Scaling Lean: Project, Program, Portfolio - Jeff Gothelf, author of Lean UX

Dear Barcelona Product People, we are back with a exceptional meetup where we will have the honor to have Jeff Gothelf, author of the book Lean UX, as special guest.

Jeff, who has been just recently part of the speaker lineup for the Mind the Product annual conference in London, will be here in Barcelona, eager to meet the local community, share and discuss with us how to scale the principles of Lean Startup in bigger organizations:

The term Lean has become widely popular, particularly with the word “startup” attached to it. This has led many people to believe this is an approach to work relevant only to new companies or initiatives. Lean-curious companies who have tried to implement these ideals often stall at one or two teams citing organizational complexities, politics and dependencies as insurmountable obstacles to Lean Startup at scale.

Can Lean Startup practices be scaled — not just as culture and philosophy but as tactical process? In this practical presentation, Jeff will share several methods for scaling Lean Startup techniques in large organizations exemplified in detailed case studies and professional experience. Jeff will cover knowledge management, intra-team dependencies, infrastructure requirements and several other elements of ensuring successful Lean Startup practices in companies of any size.

Questions/discussion to follow.

Finally, thanks to our host Numa Barcelona - the first european acceleration program for growth-stage startups - who is going to lend us some amazing space with bigger capacity to allow even more people to attend!

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Jeff is the author of Lean UX (http://www.jeffgothelf.com/blog/lean-ux-book/#sthash.VRvdeyg0.dpbs) and the upcoming Sense and Respond (http://senseandrespond.co/), a speaker and organizational designer. Over his nearly 20 years in digital products and services Jeff has worked to bring a customer-centric, evidence-based approach to product strategy, design and leadership. Jeff has worked in various roles and leadership positions at iXL, Fidelity, AOL, WebTrends, and TheLadders. Most recently Jeff co-founded Neo Innovation (sold to Pivotal Labs) in New York City and helped build it into one of the most recognized brands in modern product strategy, development and design. As a principal in Neo’s NYC office, Jeff functioned as head of executive training, coaching, workshops and education. Jeff is regularly keynoting conferences, teaching workshops or working directly with client leadership teams across North America, Europe & Asia.