CTO Exercises Vision 
Product Talk
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Former Staff UX Designer Maureen Rodaro was also key to implementing and evangelizing this type of exercise and a driving force behind pairing product managers and designers. Going through this exercise also revealed that some tasks are in between roles. This means that each trio can adjust the RACI to their own experiences.
Mind the Product
AUGUST 15, 2019
In this ProductTank London talk, new product and market growth consultant Laura Scanga shares some thoughts on how best to do this and which tools and exercises can be useful. The simple exercise of building personas is highly effective in ensuring customers are front of mind when you make decisions. Build Personas.
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The Product Coalition
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
You could be a lone PM in a tiny startup with no Product Management team, meaning that you only report to the CEO, or maybe a CTO. From prioritization to vision, you need everyone on board and moving in the same direction. Be a keeper of the vision. Product Managers like to joke that ‘ with great responsibility, comes no power.’
Mind the Product
AUGUST 23, 2017
Asking questions about the value of the components (rather than their function) allows you to build a picture of how they will help you move towards your product’s vision. At this point, if you feel like you need to change direction slightly or reduce the scope of the first deliverable, you can run a “five whys” exercise with the team.
Mind the Product
APRIL 13, 2018
Sailesh Panchal, CTO at digital payments firm Orwell Group, is an unusual soul. He’s earned the gravitas he emanates from decades in software architecture and technology leadership. A simple exercise to develop this thinking on your feet is “gift giving”, whereby a participants exchange imaginary gifts. High-Performance Teams.
Product Talk
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Ideally, this outcome is a two-way negotiation between an executive at the company, often a chief product officer, a chief design officer, a CTO, and the cross-functional product team. The premise is that we’re starting with an outcome. Let me contrast this with what a lot of teams do.
The Product Coalition
OCTOBER 27, 2020
The purpose of the whole exercise is to start a conversation about what part of your agile transition is going well and where action needs to be taken. Stakeholders bypass Product Owners by talking directly to developers or the CTO. Download the Cargo Cult Agile Checklist What Is the Purpose of the Cargo Cult Agile Survey?
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