Kavindu NarathotaServices
Selected advisory work for founders, product leaders and engineering leaders who need clearer product direction, stronger technical decisions or a better way of delivering.
Product Strategy & Roadmapping
Set the direction, decide where to invest and tie the roadmap to the outcomes it has to deliver.
- Suits
- Founders and product leaders at growing companies
- Typical problems
- A roadmap that is a feature list, too many priorities, or unclear investment decisions
- Formats
- Strategy workshop, roadmap review or a short engagement
Technical Product Leadership
Product thinking for platforms and technical capabilities, where the trade-offs are architectural and the customers are often other teams.
- Suits
- CTOs and engineering leaders with platform, data or backend teams
- Typical problems
- A platform team with no product owner, competing demands on shared services, or technical investment that is hard to justify
- Formats
- Advisory sessions or a platform strategy review
Product & Engineering Transformation
Operating models that help product and engineering deliver predictably without slowing each other down.
- Suits
- Teams moving from project delivery to product delivery
- Typical problems
- Unpredictable delivery, process overhead, or unclear ownership between product and engineering
- Formats
- Assessment, process design and coaching
Product & Technology Reviews
An independent view of a product and the technology behind it, with a clear, prioritised improvement plan.
- Suits
- Leadership teams before a major product or platform decision
- Typical problems
- Is the platform ready to scale? Where are the reliability risks? What should be fixed first?
- Formats
- A fixed-scope review with a written report
How an engagement works
Conversation
A short call to understand the problem and whether I’m the right fit.
Scope
A written proposal with goals, format and timing.
Work
Sessions or a review, ending in a clear written output.