AA190 - Navigating Product-Engineering Conflicts: A Coaching Session

Arguing Agile

Have you been in a situation where engineering leadership and product management do not see eye-to-eye?
In this episode, Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel interviews and coaches Product Manager Brian Orlando on challenges product managers face when working with engineering teams, leads, and managers.
Listen/watch to learn tactics for diffusing a potentially difficult situation, including:

• Strategies for effective spike work and time-boxing
• The importance of frequent check-ins and demos
• Spotting when tech leads aren't aligned with modern dev practices
• Key takeaways from "Accelerate" and it's relevance
• The value of being willing to abandon unsuccessful features

Whether you're a product manager struggling with team dynamics or an engineering leader looking to improve collaboration, this episode is packed to the tippy-top with valuable and practical advice you can start using - right meow!
#ProductManagement #Agile #EngineeringLeadership #ContinuousImprovement #DevOps
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1. Podcast Intro (00:00:00)

2. Intro: Difference of Opinion (00:00:11)

3. Team Dynamics and Delivery Issues (00:01:41)

4. More Context (00:04:02)

5. Clarity vs Scope Creep (00:05:24)

6. Role of Engineering Managers and Leads (00:07:00)

7. Getting Management off Your Back (00:10:24)

8. Implementing a New Charting Library (00:12:09)

9. Confrontational Statements (00:17:18)

10. Spikes and Asking for Help (00:18:24)

11. Extended Time Boxes for Spike Work (00:20:19)

12. Defining and Managing Spike Stories (00:21:21)

13. Prioritizing and Focusing on Spike Tasks (00:21:45)

14. Role of Product Managers in Spike Work (00:23:13)

15. Cross-functional Teams and Skill Sets (00:24:28)

16. Future Evolutions (00:25:50)

17. Challenges with Team Responsibilities (00:26:57)

18. Cultural and Process Maturity in Teams (00:28:34)

19. Accelerate (00:31:13)

20. Accelerate on Development Performance (00:31:53)

21. Brian Still Hates Spotify (00:33:48)

22. Importance of Frequent Check-in (00:35:16)

23. Throwing Away Unsuccessful Features (00:36:56)

24. Navigating Leadership (00:39:57)

25. Wrap-Up (00:42:10)