Insights

Writing on strategy, operating models and product leadership.

Practical thinking from work with connected hardware, IoT, smart-energy and digital-service product organisations.

• Connected productsWhy hardware and software roadmaps keep drifting apartLong lead times and iterative delivery are not incompatible — but they need a shared decision cadence rather than a shared Gantt chart.Draft — full text to follow7 min read
• Operating modelsA product operating model is a set of decisions, not a frameworkCopying another company's model rarely works. Start from the decisions your product forces you to make, then design around them.Draft — full text to follow9 min read
• Product leadershipLeading without authority in deeply technical organisationsInfluence in engineering-led environments comes from clarity and credible reasoning, far more than from mandate or process ownership.Draft — full text to follow6 min read