The simple value of writing down the problem
It sounds like something you can skip but writing down the problem (and the current solution if there is one) can have drastic affects on your ability to sol...
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Get to the value!
Why we try to focus on one thing at a time.
Product Manager: Level 2
After 6 months in my new role as Product Manager, I feel like I’ve had an epiphany and discovered a new level of value I can add. This post explores what it ...
Dealing with distant future work items
If a Story in the backlog is something you’d like to work on one day, but that day is definitely not in the next 12 months — does it make sense to leave that...
Affordances on the web
How the web confuses users by hiding affordances and multiplying their total number.
Tasks vs Stories vs Bugs vs…
Figuring out the type of issue you’re dealing with can be a common source of discombobulation. This easy analogy helps me figure out how to classify work.
Should we story point our tasks?
Both stories and tasks eat up development time and involve labour. But many teams only put story points on their stories. How do we account for the work that...
What is product management?
A product manager’s job is to drive the vision, strategy, design and success of the product.