The product spine is the way that we connect the high-level strategy to the day-to-day tasks, like the spine of our bodies, bad things happen when it isn’t aligned. When it gets out of alignment the team is no longer as effective as it could be. Decision making becomes scattered. Work that is shipped doesn’t contribute to the strategic aims of the organization. And the strategy gets stale and disconnected from the reality of the world.

In this talk Chris will introduce the concept of the spine, how to tell when it is out of alignment, and methods to rehabilitate the product spine without causing more harm. You will take away a valuable model and signals that will help you avoid the fate of an ineffective organization.