A great technology organisation starts with great people, but that is not enough. They need help to unite under a common vision, and a framework for deciding what to do, and what not to do. This presentation explains how to transform a group of smart, talented individuals into a high-performance team.

January 2017 I became the Chief Technology Officer of an online media and travel company and was immediately confronted by an impossible situation. The product team was being bombarded with initiatives to deliver, all of which needed to be delivered immediately. A team ten times the size could not have done it. The required set of initiatives changed on a weekly basis, compounding the problem. The product team had been doing their best to meet the demands of the organisation, thus they had accumulated a portfolio of poorly thought out, half-executed solutions

This presentation is about how to create a technology strategy, map the strategy to execution, and release successful products. It includes topics such as: the importance of having a technology strategy, how to work with your CEO or stakeholders to define a product strategy and prioritize initiatives, and how to manage a product delivery team to focus on creating value over being busy.