How Team Alignment Drives Product Success, A Product Owner’s Journey | Eli Goodman

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Eli Goodman: How Team Alignment Drives Product Success, A Product Owner’s Journey

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The Great Product Owner: The Collaborator PO

In this episode, Eli Goodman, Head of Product at Tuple, shares an inspiring example of a Product Owner who truly embraced collaboration, ensuring the entire team was aligned with the product vision. Eli highlights the positive impact of this behavior on both team morale and product outcomes.

The Bad Product Owner: The Isolated PO

Eli explores a classic Product Owner anti-pattern—working in isolation from the team. In this episode, he discusses the negative effects of this behavior on team collaboration and product success. Listen in to find out how Product Owners can avoid becoming isolated and instead foster collaboration within Agile teams.

About Eli Goodman

Eli Goodman has been working on software teams for 17 years. He’s been a full-stack developer and engineering manager at both large and small companies, including Etsy and Headspace. A few years ago, Eli transitioned to product management and is now the Head of Product at Tuple, a remote pair programming service used by companies such as Figma, Shopify, and many others in the software industry.

You can link with Eli Goodman on LinkedIn, or email Eli at [e-mail].