Product Management vs Project Management

Our Agile & Scaled-Value Project Management Meetup hour in August is scheduled for Thursday, August 29th, 2024.
Time: 12:00 pm PDT / 2:00 pm CDT / 3:00 pm EDT
Topic: "Product Management vs Project Management"
Our Guest Speaker: Larry Apke, Agile Coach, Founder(The Job Hackers)

An introduction to the meetup:

You've heard of the PMO, but have you ever heard of the PPMO?
Have you ever thought about the different approaches needed between projects and products?
Did you know that applying project management principles and processes to product management can lead to poor product quality, high technical debt, and very slow product delivery?
Ever wonder why no one washes a rental car?
Join us to find out as more will be explored and discussed!

Takeaways:

1. Differences between product and project management
2. Why treating products like projects leads to poorer delivery and poorer quality
3. The role funding plays in incentivizing optimal behavior

Our Speaker:

Larry Apke, with 12+ years as an Agile Coach, specializes in guiding organizations through Agile adoption for enhanced value and customer satisfaction. Formerly a Principal Agile Coach at T-Mobile, he spearheaded Agile transformations. One of his highlights was helping T-Mobile with the largest (over $1 billion spending) and fastest (about 7 months) transitions from Project/Scope to Product/Capacity funding. As the founder of The Job Hackers, Larry offered free Agile training to underserved groups. He provided over $6 million of free training to over 4000 people in over 50 countries. He's authored three Agile books and is a respected Agile community speaker and leader.