ruthless prioritization | brandon chu | producttank toronto
TRANSCRIPT
@ProductTankTO #ProductTankSPONSORED BY
TWEETS AWAY!
RUTHLESS PRIORITIZATION
My career
4
Ruthless Prioritization doesn’t matter if we don’t build the right product for the customer. That’s our first job.
Assuming we’ve done that...our second job is to help teams build it efficiently.
5
PRIORITIZATION
Ruthless Prioritization
Ruthless Prioritization
8
Three Scopes of Prioritization
The Three Scopes of Prioritization
The Three Scopes of Prioritization
Product Operating Framework
Product Operating Framework
The Three Scopes of Prioritization
MVP
MVP
25
The MVP Trade-off Problem
? ?
26
The MVP Trade-off Problem
Hypothesis
Assumptions are everything.
The Three Scopes of Prioritization
Product Strategy
Product Strategy
Similar to MVP, but macro
Theory
Probability of success: 5%
Probability of success: 10%
Reality
How Shopify Operationalizes its Vision
Product Strategy
●●●●
●
48
RUTHLESSNESS
Ruthless Prioritization
Ruthless Prioritization
What is ruthlessness in practice?
What is ruthlessness in practice?
What is ruthlessness in practice?
What is ruthlessness in practice?
57
Ruthless Prioritization is about caring about your team’s focus like a general cares about sending soldiers to war
● It’s important to win● You can only fight so many battles, so apply good
strategies and frameworks to make decisions● Treat your team’s time like a general does their
soldier’s lives, with care
58
THANK YOU