I wrote recently about the five key questions product managers need to answer in developing successful solutions. Here I want to build on this post to talk about the role of product owners in the development process. First, I need to set some context. The wider Agile/Scrum community talks about Product Owners and Scrum Masters,… Continue reading How a product owner works with a product manager
As we train some new people in our company on the role of a product manager, and as the company as a whole thinks about growing as a product development organization, I am sometimes asked how I think about this expansive role. There are a lot of places you can find good information about the… Continue reading Five Key Questions
Let’s be honest, it’s been a LONG time since I was blogging regularly. When I started this blog several years ago I had a lot on my mind and wanted to both start and join a conversation about product management. I’m fortunate enough to work with a great team who enjoy experimenting with me on… Continue reading Update and book list
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
It’s been over a month since my last post (I’ll write later about my busyness and my blog plans heading into the fall) but I wanted to share some brief thoughts today. I’ve been thinking a lot about the roles of Product Manager and Product Owner in my firm and thought I would post a… Continue reading Wednesday wisdom – 3 October
Some quick notes about things on my mind heading into this week: Gratitude: Yesterday I ran a 10k in Philadelphia – the first race I’ve run after an injury earlier this year. While I didn’t run as fast as I once could, the race was still delightful and it reminded me of how much I… Continue reading Monday musings – 27 August
Warning: the ideas below are a bit raw as this concerns a currently on-going situation keeping me occupied enough that it’s tough to find sustained time to reflect; feel free to weigh in with suggestions if you have them. And thanks for understanding; I’d love to only share fully polished ideas but in truth it’s… Continue reading Wednesday wisdom – 22 August
Some quick notes about things on my mind heading into this week: Gratitude: I’ve enjoyed some wonderfully restful vacation time in the past two weeks – both with my family and just with my wife. I am always glad to unplug and unwind a bit over the summer and these times lately have been no… Continue reading Monday musings – 20 August
I’m on vacation at the beach this week and extremely grateful for the chance to unplug and spend time with my family. I’ll post again next week. Thanks
I don’t listen to a lot of music. I enjoy music so much that I find it too distracting to listen on headphones during work, and while driving I tend to listen to podcasts or audio books. Because of this there are a lot of albums and artists out there that I plan to listen… Continue reading Friday reactions – 3 August
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