September 11, 2018
Managing releases is complex work. Especially when you have a lot of cross-team dependencies. If something you are relying on falls behind schedule, your entire plan can…
September 10, 2018
Little work, loads of praise. Too many snacks. This is how I feel about some of our Aha! teammates. Yep, I am calling these co-workers out — the ones who seemingly lie…
September 7, 2018
I was probably the only child who had a filing cabinet in her bedroom growing up. And most likely the only one who jotted down notes in her daily planner. You see, I love…
September 6, 2018
It is harder to say “no” than it is to say “yes.” This is not just my opinion. There is significant research devoted to this concept. Acquiescence bias, social…
September 5, 2018
“Is this a bug or expected behavior? Have you reviewed the new UI designs yet? And can you restock the snack fridge while you are at it?” Some days it feels like the…
September 4, 2018
“Today’s customers are demanding better experiences.” This was the essence of a blog post I recently wrote about enterprise transformation. To create real value,…
August 30, 2018
Endings can be painful — especially for product builders. And so are the words we use to describe the process: sunset, end of life, kill. Ouch. The decree often comes…
August 29, 2018
Product managers talk with lots of different teams each day. Naturally, you want the tools each team uses to talk together too. Now you have more control over the…
August 27, 2018
“If we add this feature, we can close the biggest deal of the quarter,” says the sales manager. “But that feature is not important to the majority of our customers. And…
August 23, 2018
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