Chad McAllister

About Chad McAllister

I help product managers, leaders, and innovators reach the next step of their professional journey. I also help Product VPs prepare their teams for higher performance. I accomplish this through three training programs, which can be completed individually or for groups in organizations:1: A comprehensive program to learn and apply the seven knowledge areas of product mastery, paving the way for the New Product Development Professional certification from PDMA.2: A strategic course designed to teach the innovation process and enhance organizational innovation capabilities, complemented by professional recognition from AIPMM.3: An examination of how conventional leadership inhibits innovation in organizations and what leaders must do, along with options to consider, to foster innovation in their organization.I also provide an excellent no-cost resource to help product professionals improve their work, which is the Product Mastery Now podcast. Listen to learn the 7 knowledge areas for product mastery. We teach the product management practices that elevate your influence and create products your customers love as you move toward product mastery. The 7 areas are based on 50+ years of research and knowledge curation by the Product Development and Management Association, the longest-running association for product professionals. Learn the details of each area in the book I coauthored, Product Development and Management Body of Knowledge: A Guide Book for Product Innovation Training and Certification, 3rd edition.Listen to the Product Mastery Now podcast: https://productmasterynow.com/mastery Get training to propel your professional journey or improve your team: https://productmasterynow.com

Experience

1. Podcast Host

   Product Mastery Now

   Jan 2014 — Present · US

   I\'m the host of top-1% ranked \"Product Mastery Now\" Podcast. Inc. Magazine listed it as one of the 10 Best Podcasts for Innovators. You\'ll learn the 7 knowledge areas for product mastery. We teach the product management practices that elevate your influence and create products your customers love as you move toward product mastery.To listen to the Podcast go here => https://productmasterynow.com/mastery/.How the Podcast started: Product Mastery Now started in a very unique way – an epic road trip! I took my wife, two kids, and all the things we could stuff into a 36′ motor home and traveled the US for an entire year. miles later, we had built some great experiences together and I had interviewed several people who were product developers, managers, innovators, and business leaders.When I returned home, it wasn’t long until I started missing the discussions I had while on the road. I turned my attention to podcasting and started weekly episodes featuring interviews with knowledgeable guests.Product managers are on a journey to product mastery. They want to solve customers’ problems, make things people value, and work with incredible people who enjoy doing the same thing. As product managers, we see problems not as challenges but as opportunities for creating new value.I welcome you to find the weekly Product Mastery Now podcast on your favorite podcast player and see all the interviews at https://productmasterynow.com/mastery/.

Education

• University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  BS, Electrical Engineering

  1983 — 1987

• Capella University

  PhD, Organization and Management

  2002 — 2006

• University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  MS, Electrical engineering

  1992 — 1993

Skills

• Workshop Facilitation
• Organizational Leadership
• Knowledge Management
• Instructional Design
• University Teaching
• Networking
• Executive Management
• Adult Education
• Requirements Analysis
• Innovation Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Online Education
• Analysis
• Team Management
• Business Analysis
• Distance Learning
• Interviews
• Faculty Development
• Strategy
• Consulting
• Lean Startup
• Strategic Partnerships
• Executive Coaching
• Teaching
• Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Team Leadership
• Management Consulting
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Innovation Training
• Coaching
• Innovation
• Management
• Program Development
• Team Building
• E-Learning
• Product Management
• Project Management
• Organizational Effectiveness