See here the agenda and schedule for two days of Roadmaps'24 conference.
Intro - openning the first day of the conference
Phil Hornby
Ask a product person anything, and you will hear “it depends” or “no.” It’s hard making product decisions. Everything is uncertain and depends on the context that is often only partially visible. There is a high degree of risk, but they are expected to move fast and have an impact. It’s time to go beyond one-way and two-way doors and make better decisions.
Michal Pilawski - Mike
In today's dynamic business environment, achieving a seamless alignment between Marketing and Sales is crucial for driving success in both Product-Led and Sales-Led organizations. This talk, "Aligned Organization: The Secret to Building Strong Alignment with Marketing and Sales," will delve into practical strategies for leveraging data to make informed decisions, setting clear and measurable KPIs to track progress, and developing robust rituals that foster collaboration and communication. By integrating these elements, organizations can break down silos, enhance team synergy, and ultimately boost overall performance and growth. Join us to explore the actionable insights and best practices that can transform your marketing and sales efforts into a cohesive powerhouse.
Marina Dražić
Functional testing of an idea by itself is not enough if we have not reached the point of true understanding of the user. Choosing a methodology for researching user needs requires a good knowledge and understanding of the qualitative and quantitative research results. In practice, the competencies of teams in research tasks are often not at the required level - a survey questionnaire is not enough! Badly conceived methodology and superficial validation of ideas lead to wrong decisions and product design that is not tailored to the user and will not meet the company's expectations. Find out how to organize the discovery process and which research techniques to choose in order to get relevant results. Find out where we most often make mistakes and how we can significantly improve product outcomes.
Viktoria Korzhova
Is doing your best work enough to be promoted? In this talk, we'll discuss what are the practical steps one needs to take to secure a promotion, what are some does and don'ts and how to gain support from your manager and peers.
Evie Brockwell
We’re constantly trying to do it all in Product. Meet the moving targets, keep your stakeholders happy, manage your teams. & sometimes, it feels like it’s too much. The stress and anxiety surrounding the job is real. If you’re feeling this, you’re not alone. 92% of people working in Product have experienced burnout, or have been very close. Join me as I dive into why this number is so high in the Product world, and give you the strategies and stories you need to make sure you stay in the 8%. By the end of this session, you’ll know exactly what to look out for, and just how you can continue to grow the career that you love - without burning out. If you’re feeling this, you’re not alone. 92% of people working in Product have experienced burnout, or have been very close. Join me as I dive into why this number is so high in the Product world, and give you the strategies and stories you need to make sure you stay in the 8%. By the end of this session, you’ll know exactly what to look out for, and just how you can continue to grow the career that you love - without burning out.
Lazar Krstić
Let's talk about how you can build a product that will solve a problem you face every day and maybe you can save time on user research and have much clearer insights into the needs. We must not forget the importance of using your own product.
Dušan Starinac
Learn about the key challenges of leading a global Product team in a rapidly growing business during a big company transition and restructuring:
- Fostering collaboration in a multi-cultural product team
- Driving vision and growth strategy
- Effective leadership communication
- Using the right data to make key business decisions
Timote Geimer
Every startup strives to come to a phase of scaling. When that happens it's not just the team and product is scalling, it demands changes from the people that were there from early days, from the start.
Let's take a look at how the product role changes over time and how to prepare yourself to be able to scale not just product and team, but "scale"/develop yourself as well.
Olgica Strezoska
Developing a product thinking mindset is the foundation for building successful products, regardless of your role. Whether you're an entrepreneur launching a new business, a startup founder, or a professional dedicated to creating great products, this talk is for you. A product mindset is crucial before you start building anything. It helps ensure that you understand customer needs, prioritize value, and maintain a strategic vision. Join this talk if you want to learn how to cultivate this essential mindset and set the stage for product success.
Darko Krulj
In today's competitive landscape, data-driven organizations are transforming the way products are developed, ensuring that each decision is backed by actionable data insights.
This presentation explores how the integration of data analytics into the product development process leads to faster, less risky, more innovative and customer-centric products.
Željko Bošnjak
Miloš Đekić
Starting and initiating change is undeniably challenging, especially when it involves transforming an entire organization. This lecture delves into the transformative journey of building a product organization from scratch, overcoming organizational challenges, and championing impactful change. Let's explore how to instigate and navigate these crucial changes to drive success.
Ana Pegan
Panel will be exploring the collaboration with in the Product Trio together with representative point of view from all the role within the trio: what the different tro setups have panelists experienced, what worked well and what didn't, how do they see the different roles within the trio, etc.
Phil Hornby
Phil Hornby
Timote Geimer
You have a first working product and some early adopters, great! Maybe you’ve even raised some initial funding. Yet, are you really ready to scale? Do you know exactly the next step to take?
Let’s dive together into the different pitfalls you may face and how to avoid them.
During this interactive workshop we’ll go through the typical early stage mistakes and we’ll discover pragmatic techniques to help you take the best product decisions.
If you’re a product person or leader, this workshop will equip you with the essential skills and insights to navigate the product management troubled waters.
Key takeaways:
• Discover how to map and size your market effectively
• Learn how to map your stakeholders and rapidly collect valuable insights
• Discover pragmatic discovery techniques you can apply tomorrow
• Learn how to effectively bridge the gap between your discovery work and your go to market activities to rapidly scale your business
Timote Geimer
You have a first working product and some early adopters, great! Maybe you’ve even raised some initial funding. Yet, are you really ready to scale? Do you know exactly the next step to take?
Let’s dive together into the different pitfalls you may face and how to avoid them.
During this interactive workshop we’ll go through the typical early stage mistakes and we’ll discover pragmatic techniques to help you take the best product decisions.
If you’re a product person or leader, this workshop will equip you with the essential skills and insights to navigate the product management troubled waters.
Key takeaways:
• Discover how to map and size your market effectively
• Learn how to map your stakeholders and rapidly collect valuable insights
• Discover pragmatic discovery techniques you can apply tomorrow
• Learn how to effectively bridge the gap between your discovery work and your go to market activities to rapidly scale your business
Dragana Grbić
Dragana Grbić
A design sprint is a time-constrained, five-phase process that uses design thinking with the purpose of reducing the risk when bringing a new product, service or a feature to the market.
The idea with the Design Sprint is to build and test a prototype in just five days. You'll take a small team, clear the schedule for a week, and rapidly progress from problem to tested solution using a proven step-by-step process.
Key takeaways:
Nikola Vojtek
During the Workshop, a new board game Agilist will be used. Agilist is a Business Agility Game that intricately combines elements of Kanban and Scrum to simulate the complexities of real-world product development and business operations. The game accommodates up to four players, each taking on the role of a business leader navigating the challenges of bringing a product from conception to market success. The centerpiece of the game is incorporating Kanban board, allowing players to visualize and manage their product development processes efficiently.Agilist players will compete in product development, team management, testing their decision-making skills, strategic planning, and adaptability along the way. The primary goal of the game is to be the player with the highest Profit at the end of the last iteration.
Agenda:
Intro [5 min]
Objectives, Rules & Gameplay [5min]
Setup and simulation of first few turns [10min]
Game round 1 [45min]
Break [5min]
Game round 2 [45min]
Retrospective [5min]
Q&A [5min
Nikola Vojtek
During the Workshop, a new board game Agilist will be used. Agilist is a Business Agility Game that intricately combines elements of Kanban and Scrum to simulate the complexities of real-world product development and business operations. The game accommodates up to four players, each taking on the role of a business leader navigating the challenges of bringing a product from conception to market success. The centerpiece of the game is incorporating Kanban board, allowing players to visualize and manage their product development processes efficiently.Agilist players will compete in product development, team management, testing their decision-making skills, strategic planning, and adaptability along the way. The primary goal of the game is to be the player with the highest Profit at the end of the last iteration.
Agenda:
Intro [5 min]
Objectives, Rules & Gameplay [5min]
Setup and simulation of first few turns [10min]
Game round 1 [45min]
Break [5min]
Game round 2 [45min]
Retrospective [5min]
Q&A [5min
Bojan Smudja
Goal-oriented OKR framework can offer a flexible, collaborative, and iterative approach for development while focusing on setting clear objectives and measurable key results to achieve those objectives. Blending this approach with Agile way of work can help organizations and teams align their efforts with strategic goals, adapt quickly to a VUCA environment, and track progress effectively.
Predrag Rajković
Formulating a meaningful product vision statement is tricky. At the workshop we'll create an imaginary product, describe its key characteristics and then we'll formulate a vision for it. After the workshop you'll understand why vision is important and how to verbalize it.
Nenad Lasković
The main goal of a product manager is to achieve business objectives by helping the team create products that solve users' problems.
We can't do this effectively without tracking and analyzing metrics.
It's important to understand these metrics not only before we start building solutions but also after we launch them, as we iteratively improve. Unfortunately, many teams skip these crucial activities and focus solely on delivering features, often without ever assessing the impact of those features on business goals.
If this sounds familiar, this course will show you how to start using metrics effectively. You'll learn that even tracking a few basic metrics can significantly impact the success of your products.
Nenad Lasković
The main goal of a product manager is to achieve business objectives by helping the team create products that solve users' problems.
We can't do this effectively without tracking and analyzing metrics.
It's important to understand these metrics not only before we start building solutions but also after we launch them, as we iteratively improve. Unfortunately, many teams skip these crucial activities and focus solely on delivering features, often without ever assessing the impact of those features on business goals.
If this sounds familiar, this course will show you how to start using metrics effectively. You'll learn that even tracking a few basic metrics can significantly impact the success of your products.