TRANSFORMED: Moving to the Product Operating Model with Marty Cagan (INSPIRED, EMPOWERED)

In this interview, Paweł Huryn (The Product Compass) and Aakash Gupta (Product Growth) talk to Marty Cagan, a legendary product leader, founder of SVPG, and the author of INSPIRED and EMPOWERED.

In this conversation, Marty Cagan:

Discusses the need for a new perspective on product management and introduces the concept of the Product Operating Model.
Explains the critical concepts of the Product Model and addresses common frictions in product teams.
Provides insights on how individuals can drive transformation within their organizations.

Marty's new book, TRANSFORMED, will be released on March 12, 2024. Pre-order your copy now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Be...

Timeline:

00:00 Introduction
03:14 The Need for Transformation
10:29 The Product Operating Model
11:28 Key Dimensions and Elements of the Product Model
16:13 The New Product Competencies
23:40 Overcoming Frictions in Product Teams
29:36 Driving Transformation as an Individual Contributor
33:51 Becoming a Real Product Manager
35:14 Raising Skills and Winning Hearts and Minds
36:14 Responsibilities of a Product Leader
37:12 The Role of Product Coaches
38:35 Taking Initiative as an Individual
39:04 Identifying Sphere of Influence
40:00 Winning Over the Rest of the Company
41:26 Key to Successful Transformation
42:51 Case Study: Trainline Transformation
49:48 Hiring a Product Coach
50:42 Principles of Product Coaching
54:29 Interpreting Product Operating Model Principles
57:37 Simple, fun questions

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Where to find Marty Cagan?

SVPG: https://www.svpg.com/
Email: cagan@svpg.com

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Where to find Aakash Gupta?

https://www.news.aakashg.com/
   / @growproduct  
  / aagupta  
  / aakashg0  

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Where to find Paweł Huryn?

https://www.productcompass.pm/
   / @pawelhuryn  
  / pawel-huryn  
  / pawelhuryn  

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Marty's new book, TRANSFORMED: Moving to the Product Operating Model, will be released on March 12, 2024. Pre-order your copy now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Be...