💡 Product Circle ╠Chat - Evidence-Guided Product Development with Itamar Gilad
​Tired of product decisions based on opinions and politics? Join Itamar Gilad to explore evidence-guided tools like the Confidence Meter and bold alternatives to roadmaps and backlogs.
​Welcome to 💡 Product Circle ╠Chat on Wednesday, 26 March 2025
🕕 7 pm (AEST) | 9am (Barcelona time)
​Topic: Evidence-Guided Product Development
​In the past few decades, tech design and development have made incredible strides, yet product management hasn’t evolved as much. We still rely heavily on untested ideas, guided by opinions, consensus, and rank rather than evidence.
​In this session, Itamar Gilad will introduce evidence-guided alternatives to outdated practices like roadmaps and backlogs. He’ll share the Confidence Meter, a tool to evaluate ideas based on evidence, and explain how it can improve the quality of team discussions and decisions.
​Explore what leadership looks like when opinions carry less weight, and how empowering teams with evidence builds trust and drives better outcomes. Itamar will also discuss the evolving role of product managers in this brave new world.
​Quote from Itamar:
"Evidence is a foundational element of science, medicine, and law, yet in product development opinions and consensus still rule supreme."
​Who is Itamar Gilad?
​Itamar is a coach, author, and speaker, specializing in evidence-guided product management and strategy. With over two decades of experience at companies like Google, Microsoft, and startups, he’s made significant contributions to the field.
​At Google, Itamar worked at YouTube and led parts of Gmail. He is the author of the book Evidence-Guided: Creating High-Impact Products in the Face of Uncertainty and is known for developing frameworks like GIST and the Confidence Meter.
​He publishes a popular product management newsletter and offers free templates, eBooks, and resources on his website.
​Links:
​Zoom Link: See invite
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Mark your calendar, bring your questions for Itamar, and get ready to transform your product management approach!
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​thanks,
​Irene
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Irene Liakos
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irene@phronesisadvisory.com
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