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5 Lies Leaders Tell You to Hide Their Mistakes
December 18, 2015
5 Lies Leaders Tell You to Hide Their Mistakes

Have you ever stretched the truth a little? Told a white lie? Be honest now. You must have — and maybe it was even well intended to protect your or someone else’s…

How to Stand Up for Your Beliefs (and Keep Your Job)
December 16, 2015
How to Stand Up for Your Beliefs (and Keep Your Job)

You understand how the behavior code is supposed to operate at work. You keep it professional, steering clear of politics, religion, and other potentially divisive…

Just Launched! — Better Feature Prioritization Using the Fibonacci Sequence
December 16, 2015
Just Launched! — Better Feature Prioritization Using the Fibonacci Sequence

Managing the backlog and prioritizing features are among the most important jobs of a product manager. By prioritizing the right features, you can ensure that your team…

The 4 Worst Habits of the Absent Boss
December 14, 2015
The 4 Worst Habits of the Absent Boss

I once had a boss who preferred planes to work. And I am not talking about the type of planes that you use to go meet with customers and partners. He preferred little…

3 Ways You Can Finally Stop Feature Creep
December 14, 2015
3 Ways You Can Finally Stop Feature Creep

A universal law of product management: There are always more feature requests than available development time.

Just Launched! — Easily Visualize and Report on Roadmap Dependencies
December 8, 2015
Just Launched! — Easily Visualize and Report on Roadmap Dependencies

New customer experiences go beyond just the product and engineering teams rolling out new software. That’s why it’s important to manage the entire process and make sure…

One Reason You Are Not Getting an Interview
December 7, 2015
One Reason You Are Not Getting an Interview

Do you like being ignored? I didn’t think so. And yet it is a very common feeling for prospective job hunters today. In fact, I would say a little too common.

Just Launched! — Two-way Jira Integration Now Supports Custom Fields
December 3, 2015
Just Launched! — Two-way Jira Integration Now Supports Custom Fields

A large number of companies integrate Aha! and JIRA to keep product management and engineering teams in sync. It’s critical to keep everyone on the same page, especially…

The One Thing Driving Your Boss Crazy
December 2, 2015
The One Thing Driving Your Boss Crazy

Your usually chipper boss seems irritated with you lately and you cannot figure out why. You miss the old days when you felt like you could do no wrong. But this morning…

6 Questions to Ask Before Planning Your 2016 Product Roadmap
December 1, 2015
6 Questions to Ask Before Planning Your 2016 Product Roadmap

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” —Winston Churchill, British prime minister