Rethinking Product Strategy
It’s surprising to see how product strategy can trip us up. It seems like every part of the topic should help us, not lead us astray. Product Strategy Problems The problem is that many managers see product strategy as the roadmap of changes to a single product. Or they view it as the roadmap for […]
Facts about Product Line Strategy and Roadmaps
Interested in Product Line Strategy and Roadmaps? Can you name a successful company without a powerful product line? What about a company that failed because a product line died? It’s easy to see the impact product lines have on business health. The problem is that good product line strategy gets lost in the culture of […]
Innovate Product Lines
Go Beyond Single Product Innovation Look over a few articles on innovation. Are they about innovating one product at a time or whole product lines? This is important because a product line has far more impact in business than does a single product. It’s time to think much bigger. It’s time to push full product […]
Portfolio Balance Failure
I have a simple message for managers who oversee product development portfolios. Portfolio Balance is Misguided. The problem is no one knows what the balance must be. Instead, we make it up. That’s right, the gurus and experts make up numbers to impress you. Portfolio balance is BS. It would seem portfolio balance should guide […]
The Uptake of Theory of Constraints versus Agile
A practice is meaningless without use. In a recent LinkedIn discussion, I was asked to support my comments and expound on why Theory of Constraints (TOC) didn’t catch on like Agile did. TOC[i] found use in the project management world, but isn’t fully accepted. Many call its use Critical Chain project management.  Agile[ii] is different. […]
