"Design Thinking" Destroyed Us
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5 Signs Your Startup Co-Workers Have Your Back
You might call me sensitive, but I really wish my co-founder would ask how I am feeling a bit more often. But aside from that, we are a perfect match. He is the technical…
Remember That It's Business and It's Personal
Do you ever lose sleep over what happens at work or have arguments that you replay over and over again in your head? You might call me sensitive, but I think one of the…
3 Reasons Why a Sprint is Not a Release
A very bright product and engineering leader at one of the largest media companies in the world asked me this morning. “What’s a release?” I never really thought a…
Rule #4 From the Manifesto for Agile Development
I asked my best friend, who happens to be a talented lead software engineer at a mid-size company, “What’s your favorite part of your job?” But he’s not the type of guy…
Hey Boss — My Strategy Is Telling You "No"
Here is how it goes down. You turn the corner and the big boss (who never uses the product or speaks with customers) says “I have a great new idea for a feature.” Or…
What's Your Product?
That’s an interesting question. It’s not exactly what folks want to hear from us though when they ask us how they should organize their products. But, we need to answer…
The Product Manager Is the Product Owner
Have you worked with a great product manager? If yes, you know that she led the product with pride and was at the epicenter of every major product decision. She knew…
Build the Machine That Builds the Product
When we talk about innovative companies and organizations, we mean those which are consistently successful, not just lucky. However, when we have conversations about this…
Those Pesky Release Notes and Product Management
Release notes are unglamorous — unless you need to know what was just released. There’s no shame in admitting they they are a pain to write and often get ignored.
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