About
TCGen Product Management Consulting & Product Development Consulting - engines to drive growth.
TCGen’s Principals have a track record as practitioners and managers at blue-chip companies, developing innovative products enjoyed by millions of customers. We own a suite of product development best practices that we tailor and teach to managers and the team.
Our agile transformations scale to fit your organization’s culture. Our product strategy and portfolio management techniques help accelerate product development schedules, improving predictability and new product success rates. Our Agile Product Development approach helps you understand the application of Agile principles to new product development.
How We Work
Customized Solutions
We work closely with you to develop an approach that works for your company – whether you are large or small, a start-up or an established firm. We set the project plan with you to create an engagement that achieves measurable product development goals. How we customize arrangements is described on our product management consulting page.
Sustainable Best Practices
Your investment in TCGen earns increased organizational capability. We not only implement best practices, but we also teach you how to build on the improvements so that your company is prepared for the next challenge. Our product development consulting page describes how we selectively improve innovation and time to market.
Assessment & Planning
Our proprietary project history and assessment process yields deep insights for your team. We identify the root causes of bottlenecks and develop solutions that streamline your processes and speed products to market.
Predictive Metrics
Expertise in metrics is a hallmark of TCGen. We rely on measurement to motivate change and monitor progress. We measure the right behaviors to ensure that the changes take hold and continue to produce lasting results.
Our Product Management Experts
Nolan Myers
TCGen Principal
Nolan has 20 years of experience leading product development at innovative software companies that have modernized operations in large enterprises and governments. He founded and built a software company that ran operations for new cities in Africa and Latin America.
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John Carter
TCGen Principal & Founder
John Carter has been a widely respected adviser to technology firms over his career. Author of Innovate Products Faster and founder of TCGen Inc., he has advised Abbott, Amazon, Apple, BD, BOSE, Cisco, Fitbit, HP, IBM, and Roche.
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Jeanne Bradford
TCGen Principal
As Principal of TCGen, Jeanne has been a trusted advisor to leading technology companies in product development, program management, and operations. She has led global organizations for companies like Apple, Cisco, and Texas Instruments, and co-authors Innovate Products Faster with John Carter.
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Brad Taylor
Fractional CTO & Advisor
Brad is a hands-on, mission-driven engineering executive who has led teams across healthcare, accessibility, gaming, pets and payments. Currently a fractional CTO and advisor to tech startups in healthtech and climate change. Previously CTO of Nursa and Galileo, and led engineering at Marqeta through their IPO.
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Krista Brown
Portfolio Management
Krista Brown has a proven record of identifying and removing obstacles with her transparent leadership style. With a career focused on technology companies, she has created 75+ high-margin service offerings and led strategic management of solution portfolios delivering $300 million in annual global sales revenue.
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John Sadler
TCGen Principal
John Sadler focuses on helping executive leaders create the conditions for their teams to deliver value more rapidly to market, especially when software is involved. He was most recently VP/GM of the enterprise software division of Agilent Technologies.
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Brion Roberto
TCGen Principal
With more than 20 years of experience, Brion is a leader focused on driving innovation and tackling challenging customer problems. He brings senior executive cross-functional experience from startups to leading companies such as Diageo, Sanofi, Gartner, and The Washington Post.
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David Vermette
Research & Analysis
David Vermette has over 25 years of experience as an analyst, researcher, and writer specializing in product development and R&D management. He has managed numerous primary research studies and interviewed practitioners from Ford, Motorola, Xerox, and global thought leaders.
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Marcus Clarke
Marketing & Research
Marcus has worked in B2B and B2C marketing and research for over a decade. As a T-shaped marketer, Marcus specializes in helping brands grow their organic presence online by assisting companies to find their audience through content and relationships.
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