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How Apple Is Organized for Innovation
the product council (I was partial to Intergalactic Product Force, but for some reason that didn’t fly so well). Here’s how it works. The product council is made up of the VPs of every department in the organization: engineering, marketing, support, category, and so on. This body has a weekly meeting where we discuss the current product roadmap and
... See moreRian van der Merwe • Making It Right: Product Management For A Startup World
I generally think matrixed is death, so I’m always pushing companies to go to a flat structure of independent teams. I’m really on the Jeff Bezos program on that, the two-pizza team thing.2 I think hierarchies kill innovation for the most part. And I think that matrixes are just lethal in most cases. There are exceptions, but in most cases, you nee
... See moreElad Gil • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
It's not intentional, of course, but once companies reach this size—often becoming a publicly traded company—there are a tremendous number of stakeholders throughout the business working hard to protect what the company has created.
Marty Cagan • INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)
It has been cited that Apple's unusual organizational structure has enabled it to innovate over the years. Organization design is taught through the lens of organizational structure in most MBA programs. For decades, there has been a recurring debate over functional vs unit organizations. A company's organizational structure is one of the most legi... See more