Platforms are not Products

John Davidson
Bootcamp
Published in
13 min readAug 28, 2021

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If you confuse platforms with products, you’re making a big error

Photo by Clyde Thomas on Unsplash

Introduction

The word ‘platform’ is simultaneously used to describe many things, causing confusion on a grand scale in businesses and technology teams.

Portfolios, Programmes, Products, Projects and Problems — the 5Ps — are all about how you chunk up work to deliver value. From the largest…

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John leads a large global practice of program managers and agile coaches, and coaches every day.