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Product Managers: Stop Hiding Behind Technical Debt
July 15, 2015
Product Managers: Stop Hiding Behind Technical Debt

Thanks to Daniel Elizalde for his recent guest post on how amazing product managers stop adding features and start eliminating technical debt. It was a good summary of…

Just Launched! — Your Search Engine for Product Management
July 14, 2015
Just Launched! — Your Search Engine for Product Management

Many of our customers are managing dozens of products and hundreds of features. And no matter how many you are managing now, as you use Aha! the numbers only increase.…

The Worst Mistake You Make Interviewing Candidates
July 13, 2015
The Worst Mistake You Make Interviewing Candidates

Looking for a new job can really hurt. It takes a lot of energy and effort to put yourself out there and present yourself as a candidate. The process can be a…

5 Secret Skills Every Great Leader Must Discover
July 9, 2015
5 Secret Skills Every Great Leader Must Discover

I once had a boss that made life miserable. Every day he seemed to go out of his way to change my priorities and present my ideas and work as his own. I was trapped in…

Amazing Product Managers Start Erasing Technical Debt and Stop Adding Features
July 9, 2015
Amazing Product Managers Start Erasing Technical Debt and Stop Adding Features

As product managers, we spend a lot of time understanding our customers and adding features to our backlog. We prioritize features with our executives and engineering…

Just Launched! — Duplicate An Entire Release and All Its Features
July 8, 2015
Just Launched! — Duplicate An Entire Release and All Its Features

A successful product release requires a cross-functional effort. Product describes it. Engineering builds it. Marketing is tasked with putting together go-to-market…

How Successful Product Managers Work With Tough Sales Teams
July 7, 2015
How Successful Product Managers Work With Tough Sales Teams

It always feels the same. You can tell by the tone in her voice. The VP of Sales is angry, very angry. That is because the latest release did not have the feature that…

How You Can Work Less and Get Rich
July 6, 2015
How You Can Work Less and Get Rich

Which part of the title interested you most — working less? More money? Or both? Most people I know like both equally. You know the get-rich fantasy images — the boat,…

Send the Development Priority of Your Features from Aha! to Jira
July 1, 2015
Send the Development Priority of Your Features from Aha! to Jira

A large number of customers integrate Aha! and JIRA to keep product management and engineering teams in sync. It’s critical to keep teams on the same page, especially…

My Name Is Zach Schneider — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
July 1, 2015
My Name Is Zach Schneider — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

I have a chronic problem with boredom. In life, I always charge forward through each class, job, and side project. I rarely find anything to keep my attention for more…