Podcasts

Will support function departments (HR, legal, finance etc) be replaced by AI? Instead of looking to replace these roles, leaders should be looking to evolve them. Technology has always automated tasks no matter the color of your collar. AI is merely the...

Brant Cooper discusses what it takes to complete rapid experiments and how it can be the fast track to overcoming uncertainty.  The goal is to separate what customers will do vs. what they say they’ll do. Too many entrepreneurs and corporate product people rely on...

Brant Cooper discusses what innovation truly means and why so many organizations fail at it. The overly-used buzzword often means something different to varying members of the organization. It needs to be defined by the organization, then shared with everyone. 👉What...

The Value Stream Discovery Loop is a customer-centric approach to value creation. It helps businesses understand what their customers need and how they can provide value to them in an efficient, value-enhancing way. At its core, this is accomplished by looking at a...

It’s likely you’ve heard the term “Value Stream” tossed around quite a bit without much context or definition. This is a shame, as creating greater efficiency without understanding an organization’s value streams is likely to result in decreased efficiency. A value...

Value streams are all the activities an organization does to create value for customers and other stakeholders (usually within a specific product). “Lean” practitioners help you map your workflows, so you can see how to improve them while maintaining value creation....

Product management dates back to the 1930s with the concept of “brand management” pioneered at Proctor & Gamble. The memo that started it all sounds more like modern product marketing than product management, but your mileage may vary. Others point to 1990s...