Here's what we discussed:

 Randy shared what he does as an Agile coach, and how he's different from others
 The problem with falling in love with solutions rather than the problem
  Some of the forces that work against organizational agility
  How to shift from a silo'd organization to a collaborative product-led company
  Why the whole organization needs to be involved in product development to stay agile
  How to prioritize feature requests or potential problems to solve
  Why it's important to anchor what you do to your vision, mission, and goals

Check out the book recommendations from Randy!
Product Roadmaps Relaunched
Story mapping by Jeff Patton
Connect with Randy:
randy@signatureagile.com
LinkedIn

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What most organizations don't understand about agile with Randy Smith, Agile Coach - Owner of Signature Agile

Path2Product's Mission is to bridge the gap in product management experience for aspiring product managers, so the Lessons In Product Management podcast is here to support that effort, as well as provide valuable insights to existing PMs and PM leaders.

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This is a crazy and turbulent time in Tech. Companies are hitting financial hard times or restructuring as the economy is forcing extreme prioritization of resources. If you find yourself on the unfortunate end of these layoffs, I have someone on the show who has been through several and helped several others through this process. Don't miss the great advice on this week's episode of Lessons in Product Management! 

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Navigating Layoffs - Advice from a Director of Product

Dan Balcauski is a pricing expert and dropped by the pod to share key insights, hot takes, and practical advice for product teams and leaders to help unpack the pricing process, key variables, and mistakes to avoid. 


Show notes:
0:00-0:30 - Episode Intro
0:30-1:55 - Dan’s Intro/Background
1:55-4:55 - From Engineer to Pricing Guru
4:55-6:42 - Biggest Pricing Pitfall
6:42-19:00 - Segmentation Myths and Realities
19:00-21:00 - defining value (3 Types)
21:00-26:35 - The Value Cascade
26:35-36:45 - How customers shape pricing
36:45-43:00 - Willingness to pay (WTP) (40:12)
43:00-47:30 - Pricing in B2B
47:30-56:50 -  Freemium Good or Bad?
56:50-57:48 - Contact Dan
57:48-58:02 - Outro

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Pricing - What You Wish You Knew - with Dan Balcauski

There are great frameworks for prioritizing features, but what if prioritizing features isn't the right approach? We dig into why opportunity costs are the most underrated variables in prioritizing Product decisions.
If you're looking to get into product management, come join us at Path2Product to gain the hands-on PM experience you need to land your first product role. 


0:00-4:20 - Episode Intro
4:20-6:54 Opportunity Cost in Action
6:54-8:50 - Economics in Product Management?
8:50-17:52 - NFL Draft Example

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What's Missing In Prioritization Frameworks?

This week's lesson in product management is brought to you by Derek Osgood, Founder and CEO of Ignition. If your product launches are less than ideal, you should listen to what Derek has to say. Even if you're launches go well, there are great tips on how to optimization the success of your launches. 
0:00-0:32 - Podcast intro
0:32-2:30 - Derek’s Intro
2:30-4:15 - Who is Ignition for?
4:15-4:40 - Where to find Ignition
4:40-8:40 - The PM/PMM Disconnect
8:40-10:23 - Aligning PM/PMM Teams
10:23-13:10 - Overlooked aspects of product launches
13:10-18:30 - Why Run Betas in B2B?
18:30-21:20 - How to price your new product?
21:20-24:00 - The future of software for PMs and PMMs
24:00-25:00 - Podcast Outro


If you want to connect with Derek, shoot him a request on LinkedIn 
If you want to check out Ignition, go to their site
If you're looking to get into product management, get your hands dirty and gain real experience on Path2Product

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5 Key Elements of Successful Product Launches with Derek Osgood - Founder and CEO of Ignition

As you wrap up the last 30 days of your 30, 60, 90-day onboarding, it's time to start drafting strategy. In this episode I break down how to do that with a simple framework and how to shrink the timeline if you don't have 90 days to get it done in a new position. 
Here's the episode with Randal Whitmore 
Here's the link to the product strategy development course on YouTube
Join us on Path2Product if you're looking for the Product Management experience you need to land a PM job

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What most organizations don't understand about agile with Randy Smith, Agile Coach - Owner of Signature Agile

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