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There Is a Bear Hibernating in Your Office
December 20, 2016
There Is a Bear Hibernating in Your Office

Let me set the scene. It is sometime after noon. The hypnotic hum of fluorescent lights, the drone of hushed conversations, the rhythmic tapping of keys. The thermostat…

The 17 Great Myths of Product Management
December 19, 2016
The 17 Great Myths of Product Management

We issued a warning to product managers last month — beware of bad advice. The Aha! Customer Success team (all former product managers) weighed in. And many of you added…

You Feel Like a Burned-Out Product Manager — Now What?
December 15, 2016
You Feel Like a Burned-Out Product Manager — Now What?

One slide, every few hours. That’s how a former colleague and friend told me that he put together his annual strategic plan. When I asked him why, he said, “If I thought…

Custom field requirements report
December 14, 2016
Custom field requirements report

My first big lesson as a product manager: More does not always equal better. In defining features, I wrote long-winded requirements documents. They were painful to write.…

The Product Plan vs. the Project Plan
December 13, 2016
The Product Plan vs. the Project Plan

Great product managers ask questions. Lots of them. But product managers need to answer questions too. And the more complex the work, the more questions abound. When I…

Hey Boss: You Are Wasting My Time
December 13, 2016
Hey Boss: You Are Wasting My Time

I once worked for a boss who had a Ph.D. in time-wasting. This person’s signature move? Pointless meetings. I would spend my days shuffling from one to the next. Few were…

4 Words That Make Hiring Managers Cringe
December 9, 2016
4 Words That Make Hiring Managers Cringe

I really cannot think of a company that wants to hire a jack-of-all-trades. I learned this the hard way early in my career when I was speaking with the VP of the group at…

Just Launched! — Aha! Now Integrated With Microsoft OneDrive
December 7, 2016
Just Launched! — Aha! Now Integrated With Microsoft OneDrive

Aha! software integrates with Microsoft OneDrive for business. Instantly access key documents in OneDrive and then link those documents to your work in Aha! software.

5 Must-Read Posts From the Aha! Blog — November 2016
December 5, 2016
5 Must-Read Posts From the Aha! Blog — November 2016

We had a lot to be grateful for this November. Thank you to all our readers who joined us on the blog as we tackled the good, the bad, and the ugly. There were the perks…

9 Important Aha! Features Launched Fall 2016
December 1, 2016
9 Important Aha! Features Launched Fall 2016

Take a look at 9 important Aha! updates that made a big impact in 2016.