Expertise in All Aspects of Managing Product Development

Would you like more ease, and maybe simplify how you manage your product development?

You might have these concerns in your product development:

  • Are you concerned with losing great people, because decisions take too long or the processes create too much friction?
  • Are you swamped with work, and don't see a way to stop multitasking?
  • Would you like more effective project and program management so customers receive products they love when they want them?
  • Do you want to apply agile and lean principles—not practices—to your work?

I can help you achieve your organizational, product, and personal goals, and become more effective in managing your projects, programs, and portfolios. That often includes organizational strategy and product strategy.

My consulting is informed by theory and based on my experience and reality. Want to see my philosophy in action? Read the Pragmatic Manager newsletter.

How We Might Work Together

We craft an engagement that fits your needs, starting with a conversation. What signals do you see? What outcomes do you want?

We capitalize on your unique strengths and explore your reasonable alternatives. Armed with that knowledge, you can decide how to adapt your current practices.

I offer many consulting services. Lately, I've worked more with managers as a Trusted Advisor. That allows us to explore many alternatives on your schedule, without needing specific outcomes.

I offer customized consulting and workshops based on my books for all aspects of product development.

My services span effective management, product development, and personal development.

More Effective Management

Practical Ways to Manage Yourself, Book 1 Practical Ways to Lead and Serve (Manage) Others, book 2 Practical Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization, Book 3

Most managers want to be more effective. My Modern Management Made Easy books can support your management journey, regardless of where you start. I also offer Modern Management Made Easy workshops.


Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great ManagementWant to see management in action? Read Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management.

 


Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More ProjectsLearn how to stop multitasking and start finishing. As a result, you'll increase your capacity and make money faster. Read Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects.

 


Hiring Geeks That FitWant to add to or build your team and get them off to a great start? Read Hiring Geeks That Fit.

Maybe you're more concerned with delivering products your customers want to buy. That's in the project and program management area.

More Effective Ways Develop Products: Project and Program Management

Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project ManagementFrom Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile TeamsCreate Your Successful Agile Project: Collaborate, Measure, Estimate, DeliverAgile and Lean Program Management: Scaling Collaboration Across the Organization

I've got you covered for all kinds of project management, assuming you like deliverables. My bestselling books and workshops have supported project and program managers for years.

See Manage It!, Create Your Successful Agile Project, and From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams.) Learn to see your risks and deliver value.

Increase Your Personal Effectiveness

Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer: Educate, Influence, and Entertain Your Readers

Write a Conference Proposal the Conference Wants and AcceptsIf you want to write better and faster, check out Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer and the Free Your Inner Writer workshop. Or, check out the Write a Conference Proposal book along with its self-study workshop.


Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual BenefitManage Your Job SearchThinking of becoming a consultant? That's Successful Independent Consulting with its own workshops. (Still in development.) Or, maybe you'd like a new job. Read Manage Your Job Search.

 

Want to talk? Book a Meeting With Me.

The Socials

Look for my name everywhere. And since social media is so—ahem—interesting lately, here are the various links:

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