Removing the chaos from
product management since 1995.
Steve Johnson
Create Your Own Agenda
Choose topics based on your top priorities to create the perfect online or onsite agenda.
Presentation Techniques
Presentation skills are critical for today's business roles. In this module, we will discuss best practices for presentations including how to prepare, handle questions, and adapt your material to the audience.
Prioritizing for Business Value
Learn simple but powerful tools to prioritize projects in sync with your business strategies. We'll examine a number of methods and use these prioritization techniques with your products and features to determine which approach is best for your organization.
Problem stories & personas (users)
We often get so caught up in features that we lose sight of the people who use our products and what they’re trying to accomplish. What is the right level of detail for your team? We'll run a discovery session with your team to determine the right level of precision for product stories in your organization.
Product Strategy and Innovation
How do you incorporate innovation into your product plans to create a long-term vision? In this module, we'll explore three innovation and strategy frameworks and examine their impact on investment themes and value streams.
Release & Launch planning
Just because the development is finished doesn't mean the product is ready to launch. In this module, we'll discuss how to align the rhythms of your internal teams with the events in your industry to create impactful product releases and define responsibilities and tasks for effective product release and launch.
Retrospectives
Many teams, particularly those using agile methods, have learned to perform periodic retrospectives. We also need to master market and business retrospectives. This module encourages teams to examine the health of the product and define achievable goals to measure success.
Revisiting your Planning Process
Every organization is unique — so your planning process will be too. What are the activities and artifacts to go from idea to market? Using the QuartzOpen Framework, we'll define a nimble planning process that determines which activities and artifacts are necessary in your business.
Roadmaps and Roadmapping
One of the big challenges of planning is aligning releases with industry rhythms to make the biggest impact in the market. Too many teams attempt to release capabilities based on development convenience rather than market need. In this module, we’ll look at roadmapping capabilities using simple techniques that ensure corporate support.
Stakeholder Communications
Your leadership team doesn’t want to see a print-out from Jira. They want the plan but not necessarily the detail. In this session, we’ll explore common communication challenges and discuss the best approaches to keep your leadership informed and aligned with your product strategy.
Today's Development Methods and Product Team Roles
Review common development methods (including agile approaches) and how they impact your product team.
Win-Loss Analysis
Win-loss analysis is a specialized form of research that provides deep insights on product, promotion, and selling. In this session, we will explore successful approaches for setting up and conducting client interviews as well as analyzing the results.