product tank pearson product lifecycle global transformation
DESCRIPTION
This session was presented at Product Tank London : http://www.meetup.com/ProductTank/events/161076602/ Craig is looking to talk about "how to change a corporate culture with his role within the Global Product Lifecycle team and mindset (around product development)", based on some of his experiences at Pearson. He will talk about creating a cultural shift and how to get stakeholders to buy into this change. How do you get people to focus more on values and outcomes, actions over support? How do you get people to buy into an approach that advocates fast learning? These are some of the aspects that Craig will cover in his presentation.TRANSCRIPT
Changing A Global Product Culture
Craig Strong Director Product Lifecycle Adoption Joined Pearson Jul 13 !Goal: Support and drive a global transformation of the product portfolio, strategy and product practice with the Learner at the centre. [email protected]
Who?
Worlds Largest Education Company
Worlds Largest Publisher
Company Overview
• Operates in over 70 Countries
• Approx. 44k Employees
• Growth through Acquisition
• Institutional Sales
• Print Background
• 170 Years Old
Product Challenges
OUR TEAMCPMO
Product Lifecycle SEARCH
EXECUTE
1 Language 250+ Digital Products
Core Practices !
Agile & Lean Startup
Learner At The Centre
Learn Fast & Innovate
• CHANGE OR DIE
Change or die
What learnt have we?
Action, Vision & Communication from the Top!
Why ?
How ?What ?
Inspiration Is Key!
Change Has A Lifecycle SEARCH
EXECUTE
Celebrate And Recognise Success To Date
Cults
Listening = Learning
Principles Over Process
Why do they listen to that guy and not me ?
Shift To Outcomes Over Outputs
Celebrate Failure, But Fail Elegantly
Protect And Trust People, Especially Early Adopters
Share Knowledge For All
© Dustin Wallace
Become Bilingual
Strategy & Tactics
Communities Are Assets
What About Products?
Solve Customer Problems
GET OUT OF THE OFFICE!
Beware Of Projects
Cross-Functional Teams Are Key
Hire In Priority Of !
1. Beliefs 2. Capabilities 3. Skills
Search And Execution Are Different
Agile & Lean Is Not Just
For Development Teams!
Be Explicit!
The Road Ahead
Questions?