Slides Nis Frome recently used in his discussion w/ mentees of The Product Mentor. Synopsis: How to align lean methodologies with various (and often competing) stakeholder objectives. The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals…Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People. Throughout the program, each mentor leads a conversation in an area of their expertise that is live streamed and available to both mentee and the broader product community. http://TheProductMentor.com

1. Be a lean advocate so that your org
ships better
products
faster.
by nis frome

2. Nis Frome
Enabling product teams to test
and learn what users want.
Co-founder & Content Lead at Alpha
nisfrome@gmail.com // @nisfrome
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3. objective
The goal is to move
further along the
spectrum.
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It’s a revolution of baby steps.

4. challenge
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The status quo
can feel unbreakable
when colleagues are
incentivized not to take
their lean medicine.

5. solution
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Find the right
situations
to take initiatives
and get easy wins.

6. assessment
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When it comes to lean,
where is there room to
improve?
Education Capabilities Examples

7. education: messaging
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First, focus on messaging.
Aspirations Adaptations
Product Experiment
Customer Target demographic
Guarantee Likelihood
Continuous Here and there

8. education: alignment
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Then, focus on alignment.
A handy guide:
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/10/16/how-to-
make-your-team-love-experimenting/

9. capabilities
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Pick a tool, any tool!
Design sprints Happy hours Surveys
Interviews Prototypes Analytics

10. examples
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Get your Double Stuf Oreo
stories lined up.

11. advocate
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Make lean sexy.
Sizzle reel ROI Socialize

12. case studies
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“Bring the customer to life.”

13. your turn
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Identify opportunities to apply lean
methodologies within your company,
and champion the successes to
advocate for wider adoption.