November 5, 2019
8 Smart Tactics for Understanding Customer Pain Points
Have you heard of the Wong-Baker FACES® scale? You may not know the name but I bet you would recognize it immediately. This numerical and visual pain rating scale shows…
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November 1, 2019
My Name Is Winfred Nadeau — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
How many 8-year-old kids read The Wall Street Journal? Well, I know of at least one. I discovered the paper at a local tea shop where I sometimes did homework. I liked…
October 30, 2019
Just Launched! — New Filters to Identify the Most Impactful Features
“Which features will have the highest impact on revenue?” “What can we do to increase customer engagement?” Trying to sort through a long list of features to find the…
October 29, 2019
How to Properly Scare Yourself (Into a New Role)
Your co-workers would say you are a zombie. You have lost your motivation and it shows. There is no spark in your soul as you drift between meetings. You are in desperate…
October 23, 2019
The Founder’s Paradox: How to Make Time for Strategy in an “Agile” World
“To get off the treadmill.” I once asked a friend why he moved from Silicon Valley a few years ago and this is what he said. But I am not sure there are many places you…
October 21, 2019
5 Questions Every Frustrated Product Manager Should Ask When Dates Slip
Busy is not always better. I have written before about the difference between busy work and meaningful work. Our time is finite, so it is important to be purposeful about…
October 18, 2019
My Name Is Erin Ward — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
Could you imagine going to medical school in your late 30s with four young children? It is hard for me to fathom. But that is exactly what my grandfather did. Already a…
October 16, 2019
Just Launched! — Sync Progress Fields With Jira, Rally, and Azure DevOps
We recently added the ability to track the percent of work completed. This is a great way to visualize progress. But what about when your product plans move into…
October 15, 2019
9 Excuses Bosses Use to Keep People From Working Remotely
I still cannot understand why companies do not want people working remotely. It has served us incredibly well at Aha! — but I also believe it is important to consider…
October 9, 2019
Just Launched! — New Aha! Integration With Atlassian Confluence
Keeping everyone in sync. This is a big part of the job for product and marketing managers. And it can be challenging — especially when some teams in your organization…