5 Ways to Make Time for Strategic Thinking
The daily demands of product management make it challenging to carve out time for strategic thinking. But if we’re only... Read →
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7 Tips for Creating Your Customer Advisory Board
A Customer Advisory Board is a group of customers who meet on a regular basis to share insights and advice... Read →
From Awareness to Adoption: Keys to a Successful New Feature Launch
Product teams must not only create an amazing product, they also need to set the stage for the product getting... Read →
Agile & Development
Category: Agile & Development
Managing Products that Lose Money
It should be counterintuitive, but one thing many “unicorns” and scrappy startups have in common is a whole lot of… Read →
Feature Flags: A Product Manager’s Best Friend
Today, software development is all about the need for speed. Feature updates, UI changes and bug fixes are all done… Read →
The Definition of Done: What Product Managers Need to Know
Are we there yet? This is a difficult question to answer when no one agrees on where exactly “there” is…. Read →
Scalable Decision Making: How Product Teams can Make Group Decisions at Scale
Nothing slows down progress like indecision. When a lone individual is responsible for making a decision, they may stall, worrying… Read →
How Do Roadmaps Fit into Continuous Delivery?
When you’re continually shipping code, how do you plan, build, and communicate your roadmap? In this post we’ll outline the… Read →
3 Things Product Managers Owe to Internal Constituents
If you’re a product manager, then you probably have a lot on your plate. Meeting deadlines. Making customers happy. Keeping… Read →
Product Scaling Secrets from 4 Companies that Cracked the Code
Leading a product team during a high-growth period can be exciting. The team grows, roles shift, output increases, and many… Read →
5 Key Responsibilities of Agile Product Leaders
What does product leadership look like in an agile context? And, how is it different from leadership in traditional development… Read →
What Does the Agile Roadmapping Process Look Like in Practice?
In today’s article, we’ll discuss the agile roadmapping process. We’ll start by reviewing the objectives of roadmaps and planning for… Read →
Why Technical Debt Roadmaps Don’t Work
To understand the problem with technical debt roadmaps, we’ll start with a quote from renowned philosopher, Homer Simpson. “If you… Read →
4 Steps to Managing Unplanned Work
No matter how much you plan, there’s always going to be some level of uncertainty. As Dwight D. Eisenhower famously… Read →
Why Business Teams Need to Start Together, Work Together, and Finish Together
The most successful products I’ve been involved with in my career came about when the entire team opened the door… Read →
Making Sense of Planning in an Agile World
“But we’re agile. We don’t plan.” If you’ve ever worked with an agile team, chances are you’ve heard this excuse…. Read →
3 Key Traits of Successful Product Designers
What exactly is product design? And how do you differentiate between a good product designer and a great one? Today… Read →
How Product Managers Can Use Wireframes
Have you ever tried to communicate with developers about a user story and found yourself stumbling over your description? Have… Read →
8 Ways to Use Agile Principles to Drive Innovation in Large Organizations
When we think about product development within enterprise organizations, the phrases “rapid innovation” and “agile development” are probably not the… Read →
Why Transparency Matters When Prioritizing Product Features
Product management is about making informed, strategic decisions and ensuring product aligns with organizational goals and customer needs. But a… Read →
Product Management’s Role in a Modern Cross-Functional Team
Would it surprise you to learn that in the early days of scrum, the product manager was not generally considered… Read →