There is a very common fallacy about developers in our industry, and I think it hurts countless companies. Have you ever heard the old accusation that developers only want to solve problems for themselves? They’ll spend countless hours, often on...
In my last article I discussed how we need to simultaneously learn fast in product discovery, yet still release with confidence in product delivery. I got a very good response from this article, as well as many questions as to how...
Measuring innovation is a popular topic lately. Many product teams use Product Scorecards to keep their focus on outcomes rather than output. Eric Ries introduced the term “Innovation Accounting” for this purpose as well. However, as much as I like...
Last week I ran into two different software technology companies (neither in Silicon Valley) that had just recently brought in Six Sigma consultants. This caught me by surprise because it¹s been a very long time since I heard of a...
The other day I was doing an interview with a member of the press having to do with the future of Silicon Valley, and I was asked the question: “Do you think there are any good opportunities left?” It took...
I have been emphasizing that the heart of the product manager job is product creation. The job is not about being a facilitator or cheerleader, it’s not about being a project manager, and it’s definitely not about being a backlog...
Marty’s Note: The book INSPIRED is available in hardcover, digital, and audio versions, but until now, the audio version was only available in an exclusive arrangement with Amazon, on audible.com. The audio versions of our other books have been available...
In this article, I want to talk about where I believe generative AI is going to take the roles on a product team, and the team topologies of product organizations. I’m motivated to write this both because I think a...
By Marty Cagan and Thomas Fredell Marty’s Note: My co-author for this article is the transformation coach Thomas Fredell. I have known Thomas for more than a decade, and have watched him guide multiple companies through successful transformations to the...
The product model is all about helping companies successfully respond to the best new opportunities, and to the most serious threats. The pandemic was a very visible test of which companies had the skills necessary to respond to major challenges...
Whenever we talk about Generative AI, we need to be clear whether we’re talking about incorporating this new enabling technology into the products we are building, or whether we’re talking about how this technology changes how we build our products. ...
At this point, many people have heard about, and/or shared their thoughts on the “founder mode” discussion kicked off by the Paul Graham essay. I weighed in on this myself earlier in the article Coaching Founder Mode. But after reading...
