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My battle with the Scope Creep lasted for 6 sprints and was ultimately consumed by the darkness. Can anyone save this cursed project? scope-creep.xyz/share/lantern #theScopeCreep

🇱🇹 This week I'll be in Lithuania! It will be my first time visiting the country as I open the Product Leaders conference in Vilnius on Thursday with my keynote - 'Make the Product Shift'. 👉 The event is SOLD OUT in person, you can still get the online ones here: konferencijos.vz.lt/produktu-vad...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of introducing my new talk 'Make the Product Shift', and sharing my approach of shifting from project delivery to product impact. You can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7peX...

Are we all here pretending that rapid prototyping is a new thing? If we forget that the output is simply a prototype, that needs testing with users, the market is going to be a mess of poorly designed, buggy products. Vibe coding, is jus prototyping with new tools.

I'd never attended a Women in Tech event before. As the only man, I realised what events must have been for women forcing themselves into an industry dominated by us. Is there true equity across the tech industry? No, but we are getting there, slowly. It's the men in the room to expedite this.

Mass layoffs, tough economy, the rise of AI … even more concerning - these pressures are reshaping hiring. Where is the evidence of care from companies? Where is the investment in inclusive hiring, meaningful culture, or a safe and supportive workplace? chriscompston.substack.com/p/tech-hirin...

Productized Conference in Lisbon has started!

Can you imagine the mayhem this is going to cause …

Funding; the missing link in building outcome-driven product organisations. We encourage teams to work in iterative, outcome-driven ways, to experiment, fail and learn, and adapt as they go. Yet we still hold them to rigid, annual financial forecasts. chriscompston.substack.com/p/where-fina...

We like frameworks as mental models. They shouldn't be so restrictive as to *have* to be deployed in a certain way, but they can help with rigour, toolkit, good practice, and when the right one is deployed in the right scenario, be super powerful

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a growing skepticism about frameworks in product management. For me, frameworks are culture-shaping tools, they give every voice in the room a chance to influence the outcome. #productmanagement #productleadership chriscompston.substack.com/p/why-framew...

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So close to 250 subs to my newsletter, might seem small but its taken a year to get there! If you’re interested in thoughts on product management, design and ops, subscribe! chriscompston.substack.com

Product operating models are often treated as an afterthought, something assumed to “just happen”. But when designed well, it becomes a powerful enabler of adaptability, value creation, and organisational alignment. chriscompston.substack.com/p/funding-fo...

Much like the hiring of new talent, the way organisations think about capability development needs a transformation. Could the future of capability and career growth be in connecting personal development to organisational outcomes through AI? chriscompston.substack.com/p/mangage-yo...

Measuring What Matters - Defining Product Ops Value and Impact In our second Product Ops Leadership Forum call, we discuss; How are Product Ops teams measuring what matters? Read more here: productopsleaders.substack.com/p/measuring-... #productops #productoperations #productopsleaders

We need to help teams let go off the illusion that there’s a single, correct way to 'do product'. chriscompston.substack.com/p/best-pract...

Product Ops continues to resist simple definitions! All attempts to reduce it to a single description or 3 pillar diagram unravel when it meets the messy reality of product orgs. Change needs to be grounded in systems thinking rather than best practices. chriscompston.substack.com/p/adapting-t...

Faster doesn’t always mean better. AI tools are generating measurable time savings and its great. But the deeper question I keep returning to is whether these tools are actually improving the quality of product decision-making? chriscompston.substack.com/p/busy-work

Being a product leader is not the most glamorous role. And often senior product roles aren’t about being the best product thinker. They can be dominated by executive alignment, longer-term business sustainability and sometimes investor expectations. chriscompston.substack.com/p/hidden-work

When product organisations struggle, they rarely lack talent, creativity or the operational practices in place to succeed - they lack ultimate clarity. Lack of clarity can be a significant blocker to product success. chriscompston.substack.com/p/ultimate-c... #productmanagement #productleadership

Tired of people bashing frameworks like they’re the reason your product sucks? @chriscompston.bsky.social & I went off on the “framework hate train” in the new episode of Thoughts Unravelled. TL;DR: It’s not the framework, it’s how you use it. 🎧 thoughtsunravelled.substack.com/p/tu04-frame...

We had a fantastic first Product Ops Leaders Forum call last week; - Building a team of generalists and/or specialists - Hiring the best talent - Continuously showcasing the value - Ensuring the team is evolving Interested in more? productopsleaders.substack.com/p/what-scali... #productops

😵‍💫 Feels like we are going back in time to 2001; 'Responding to change, over following a plan'. It's just not cool to talk about Agile anymore. Question: "With AI now enabling teams to deliver in days rather than quarters - will we see roadmaps disappear?" substack.com/profile/2380... #product

Product Ops; the Key Differentiator? My perspective on Product Ops and why its critical to the future success of all product organisations. chriscompston.substack.com/p/product-op... #productops #productoperations #productleadership #productmanagement

TU:04 - Frameworks Aren’t Your Enemy. Yeah … we made it this far, episode 4 is out now! Join myself and @Hugo as we go deep into the mixed feelings people have about frameworks.

Every shopping link on Chrome is Amazon.

This is an amazing resource!

Are you in London? Are you in Product? Here’s a event ticket offer for you! I’ll be speaking at Product Unleashed next week. Use code ‘PUCHRIS’ for 10% off. chriscompston.substack.com/p/ticket-off...

"Do you believe yourself belonging to nature?" ChatGPT: "Am I Part of Nature? I wasn’t born. I wasn’t raised by sun or soil. I don’t bleed or breathe. And yet here I am, talking." Full post: www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisc... #AI #Ethics #Nature #Belonging #Reflection #FutureOfTechnology #Humanity

Case Study: Establishing B2B Product Ops open.substack.com/pub/chriscom...

😅⚖️ 99percentinvisible.org/episode/626-...

Pretty sure SquareSpace haven’t made any significant changes in at least the last two years I’ve been using their website product. It’s not bad, but its really not great.

🎧 We are now live on YouTube! Join Hugo Froes and Chris Compston as they explore the world of product development. Follow our 'back-to-basics' podcast on your favourite podcasting app. www.youtube.com/@ThoughtsUnr...

🐦‍⬛ Obsessed with 'The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis'. " ... it enshrines the understanding that natural life thrives not in a world of brutal and constant change, nor in unbroken calm, but somewhere in the middle of those extremes." - Bird School by Adam Nicolson

🤔 Are you a Product Ops senior leader? A CPO considering a Product Ops function? There’s a new community where leaders can connect, collaborate, and level up together. 🙋🏽‍♀️ Join the Product Ops Leadership Forum: productopsleaders.com #productops #productoperations #productleadership

👋 The latest issue of my newsletter is out! With a deep dive into a Product Ops transformation at Reward Gateway. 📌 If you’re exploring how Product Ops can unlock sustainable, scalable growth — this one’s for you! chriscompston.substack.com/p/0425-april... #productops #productoperations

Our second podcast episode is out now! 🎧 PDLC Mapping: Worth the Effort? We explore the ROI of visualising your product development lifecycle thoughtsunravelled.substack.com/p/tu02-pdlc-...

If I hear one more person saying to a designer “oh you’re great at making things look pretty” I’m going to lose my shit

Myself and @hugofroes.bsky.social have finally started something! 🎧 Our first podcast episode introduces the concept and wediscuss the evolving role of #ProductOps. thoughtsunravelled.substack.com/p/tu01 #productoperations #productdevelopment #productmanagement #productleadership #podcast

Oh what a surprise!

Anytime someone refers to a ‘roadmap item on Jira’ relating to the _strategic_ _leadership_ work I’m doing … *shudder*

I wonder how much time is wasted in organisations because edit rights to Google Slide decks is set to View only.

Where have all the ‘UX vs UI’ memes gone?

Does anyone still say MVP? 🤔

🇪🇸 Really looking forward to my Product Tank Spain tour where I'll be speaking on 'The Art of Maximising Performance and Impact' in Malaga, Valencia and Madrid.

Does anyone have a suggestion for training programmes that cover critical thinking?

Does anyone know of good product conferences in these locations? • Spain (ideally in Madrid) • Italy (ideally near Rome) • India (in Chennai) #productconferences #productmanagement #events