The Origins of Agile
If your engineering team hasn’t already moved to some form of Agile methods (like Scrum or XP), then it’s likely...
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The Product Council
Even in small companies, getting decisions made is often time-consuming and frustrating. Every product company needs a mechanism to get...
read moreLessons from Apple
I have to admit to a strong bias up front: I love Apple. I think they’re responsible for some of...
read moreHelp Prevent User Abuse
What is User Abuse? It is when you unnecessarily and (hopefully) unintentionally mistreat your users by releasing changes to the...
read moreGentle Deployment
One of the fun things about working on a 1.0 product is that you get to start fresh with your...
read moreRapid Response
I’ve talked elsewhere about the pitfalls of confusing product launch with success, and how important it is to not lose...
read moreOutwit-Outlast-Outplay
Sometimes being a product manager can feel like being on Survivor, and worrying about your product team voting you out...
read moreThe Waterfall Product Development Process
In the last newsletter we discussed the Agile Development Processes, and the implications for product managers. In this newsletter we...
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