What should we work on now, later, and never? When will it be ready? What is the status of our current commitments? Do our teams even have the capability and capacity to deliver on our promises to our customers? These are the challenges and risks that product managers need to manage on a daily basis. In this interactive session, we'll explore ways that Kanban can help you improve decision making, manage risk, improve transparency, and make promises you can keep.

1. I CAN KEEP MY PROMISES
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT WITH KANBAN
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WORK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PROBLEM
20th Century's playbook! About servicing the imbalance, not addressing it.
Unsustainable!
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT NEEDS A MECHANISM TO REPLENISH
ITS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND.
Source of demand
Capacity-Limited Services
(Vague) Ideas
Delivery. WIP Limited.
SELECTION: IF ONLY THIS WORKED!
Let's Decide on Risks to Manage
Market Role
[Table Stakes ->
Differentiator]
Tech Risk
[Unknown Soln. ->
Commodity]
Urgency
[Opportunity about to
expire -> Long Shelf
Life]
Strategic Horizon
[H1 Develop Core -> H3
Develop New]
Market Lifecycle
[Laggard -> Enthusiast]
Which ones should we use to decide on an option? Place 3 dots!
Acceptable
Risk
Threshold
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
Let's Visualize the Risk!
KIVIAT CHART
FOUR COMMON PRODUCT MANAGER QUESTIONS
Do we have the capability and
capacity to deliver on our
promises?
What should we work on now,
later, never?
Is this roadmap realistic?
How do we make high quality
decisions in a fast-paced
environment?
WHICH TWO ARE DO YOU ENCOUNTER
THE MOST?
VOTE FOR YOUR TWO USING A DOT.
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Options Next
Options Good
Options
Market Risk:
Is this the
right thing for
our market?
Technical Risk?
What are the
implications of
attempting to
deliver this?

2. FOUR COMMON PRODUCT MANAGER QUESTIONS
Do we have the capability and
capacity to deliver on our
promises?
What should we work on now,
later, never?
Is this roadmap realistic?
How do we make high quality
decisions in a fast-paced
environment?
WHICH TWO ARE DO YOU ENCOUNTER
THE MOST?
VOTE FOR YOUR TWO USING A DOT.
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3. Miro link: tiny.cc/mirotac20

5. FOUR COMMON PRODUCT MANAGER QUESTIONS
Do we have the capability and
capacity to deliver on our
promises?
What should we work on now,
later, never?
Is this roadmap realistic?
How do we make high quality
decisions in a fast-paced
environment?
WHICH TWO ARE DO YOU ENCOUNTER
THE MOST?
VOTE FOR YOUR TWO USING A DOT.

6. WORK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PROBLEM
20th Century's playbook! About servicing the imbalance, not addressing it.
Unsustainable!

11. WORK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PROBLEM
20th Century's playbook! About servicing the imbalance, not addressing it.
Unsustainable!

15. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT NEEDS A MECHANISM TO REPLENISH
ITS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND.
Source of demand
Capacity-Limited Services

17. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT NEEDS A MECHANISM TO REPLENISH
ITS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND.
Source of demand
Capacity-Limited Services

21. (Vague) Ideas
Delivery. WIP Limited.
Options Next
Options Good
Options
Market Risk:
Is this the
right thing for
our market?
Technical Risk?
What are the
implications of
attempting to
deliver this?

25. (Vague) Ideas
Delivery. WIP Limited.
Options Next
Options Good
Options
Market Risk:
Is this the
right thing for
our market?
Technical Risk?
What are the
implications of
attempting to
deliver this?

29. SELECTION: IF ONLY THIS WORKED!
Let's Decide on Risks to Manage
Market Role
[Table Stakes ->
Differentiator]
Tech Risk
[Unknown Soln. ->
Commodity]
Urgency
[Opportunity about to
expire -> Long Shelf
Life]
Strategic Horizon
[H1 Develop Core -> H3
Develop New]
Market Lifecycle
[Laggard -> Enthusiast]
Which ones should we use to decide on an option? Place 3 dots!
Acceptable
Risk
Threshold
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
Let's Visualize the Risk!
KIVIAT CHART

33. SELECTION: IF ONLY THIS WORKED!

35. Let's Decide on Risks to Manage
Market Role
[Table Stakes ->
Differentiator]
Tech Risk
[Unknown Soln. ->
Commodity]
Urgency
[Opportunity about to
expire -> Long Shelf
Life]
Strategic Horizon
[H1 Develop Core -> H3
Develop New]
Market Lifecycle
[Laggard -> Enthusiast]
Which ones should we use to decide on an option? Place 3 dots!

36. Acceptable
Risk
Threshold
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
Let's Visualize the Risk!
KIVIAT CHART

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43. MORE RESOURCES AT
squirrelnorth.com