Dan Olsen

Dan Olsen is a best-selling author, speaker, and innovation consultant. He is best known for his books, The Lean Product Playbook and The Lean Product Process. Throughout his career, Olsen has worked as a product manager and product leader for a variety of companies, including Microsoft, Oracle, Intuit, and LinkedIn. He is the founder of The Lean Product Group and serves on the advisory boards of several tech startups.

Olsen’s first book, The Lean Product Playbook, explains how product teams can reduce waste and gain insight into their product development cycles using a systematic Lean approach. Olsen argues that product teams can be more productive and successful when they take a Lean approach to product development. He provides practical advice on how to create a Lean product development team, how to use Lean product cycle time to focus resources, and how to structure product support and customer feedback. He also includes case studies and lessons learned from many of his case studies.

In The Lean Product Process, Olsen draws on his experience as a product leader to expound on the Lean process and explain how to run successful product launches. This book provides a step-by-step guide to creating effective product launches, including best practices for design sprints, user testing, and customer interviews. Olsen focuses on the customer-centered aspects of launching products, as well as how to craft compelling messaging for successful product launches.

Building on the ideas explored in his two books, Olsen has become an evangelist for Lean product management. He shares his insights on product strategy, development, and design at conferences, on websites, and in articles. He approaches his work with the view that products should solve problems, create value, and be customer-centric. Olsen encourages product teams to think beyond what’s comfortable and take risks in order to uncover opportunities and drive innovation.

In 2017, Olsen was recognized as a professional mentor by Product School.com. As part of his role as mentor, he shares his experience with the current generation of product leaders and helps them grow their product management career. Olsen’s passion for product development shines through in his writings, courses, and talks. He serves as an inspiration to the current generation of product managers and leaders, and his books, articles, and talks offer valuable insight into the journey of product development.

Dan Olsen is one of the leading voices in product management today. His pragmatic approach to product development and his passion for Lean principles have helped countless product teams become more efficient and successful. Through his books, articles, talks, and mentoring roles, Olsen continues to share his knowledge and experience with a new generation of product leaders.