#product-operating-model

Consulting scales with people; product scales with technology

“Product” implies BOTH customer-focused AND standard offerings. Customer-focused and fully custom white-glove is a consulting model, not a…

Product Operating Model: Bridging the Gulf of Execution and Evaluation

Closing the gap between strategy and perceived value starts and ends with the human at the center

The AI Product Operating Model

I’ve been through two big shifts in how product gets done. First was waterfall to agile. Sequential handoffs to cross-functional teams…

Part 5 — Leading the Transformation : How to Sustain the Product Operating Model Over Time

This is the fifth and final article in the series on the Product Operating Model, a concept introduced by Marty Cagan in his book…

PRODUCTHEAD: Tharin × Cutler on product operating models

Reinvigorate Your SAFe Transformation with a Product Operating Model Concept

Many SAFe transformations stall or fail to deliver the promised benefit of business agility. One prominent reason for these failures is…

The Three-Speed Solution: How AI-Native Operating Models Close Product Ownership’s Authority Gap

AI forces organizations to align machine speed with governance and funding. In doing so, it structurally closes Product Ownership’s…

Why imitating the best is not a good idea

Against the best versus rest slogan

Part 4 — Why Transformations Fail: Resistance, Fear, and What to Do About Them

This is the fourth article in a five-part series inspired by Marty Cagan’s 2024 book Transformed, exploring the Product Operating Model…

Part 2 — The First Step in Every Transformation: Pilot Teams

This is the second article in a five-part series inspired by Marty Cagan’s 2024 book Transformed, exploring the Product Operating Model…

From Discovery to Product: How to Stop Shipping Software and Start Delivering Value

This is the first article in a five-part series inspired by Marty Cagan’s 2024 book Transformed, exploring the Product Operating Model from…