Agile product development in big companies

Post on 18-Dec-2014

259 views 1 download

description

Agile product development, some lessons learned and differences between doing it in a small startup and large companies

Transcript of Agile product development in big companies

איך לנהל מוצר בסטארטאפ ומה חברות גדולות יכולות"!ללמוד מזה

Agile Product Dev The all around picture

Who am I to talk?

❖ Co-founder, CTO, Product @overvyoo!

❖ CTO, Product @gettaxi!

❖ CTO @clarizen!

❖ Technology is my passion!

❖ Product is my game!

❖ Nevo and Tamar are what I’m known for

What is agile?

❖ Practical hints and methods!

❖ Be more successful!

❖ What is successful?

Agile Product

❖ Product - the bridge between sales, marketing, R&D and strategy!

❖ AKA - the person that knows the least in every meeting!

❖ Work in cycles - plan, execute, analyze!

❖ vs. Plan, plan, plan, plan, execute, see what went wrong.

Why do it?

❖ Because it’s faster?!

❖ Because it’s considered the best?!

❖ Because programmers want to?!

❖ Because Nasdaq/Investors loves it?

Why do it?

❖ Because we have to

Startup Life

❖ Target: Product fit!

❖ Speed - fast cycles!

❖ Technology - not set in stone !

❖ Strategy - not set in stone

Lorem Ipsum Dolor

EnterpriseTarget: Monetize !

Speed - but needs to be stable!Technology - now, improve!Strategy - no, tactics

The bigger the company..

❖ HR Issue!

❖ The right people (hiring, communicating)!

❖ Communication!

❖ Ownership!

❖ Planning and Confidence

Big companies need to learn

❖ It’s not a hype, it’s a necessity!

❖ Huge old(er) companies are using it (Toyota, IBM)!

❖ It’s all about the people*

* always

Evangelize in a big company

❖ Understand the fear!

❖ Understand the need!

❖ Understand the traps

Prepare❖ Have patience!

❖ It takes time to win people over!

❖ It takes time to show results!

❖ Have a plan!

❖ It helps people see it’s not just chaos!

❖ It’s always good to have a plan!

❖ Make sure people are aligned!

❖ People don’t like surprises

Summary

Startup!! Bigger Company

The Need Market Fit Monetize

Speed Reach Stable

Technology Create Improve

Strategy Forumlate Execute

Communication Easy Hard

HR Controlled Uncontrolled