Arguing Agile

Have you been in a situation where engineering leadership and product management do not see eye-to-eye?

In this episode, Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel interviews and coaches Product Manager Brian Orlando on challenges product managers face when working with engineering teams, leads, and managers. 

Listen/watch to learn tactics for diffusing a potentially difficult situation, including:

• Strategies for effective spike work and time-boxing
• The importance of frequent check-ins and demos
• Spotting when tech leads aren't aligned with modern dev practices
• Key takeaways from "Accelerate" and it's relevance
• The value of being willing to abandon unsuccessful features

Whether you're a product manager struggling with team dynamics or an engineering leader looking to improve collaboration, this episode is packed to the tippy-top with valuable and practical advice you can start using - right meow!

#ProductManagement #Agile #EngineeringLeadership #ContinuousImprovement #DevOps

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As a product manager, have you ever inherited a messy backlog? 

In this episode, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel break down 6 useful tactics you can use to tackle this common challenge. 

Listen as we discuss the challenges of inheriting a product backlog and learn practical strategies for:

• Aligning with company objectives
• Effective stakeholder communication
• Prioritization techniques
• Leveraging data for decision-making
• Streamlining processes and workflows
• Identifying and preparing for skill gaps

If you manage a backlog, this episode provides valuable insights to help you succeed in your role!

#ProductManagement #Agile #BacklogManagement #ProductStrategy #DataDriven

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As product managers and agile practitioners, we often struggle to communicate our value to management in terms they understand.

In this episode, you'll learn how to better translate business value to management, make a case for additional resources, and overcome resistance to change in your organization.

Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as we discuss:

• Translating agile metrics into business value
• Making a case for additional resources in SMBs
• Overcoming resistance to change in organizations
• Balancing new features with technical debt reduction
• Strategies for demonstrating ROI of agile practices

#ProductManagement #AgileLeadership #BusinessValue #OrganizationalChange #TechnicalDebt

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We don't always do reaction videos, but when we do, we do them right!

On this episode, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel react to a candid interview with the former Google CEO as he shares provocative insights on the future of AI, Silicon Valley's approach to innovation, and potential disruption to big tech companies.

Join us as we analyze his (somewhat) controversial statements on remote work, startup strategies, and the geopolitics of AI development. Listen or watch to get an inside look at how tech leaders think and debate ethical implications.

• AI agents and large language models will dramatically boost productivity
• Silicon Valley's "move fast and break things" mentality applied to AI
• Geopolitical competition in AI between nations
• Potential for AI to disrupt incumbent tech giants
• Ethical concerns around AI development and deployment

#ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation #ProductManagement #AIEthics

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As a product leader or agile practitioner, do you struggle to communicate value to your finance team?

In this episode of the Arguing Agile Podcast, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel muse on 13 common misconceptions CFOs face and how they impact product and organizational success. 

Listen as we discuss:

• Demonstrating the ROI of business agility
• Balancing short-term gains with long-term strategy
• Improving cross-departmental communication
• Showcasing the value of tech investments

Learn how to improve communication between finance and product teams and how to finally bridge that pesky gap between finance and product in your organization!

CFO, product management, agile, finance, ROI, strategy, communication, organizational culture, tech investment, risk management, budgeting, leadership, business agility

#ProductManagement #AgileLeadership #FinancialStrategy #BusinessAgility

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Are you struggling with strategic planning in your organization?

In this episode, Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando walk through the common mistakes companies make developing and executing strategies.

Listen as we discuss:

• The goal mirage of confusing aspirations for action
• Overemphasis on planning and forecasting
• The pitfalls of being a "feature factory"
• Neglecting the external business environment
• Mistaking operational efficiency for strategy

Learn how to identify these issues in your own organization and discover practical solutions to improve your strategic planning process.

strategic planning, business strategy, feature factory, operational efficiency, market analysis, product management, agile development, leadership, decision-making, innovation

#BusinessStrategy #ProductManagement #AgileLeadership #StrategicPlanning #Innovation

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Are outdated management practices and hierarchical structures holding your organization back?

In this episode of the Arguing Agile podcast, Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando take the untraveled path of analyzing why the need for control is so pervasive in corporate environments. 

Listen to learn:

• How the illusion of control manifests
• How risk aversion stifles creativity and growth
• Better organizational structures than the autocratic heirarchy
• How the illusion of control permeates management
• The pitfalls of short-term thinking and "quarterly capitalism"
• How to reach beyond vanity metrics and measure what matters

Whether you're a product manager, agile coach, or business leader, this discussion will challenge your thinking on organizational structure and decision-making.

#AgileLeadership #ProductManagement #OrganizationalCulture #BusinessAgility

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In this episode, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel put the controversial topic of centralized corporate structures (aka. the Ivory Tower) on trial.

Listen or watch as the hosts explore the pros and cons, including:

• The pitfalls of consolidating specialized roles into "ivory towers"
• How centralization affects team autonomy and decision-making
• How to measure effectiveness of centralization
• The importance of aligning with business goals and maintaining accountability
• Alternatives to traditional hierarchical structures 

#BusinessAgility #TeamAutonomy #OrganizationalDesign #ProductManagement #Leadership #ConwaysLaw #ServiceManagement

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In this episode of the Arguing Agile Podcast, school is in session as Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel helps Product Manager Brian Orlando understand the ways of successfully transitioning a team from Scrum (or whatever) to Kanban! 

We cover key Kanban concepts, like: 

• Adapting and Reducing events and meetings
• Understanding flow and pull systems
• Setting effective WIP limits
• Creating common-sense policies
• Managing backlogs and estimations
• Measuring success with Kanban metrics

Whether you're considering the switch or already using Kanban, this episode will help you optimize your flow!

Kanban, agile, Scrum, workflow management, WIP limits, pull system, flow, backlog refinement, continuous improvement, agile metrics

#Kanban #ContinuousImprovement #ProductManagement #SoftwareDevelopment

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In this episode of the Arguing Agile podcast, Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando open a door into the world of W. Edwards Deming by exploring his 14 principles for management from his seminal book "Out of the Crisis". 

Whether you're in software development or manufacturing; whether you're a leader looking to transform your organization, a QA professional seeking to improve quality, or a product manager looking to delight customers - this episode is for you! As applicable today as they were in the 1980s, Deming's points provide a roadmap to improve the effectiveness of a business or organization.

Listen or watch (links in the comments) as we discuss ways to implement Deming's principles of creating constancy of purpose, ceasing dependence on inspection, driving out fear, and removing barriers that rob people of pride of workmanship. 

#Deming #Management #QualityManagement #Transformation #Leadership 

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