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The Agile Product Operating Model

Traditional operating models are no longer enough in an era of constant change and rising complexity. By combining the ideas of modern product management, agile delivery, and Evidence-Based Management, organizations can build a product operating model that aligns clearly with their digital goals. This is where the Agile Product Operating Model comes into play.

The Agile Product Operating Model is designed to help organizations deliver value continuously, adapt faster and thrive in uncertainty. 

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The Agile Product Operating Model

 

The Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) comprises the four areas of: 

  • Strategy - The Why - A clear, transparent description of the elements of value (economics), business, technology, and operations
  • People - The Who - Defining how people are organized and developed and the culture and incentive model within which they work
  • Structure - The Rules and Tools - The necessary governance, third party contracting, process and supporting systems and technology.
  • Value Cycle - The practices that enable agile discovery, product delivery, and operations and support The practices that enable agile discovery, product delivery, and operations and support

 

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Whitepaper
This whitepaper defines the Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) and explores how it is designed to help organizations continuously deliver value, adapt faster, and thrive in uncertainty.
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Whitepaper
This whitepaper by PST Andy Brandt, Code Sprinters with Dave West, CEO, Scrum.org highlights the need for product-centered agility and how the Agile Product Operating Model supports quick adaptation to market changes without compromising long-term value.
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Podcast
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Patricia Kong hosts our host, Dave West! We revisit some open questions from Dave's webcast Introducing the Agile Product Operating Model, an Evidence-Based approach from last month. (23:32 Minutes)
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Podcast
In this episode, Patricia Kong hosts our host Dave West to answer more listener questions from a recent webcast about the Agile Product Operating Model! (23:54 Minutes)
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Blog Post
Ever feel like your product organization is stuck in the mud... You’re not alone. Many teams start strong, laser-focused on delivering value and achieving product-market fit. But as success scales, things get messy.
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Podcast
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West chats with Accenture’s Professional Scrum Trainer Dimitris Dimitrelos about how companies and organizations introduce the Agile Product Operating Model (APOM). (33:15 Minutes)
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Blog Post
Two fundamental approaches to managing work in organizations - the flow perspective focused on efficiently processing work units through defined stages, and the product perspective centered on continuously evolving product value for customers - shape how organizations structure themselves and measur...
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Podcast
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West and PST Andy Brandt explore the state of Agile transformations and the shift toward the Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) as featured in their recently written whitepaper. (37:37 Minutes)
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Blog Post
Over the last year, we have continued to refine our understanding of the Agile Product Operating Model(APOM). In this blog, we discuss the key elements of APOM. The seven characteristics are Unique, Holistic, Evidence-based, Empowered Teams, Empirical, Complete, and Change Management built in.
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