Andrew Park

Andrew Park @codegardener

About: Software Engineering VP since 2006

Joined:
Oct 3, 2023

Andrew Park
articles - 35 total

Scaling Human Talent with Gen AI

The true promise of GenAI isn't 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 but 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. AI transforms what's possible by...

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Product Oriented Software Engineering: A Game-Changer for Product Managers and Product Leaders

At ProductWorld 2025, I shared how my teams have consistently achieved business agility since 2004....

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Product Owners, Aspire to be Product Managers

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬. Today's great Product Managers will be tomorrow's...

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Generative AI's Unprecedented Opportunity to Scale Human Talent

GenAI is closing the novice-to-expert gap by amplifying human talent. AI doesn’t just help you get...

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𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝘂𝗮𝗻)

In a recent conversation with experienced product manager Tien Yuan, we delved into the challenges of...

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🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵) 🌟

I recently spoke with Adam Ellsworth, Senior Product Manager at Lucid Software, about why Agile and...

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🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿)

In a recent conversation with product leadership coach Simonetta Batteiger, we examined how Agile and...

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🚫 “𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲” 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🚫

In today’s product development world, the “stay in your lane” mentality is holding teams back. When...

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𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗵𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁)

In my recent conversation with product strategy expert Scott Sehlhorst, we tackled how Agile and...

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🚀 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄) 🚀

Recently, Curtis Michelson of Product Tank asked me how Perplexity’s innovative product culture...

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🚀 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭-𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠

💬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 In a recent interview, Agile Alliance board member David Luke discussed transforming...

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🚀 Reimagining Agile for Product Success – Insights from Anna-Katharina Reykowski 🚀

In a recent conversation with Anna-Katharina Reykowski, we dove into how Agile and Scrum can better...

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Agile falls short due to insufficient business centric focus (feat. Jessica Hall)

In my recent interview, Product Management expert Jessica Hall questioned the value of Agile...

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Agile isn’t tailored for Product and Design needs: Insights from Jessica Hall

In a recent interview with me, Product Management expert Jessica Hall highlighted a significant...

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Misalignment of Agile with Product and Design needs (feat. Jessica Hall)

I recently interviewed Product Management expert Jessica Hall. In this snippet, Jessica articulates...

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What Marty Cagan Teaches About What a Product Manager Can and Cannot Delegate to Their Product Ops Team

As organizations scale, Product Operations (Product Ops) teams are often introduced to help Product...

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Premature involvement of Engineering teams: Impact on Designers\Product Managers

Product Management expert Jessica Hall joined me to discuss the challenges designers and product...

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🚨 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🚨

Are you measuring success by 𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 or 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞? In my latest article, I dive into a...

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Breaking free from rigid Agile practices (feat. Jessica Hall)

I had the pleasure of interviewing Product Management expert Jessica Hall on the importance of...

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🚀 Adapt Agile and Scrum for Greater Business Alignment: Insights from Product Leader Vilasini Neti 🚀

I recently interviewed Vilasini Neti, a seasoned Product Owner and Director at Freddie Mac with over...

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🚀 The Future of Agile: Shifting from Delivery to Discovery – Insights from Gary Cohen 🎯

In a recent interview with seasoned software development leader and Agile expert, Gary Cohen, we...

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🚀 Redesigning Daily Scrums: From Ritual to Real Results 🚀

Daily Scrum meetings, or daily stand-ups, are meant to be the cornerstone of Agile...

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🚀 Reimagining the Product Owner Role: From Tactical Executor to Strategic Leader 🚀

🚀 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 🚀 Are you a Product...

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🚗 The Future of Automotive Lies in Software-Defined Vehicles 🚗

As the automotive industry undergoes a seismic shift, it’s clear that the future is not just about...

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🚗 Automotive Software: The Critical Role of Engineering Rigor in High-Consequence Systems 🚗

In today’s world, automotive software controls everything from advanced driver-assistance systems...

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🚨 The Pitfalls of the Agile Testing Pyramid in High-Consequence Software: Lessons from CrowdStrike 🚨

The recent CrowdStrike incident highlights a critical lesson for teams developing high-consequence...

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🚨 Product Owners are no longer enough: Evolving beyond Scrum’s original vision 🚨

As software products grow in complexity, the role of a Product Owner, as defined by Scrum, is...

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📈 Understanding the Critical Role of Product Management: A Tutorial for Technical Professionals

As a VP of Engineering and having stepped into the role of a Product Manager for key products, I’ve...

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Beware software band-aid solutions which lead to code death…

Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour said: "All the problems that we've had, we put band-aid over...

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The Challenge for Non-Technical Founders: Bridging the Technical Empathy Gap

In the tech landscape, it's possible for non-technical individuals to rise as outstanding founders....

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