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Month: September 2017

I’d rather hear “that’s shit” instead of “that’s ok”.

September 28, 2017 September 28, 2017Collaboration 0

Because they really mean the same thing. As a Product Owner we’re supposed to surprise our users when we can. When we cant surprise them, at least we shouldn’t bore them. When I’m getting feedback from the team or from the user community, if they’re about to say “it’s ok”…

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Some of the best product advice I ever got.

September 22, 2017 September 22, 2017Product Ownership 0

I was fortunate to listen first-hand to Steve Blank explain, in no uncertain terms, that if he ever found his Marketing team in the office again, he’d fire them. Because the answers aren’t in the office, they’re “out there”. So go “out there” and find the answers. So many times…

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Know the difference between kicking the ball around and scoring a goal.

September 21, 2017 September 21, 2017Bang Head Here 0

In one of the recent podcasts I listen to the statement was made “…people just don’t know how to think…” and I’ve been struggling with identifying this for a while. One company I worked for, you could just see the decline in YoY profitability, yet they were on-boarding people (because…

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The Real Role of the Product Owner

September 20, 2017 September 20, 2017Product Management 0

Here it is: provide clarity where there may not be any, and enable the team to consistently and predictably deliver value to the company. Some may describe this as the intersection of UI/UX, Business, and Tech. Others may describe this as building the right feature at the right time. It…

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