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Gerard in a few words
As an experienced management consultant, I specialize in transforming software-based businesses into leading, product-oriented powerhouses. My mission is to infuse a modern product mindset into your organization, leveraging my expertise to target significant growth opportunities and set the groundwork for future expansion.
Together, we navigate the fast-paced, uncertain business landscape to achieve your strategic objectives. My services foster product leadership, shape a value-driven product organization, unlock fresh growth sources, and ensure value swiftly reaches the market.
My key areas of expertise include:
Product Leadership: I inspire and develop talent while providing direction. My services include product strategy formulation and implementation, as well as coaching in product leadership and management.
Product Organization: I design flexible, adaptable, and value-driven organizational structures. I provide coaching for product teams and guidance for product discovery adoption and product-led transformation.
Product Management: I help discover new growth avenues and create products that customers adore. My services extend to product discovery coaching and product management training.
Product Development: I strive for operational excellence using Agile, Kanban, and OKRs. I offer Kanban coaching, Scrum coaching, and OKRs coaching.
My unique methodology is the result of years of management, consulting, and coaching experience. I offer my own tried-and-tested consulting and coaching programs, alongside comprehensive training sessions.
To further underscore my commitment to thought leadership in this space, I have authored several books over the past few years, including "Lean Product Management," "Product Discovery," "Kanban Fundamentals," "The Art of Strategy," "Product Roadmapping in Practice," and "Strategy Design Sprint."
Experience
- CircutorProduct-led Transformation CoachINTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)December 2022 - Today (2 years and 3 months)Viladecavalls, SpainI spearheaded a pilot project to instill a modern product mindset and product management practice within an industrial firm. This initiative served as the catalyst for a comprehensive product-led transformation across the organization.The pilot project involved providing support to newly formed product teams, empowering them to bring innovative products to market. The key phases included:- Team Assembly: Successfully formed efficient and effective product teams.- Product Strategy Formation: Defined clear, actionable product strategy.- Value Proposition Identification: Conducted product discovery to define a compelling value proposition.- Market Strategy: Developed robust go-to-market strategy.Throughout the project, I introduced and reinforced industry-leading practices, such as strategy design, business discovery, product discovery, implementation of OKRs, and crafting of product roadmaps.This blend of techniques provides a comprehensive approach to product development, ensuring the success of the product and the growth of the organization.
- Vueling AirlinesProduct Discovery CoachAVIATION & AEROSPACEJanuary 2022 - September 2022 (8 months)Barcelona, SpainVueling Airlines sought my experience to establish a customized Product Discovery process tailored specifically for their Digital business unit.The primary objective of this collaboration was to foster strategic alignment, enhance business agility, and ensure that the right products were validated before development.By improving collaboration with IT and implementing an outcome-based product roadmap, Vueling aimed to increase transparency and seamlessly align product discovery with product delivery, ultimately creating valuable, usable, feasible, and viable products for both the airline and its customers.With the adoption of Product Discovery, the project sought to achieve the following outcomes:• Integrate Product Discovery as a standard practice for Vueling's Digital Product Teams• Drive strategic alignment by developing an outcome-based product roadmap that incorporates product discovery efforts.• Promote business agility by effectively connecting business strategy with product delivery through a streamlined product discovery and roadmapping process.
- GENERALIProduct Owner CoachBANKING & INSURANCEFebruary 2021 - May 2023 (2 years and 3 months)Barcelona, SpainThe Product Management Mentoring Program is a coaching and mentoring program to help Product Owners become professional, experienced, and independent entrepreneurs.Over a span of three years, I've had the privilege of coaching and mentoring 15 Product Owners, leading to remarkable outcomes that garnered commendations from senior leadership.The program is a personalized process which is designed as an impactful combination of individual coaching, shadow coaching and product coaching sessions.
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