the color the car behind me, many product managers “perform” agile.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 18, 2021

Creating the right environment Anthony begins by sharing one of the agile [.] Read more » The post Product Discovery — the secret sauce of great Agile appeared first on Mind the Product. Watch the session in full or read on for the highlights.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

You want to present a talk, workshop, experience report at a conference. (Or, Decide which conference(s) to propose your content. I got the idea for this series from Chris Murman's talk at Agile 2019 and from all my shepherding for the Agile 20xx and XPxx conferences. (If About Conference Proposals.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 8, 2018

Bashing agile is in vogue at the moment, so when veteran product manager and product design evangelist Jeff Patton suggested it as a topic for his keynote talk at MTP Engage I jumped at it. If the audience was expecting a speech which shot down agile methodologies, they were wrong. it and now we all complain about agile.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

TL;DR: Creating an Agile Community of Practice Creating an agile community of practice helps winning hearts and minds within the organization as it provides authenticity to the agile transition?—?signaling Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning.

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Mind the Product

MAY 13, 2020

Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel know this well, and their new book Agile Conversations , focuses on the five critical conversations you’ll have and how to perfect them. and at conferences across the US and Europe. Quote of the Episode. Listen to more on their Facebook page. Quote of the Episode.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

If your conference proposal has a speaking experience field, use that field to explain your expertise, authority, and credibility. These fields help the potential audience realize your session is the one they must attend, out of the entire conference. I want to be the reason people come to a conference. Am I always?

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Conference proposals always have a short abstract. Some conferences, such as the Agile 20xx conferences, also have “Information for the Program Team.” When you go to conferences, what makes you consider a session? You might think the people going to the conference are your audience.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 31, 2018

I'm a shepherd for the XP2019 and Agile2019 conferences. If you're trying to write a proposal for a conference or have an agile story you want to tell, consider framing the story this way: Start with the problems. I'm working on an agile management talk proposal. I love reading experiences. I'm a total sucker for them.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 27, 2020

The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview w/ Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem Today we welcome Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem. If so, you can subscribe here and join 26k agile peers. What brought you to ‘agile?’ “ Christiaan : A friend of mine started a software company. He sold solutions, I developed them.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Agile Movers & Shakers: Diana Larsen’s Questionnaire Please describe what you do in 280 characters : “On my best days, I contribute to the growing and strengthening the practices of agile coaches and teams through as many channels as possible.” What brought you to ‘agile?’ “In Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

In this keynote from #mtpcon London, Jonny Schneider, Product Strategy and Design Principal at ThoughtWorks, discusses how using all of design thinking, agile, and lean means we can build better products. Key points: You should try to use design thinking, agile and lean when building your products.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Every conference proposal seems to be a little different. The one part every conference requests is the type of session. Not all conferences want all possible session types. In my experience, many conferences offer the opportunity for lightning talks and Pecha Kuchas once they accept your main presentation.

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Centercode

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Centercode, the leader in Customer Validation Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, today announced its upcoming free three-day virtual Delta ’20 conference April 7-9, 2020. The post Centercode Hosts Delta ’20 Conference appeared first on Centercode. Laguna Hills, CA. ” Get Your Free Access Pass to Delta ’20.

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Centercode

OCTOBER 29, 2019

We’re excited to announce the Virtual Customer Validation Conference , happening on April 7 – 9, 2020. With so many companies adopting agile methodologies to keep up with faster release cycles , there’s a lot of dialogue around the role customers play in securing quality releases and driving product roadmaps.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 23, 2018

This conference is built by product people, for product people, and the strength of the German product community has allowed it to happen. As one of the earliest Agile product managers, Jeff Patton has seen the “brand” of Agile degrade – even so far as speakers eliciting spontaneous applause by saying “I hate Agile.”

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Good Product Manager

MARCH 18, 2019

Survey: The State of Agile Across the Organization. I’m conducting some research related to the current state of agile adoption within b-to-b organizations — please take 10 minutes to take part in this survey. Thursday, May 9 : ProductCraft The Conference. Product Management Events This Spring. Whomp whomp.

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Good Product Manager

MARCH 18, 2019

Survey: The State of Agile Across the Organization. I’m conducting some research related to the current state of agile adoption within b-to-b organizations — please take 10 minutes to take part in this survey. Thursday, May 9 : ProductCraft The Conference. Product Management Events This Spring. Whomp whomp.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Think about a conference presentation you enjoyed. Here are two things that have been true for me in my 25 years as a professional speaker: I can't depend on anyone evaluating my session for the conference to understand what I mean. And, some conferences are so impressed with themselves that they love jargon.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

After countless conversations, articles, webinars and conference sessions, I started to feel like the profession of product management had been reduced to…. Cranking user stories through the agile factory. Agile development is simply a methodology for building software. Finding user problems. Writing epics and stories.

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svpg

JANUARY 16, 2023

Recently my friends at Crisp invited me to participate in a special virtual conference where a set of technology speakers, each with distinctly different points of view, would discuss how teams and companies can best deal with the challenges of complexity. My views on formal process, and how Agile has been taken over by process.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Last August, back at the Agile 2018 conference, I had a chance to record a podcast with Howard Sublett. We spoke about Making Roadmaps More Agile. I hope you enjoy Making Roadmaps More Agile. The post Making Roadmaps More Agile appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. We had a blast.

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DISQO

JULY 25, 2019

Here’s a few reasons why we’re so eager to attend the conference: Learning by example from other innovative, customer-first companies. Insight into thought provoking topics like experimentation and agile approaches to market research. . Action that extends beyond the stage.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

While common in Agile, it can be applied to any consensus-building situation. In person, you can lay two decks of cards and an empty bag by the conference room exit door. I’ll share three methods you can utilize to receive tangible feedback quickly! You can poll through the chat window in a virtual setting.

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Centercode

APRIL 2, 2019

Adam : I think people get too caught up in the fact that a test strategy does not belong in Agile because we want to “limit documentation.” ” Part of what we are going to talk about is how to create test strategies for an Agile world. In Agile, this could be done during Sprint Planning.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

How product management teams can make better innovation decisions I am interviewing speakers at my favorite annual conference for product managers, the PDMA Inspire Innovation Conference. At this conference we asked people what makes a good decision in their stage gate process. What was the difference? What was the difference?

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Back at Agile 2018, I had a chance to record a podcast with Bob Payne. The recording is Johanna Rothman – Agile 2018. We discussed my experience report with Mark Kilby, the geographically distributed agile teams book with Mark , and my roadmapping session. You can also tell it was close to the end of the conference.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Business of Software Conference USA 2018 – Some Highlights. The 12th Annual Business of Software Conference USA took place in Boston, MA, last month – October 1-3. Bethany Pagels-Minor – The Many Flavors Of Agile: What The Right One For Your Team. What an incredible few days. Unsubscribe anytime.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started asking if you actually need an agile approach in Part 1 and noted the 4 big problems I see. Part 2 was why we need managers in an agile transformation. Part 4 was about how “Agile” is meaningless and “agile” is an adjective that needs to be applied to something. That would be resilient.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 15, 2024

Martin Fowler, well-known in the agile community, once told me he purposefully created keynotes that were combinations of three fifteen to twenty-minute talks. That way, if the conference started late, or the people introducing him took a long time, he could still deliver a talk that satisfied the audience.

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DISQO

JULY 25, 2019

Here’s a few reasons why we’re so eager to attend the conference: Learning by example from other innovative, customer-first companies. Insight into thought provoking topics like experimentation and agile approaches to market research. . Action that extends beyond the stage.

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