There’s so much we could do as product managers – but we don’t have time to do it all. So you have to know where to apply your leverage, how to prioritize your time investment. You’ve heard of the 80/20 rule – what is the 20% you must do to get 80% of the value? Read More
There’s very little new under the Sun Even though we live in the most technologically advanced era in human history, and the world around us is changing constantly, faster and faster, in some areas there’s not that much new in the world. This applies particularly to products, what makes them great, and how companies succeed Read More
Retrospectives are a great, cheap tool your team can use to rapidly improve their effectiveness. Here’s how to do them, how to sell your organization on them, and, as an example, a retrospective of this podcast’s 2019.
Product management suffers from tool problems – we don’t have a system of record. In this episode I describe the problem, its impact on us, and how to cobble a basic system of record together using tools and materials you probably have lying around the house.
10 tips you can start using today to become a better product manager, get your sales people to love you, win more deals, and watch your profits soar.
In this episode, a common product management metaphor that’s actually terrible, plus two GOOD metaphors you can use to help you create better products. We use lots of metaphors for understanding, justifying, and explaining the things we do as product managers. Whether it’s our analytics as “the cockpit of a plane,” or comparing design constraints Read More