AA188 - CEOs Don't Care About Story Points: Being Better at Business

Arguing Agile

As product managers and agile practitioners, we often struggle to communicate our value to management in terms they understand.
In this episode, you'll learn how to better translate business value to management, make a case for additional resources, and overcome resistance to change in your organization.
Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as we discuss:

• Translating agile metrics into business value
• Making a case for additional resources in SMBs
• Overcoming resistance to change in organizations
• Balancing new features with technical debt reduction
• Strategies for demonstrating ROI of agile practices

#ProductManagement #AgileLeadership #BusinessValue #OrganizationalChange #TechnicalDebt
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Kapitel

1. Podcast Intro (00:00:00)

2. Intro: Running a Good Business (00:00:11)

3. ROI of Adding Team Members (00:01:26)

4. Quantitative vs Qualitative (00:02:57)

5. Textbook Metrics (00:04:14)

6. CEO Counterpoint (00:06:13)

7. When Will It Be Done (00:09:16)

8. Brian's Small Company Story (00:10:45)

9. Importance of Customer Trust and Transparency (00:12:01)

10. Building Customer Relationships (00:14:09)

11. Measuring ROI in Product Management (00:19:20)

12. Iteration and Change Metrics (00:22:28)

13. Exploring Diverse Insurance Markets (00:23:40)

14. Understanding Market Expansion Challenges (00:24:14)

15. Improving ROI by Simplifying (00:25:15)

16. Balancing New Features and Technical Debt (00:26:28)

17. Communicating with C-Level Executives (00:28:05)

18. Convincing SMBs to Invest in Development (00:31:03)

19. Making the Case for Agile Coaching (00:34:38)

20. Overcoming Resistance to Change (00:39:34)

21. Wrap-Up (00:43:51)