In an effort to get more ideas out I am going to share some briefer thoughts and half-formed concepts I am working on. Here is one of those. When a team plans their work for a sprint, there are three over-arching questions that should be considered: What business value are we adding this sprint? No… Continue reading Questions when planning a sprint
Those of you who have been reading my blog over time have likely seen me mention Marty Cagan from Silicon Valley Product Group. He and Chris Jones have relatively recently come out with a fabulous book I would highly recommend entitled Empowered (you can find it here among other places). Both practical and inspiring, this… Continue reading Great Product Leader Book
These ideas are still a bit rough and in formation but I’ve been kicking them around for awhile and wanted to get this out as another blog post during my job transition. Product Management remains a core passion of mine so I’m glad to share some current thinking on the topic. Part of how my… Continue reading The 4 key areas of focus for a Product Manager
Life has been extremely busy lately but I didn’t want to lose my run of weekly blogging so here are a few notes on a topic we’ve been talking about a lot lately. How do you define success? When you are developing and delivering software solutions how do you know that you got it “right”… Continue reading Defining success criteria
With no near-term end in sight for social distancing and working from home, I’m experimenting with new ways to empower my team and make sure crucial issues get the attention they need. One way I’m doing that is by having two types of meetings with my teammates on a regular basis. At the start of… Continue reading Meetings that matter
As I’ve mentioned recently, several of my teammates and I had the chance in early April to virtually attend the Everyday Innovator Summit (or did we attend the virtual summit? Hard to know) and I found several of the sessions very thought provoking. One I’ve continued to think about was presented by Ash Maurya, who… Continue reading Six principles for continuous innovation
This morning I was listening to a podcast from Inside Intercom By the way, if you’re interested in product development at any level – if you’re a designer, a marketer, a developer, a product manager, a tester – and you are not listening to the weekly podcast from Inside Intercom then I strongly encourage you… Continue reading Problems, Outcomes, and Impact
I just read a short piece from the Harvard Business Review about peer-to-peer coaching and found it very intriguing. My firm is piloting a program in this for 2019 and I have the chance to be among the first group working on it. Below is a link to the article and some of the core… Continue reading Peer Coaching
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Take a look at any number of articles or posts about successful leaders, and you will likely find a common idea shared amongst many of them. Whether you call it rejuvenating occasionally, recharging the batteries, striking a work/life balance, or some other description, they all speak to the…
Coming off of a full and tiring week I have a general recommendation and a specific one as well. From a broad perspective, I encourage you to have things you do in life just because they are fun. This can feel like a luxury that is tough to justify, but as Stephen Covey argues in… Continue reading Friday reactions – 27 July
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