Product Line Managers need Corporate Innovation
Some strategic moves that advance a product line are pure genius. At least that’s the way outsiders see them. For example, take Apple’s iMac introduction of the M1 CPU. It’s genius at its best, right?
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Product Line Flow and Maximizing Its Velocity
/0 Comments/in Blog, PLaaS, Product Line Flow, Product Line Strategy/by Paul O'ConnorA Product Line’s Flow and the Velocity of the flow are the most important focus to help improve the performance of product development and product management. Orienting on a product line’s flow demands managers to use both systems thinking and strategy coherently. Learn why product line flow and the dynamic of managing product line velocity are so important.
Innovation Charters in Motion
/0 Comments/in Articles, Blog, JTBD, Product Line Strategy, Responsive Roadmapping/by Paul O'ConnorAgile, Jobs-to-be-Done, and Product Line Strategy are in a significant struggle. Each tool drives superb product development results, but old-school gurus didn’t design them to work with one another. Instead, they push in different directions. The key to solving the challenge and reaping extraordinary gains is to employ a powerful toolset called Innovation Charters.
Agile Buy-in Problems
/0 Comments/in Articles, Blog, PLaaS, Product Line Strategy, Roadmapping, Transformation, Whitepapers/by Paul O'ConnorAgilists blame backlashes against the methodology on top management’s unwillingness or inability to change. It’s leadership’s fault, not Agile’s. They didn’t embrace Lean-Agile Leadership. Really?
Trapped in The Single-Product Mindset
/1 Comment/in Blog, Learning & Sharing, PLaaS/by Paul O'ConnorA wave of change pushing product technologies and customer behaviors. And it’s forcing companies to re-tool how they create and develop new offerings. The problem is that many companies are trapped in a single product mindset, making meaningful change nearly impossible.
Product Line Strategy and Systems Thinking
/0 Comments/in Blog, PLaaS, Product Line Strategy/by Paul O'ConnorA systems view shows us how product lines are comprised of many parts. The forces between the parts drive the product line system. Product line management’s job is to create and alter the system parts and forces to push the line forward.
Right-Products-Right
/0 Comments/in Blog, PLaaS/by Paul O'ConnorRIP: Screening and Time-to-Market For decades, the mantra of product development has been “Right-Products-Right.” It’s a call to find the best projects and then carry out their development superbly. But this simple phrase leaves most managers with an enormous challenge. How do you know what “Best” means? And how can you get your organization to […]
Rethinking The Product Line
/1 Comment/in Blog, PLaaS/by Paul O'ConnorHow to Improve Your Product Line’s Performance A product line is a collection of related products. But let’s be clear. There’s only one reason to create and organize a set of products into a product line. It’s to boost their performance. Managing products as a line should deliver better results than when you manage the […]
Innovation 4.0 and Smart Product Line Pivots
/0 Comments/in Blog, Product Line Pivot, Product Line Strategy/by Paul O'ConnorGermans declare it Industrie 4.0. The Yanks tag it as The Connected Enterprise. And the Brits give it the 4th Industrial Revolution moniker. Any way you slice it, it’s the future. The product development community, especially those in large organizations, don’t seem as caught up in a name. I’ve seen Innovation 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 […]
Multi-Generational Product Plan (MGPP) Vs. Product Line Strategy and Roadmap
/0 Comments/in Blog, MGPP/by Paul O'ConnorWhat’s the difference between a Multi-generational Product Plan and Product Line Strategies and Roadmaps? The answer deserves a short discussion. Stick with me as I explain. The topic offers much insight into great development practices. Multi-Generational Product Planning (MGPP) and Product Line Strategizing and Roadmapping (PLSR) are different. But they’re also closely related. To understand, […]
