Managing Change as a Product Manager with Productboard Consultant, Scott Baldwin

Cyrus Shirazian October 28, 2020 389 3

In this episode with Scott Baldwin, you’ll learn:

How does change mgmt relate to product mgmt
What makes change mgmt difficult to implement
Scott’s 5Ps approach to change management

TWEET SOME QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

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KEY DISCUSSION POINTS

[01:15] Scott’s journey into Product

[03:30] Tell us about productboard and your role there

[05:25] Define change management and why is it important

[06:10] How does change mgmt relate to product mgmt?

[07:55] Who should be involved on the change mgmt team?

[11:40] What makes change mgmt difficult to implement?

[14:10] What are some frameworks to help with change mgmt? What’s working and what’s not working about them?

[16:05] Tell us about the 5P approach: why did you come up with this approach?

[18:03] Purpose

[24:24] People

[28:15] Priority

[32:49] Process

[36:10] Proof

ABOUT SCOTT BALDWIN

Scott is a product management leader and a long-time member of the Vancouver product community with a deep interest in helping others find their opportunity in product management. He’s currently at productboard leading their product excellence practice and previously led teams at Thinkific, Finning Digital, Central 1 Credit Union, Inovera Solutions, and Blue Zone Entertainment.