Episodes

  • The Iron Triangle

    The Iron Triangle
    Dec 17 2021
    In this episode, the Outsiders delve into the Iron Triangle and discuss dealing with the critical project constraints of cost/resources, time and scope. Is there a silver bullet to address these age-old constraints? Is there a lever a Product Owner can pull to tackle them wisely? Listen in to find out.
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    26 mins
  • Inclusive Design with Derek Featherstone

    Inclusive Design with Derek Featherstone
    Dec 3 2021
    We welcome Derek Featherstone, internationally-known speaker, author, and Chief eXperience Officer at Level Access. Derek walks the Product Outsiders through the difference between accessibility and inclusive design, how Product discovery can be used to improve your success in this realm, and how all companies can take steps to make positive progress in making products that work for everyone.
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    48 mins
  • Building a Culture of Safety with Alla Weinberg

    Building a Culture of Safety with Alla Weinberg
    Nov 19 2021
    Does company culture really play a role in building awesome products? Do the behaviors we learned in grade school set us up for success in the business world? Alla Weinberg, CEO of Spoke & Wheel, joins the Product Outsiders this episode as they lean into these very questions and more.
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    26 mins
  • Product Lessons from Nanowrimo

    Product Lessons from Nanowrimo
    Nov 5 2021
    Nanowrimo and Product Management - Two ideas that seem incongruent on the surface, are creatively tied together by the Product Outsiders as they talk about their own NaNoWriMo experiences and how lessons learned during their writing journeys can be applied to building great products.
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    31 mins
  • Outputs Outcomes & Impacts

    Outputs Outcomes & Impacts
    Sep 24 2021
    A Deep dive into output vs. outcome & impact. Organizations won't be successful if they are delivering things faster, but the things being delivered aren't hitting the mark with customers and consequently growing the business. What seems like a simple concept isn't necessarily an easy one to embrace
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    23 mins
  • What Makes a Good Product Manager with Jess Lewis

    What Makes a Good Product Manager with Jess Lewis
    Aug 27 2021
    Continuing our cross-discipline interview series, we have User Experience Designer Jess Lewis joining us for a great chat to find out what it is that they see as what makes a Product Manager click with a team to create and grow a great healthy product team. We also dig into what the biggest differences and similarities are between working within a corporate product team and an agency, along with how user experience folks jam with product folks.
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    30 mins
  • What Makes a Good Product Manager with Aaron Roberts

    What Makes a Good Product Manager with Aaron Roberts
    Jul 30 2021
    We had the chance to sit down with one of our favorite Software Engineers to talk through what makes a Good Product Manager from the point of view of Development. We've had the opportunity to work with him previously, and it was a joy to dig into what he sees as both the good & the bad when it comes to product management when building products.
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    23 mins
  • The Myth of the Single Wringable Neck

    The Myth of the Single Wringable Neck
    Jul 2 2021
    If you've been around Product Management (or are a Product Manager), you've either heard the phrase 'Single Wringable Neck', or even more, that Product Managers are 'The CEO of the Product'. We chat about these myths, along with the idea that making and designing products really is a team sport.
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    22 mins