March 28, 2018
Red means stop. Green means go. One look at a stoplight report and you immediately know if a project is on track or off the rails. Associating colors with important…
March 27, 2018
The future of product management. I have written about this before. And I think that change really is here now — we see it happening with our customers at Aha! every day.…
March 26, 2018
“If it were me…” This is the motto of the office meddler. You know who I am talking about. It is that co-worker who thinks they always know what is best. So they…
March 23, 2018
I thought it would be temporary. It was a freelance job as a web developer, helping a former co-worker build a social network for musicians. That first freelance…
March 22, 2018
“We want to see the product roadmap tomorrow…” “Hey! Can the sales team get a look at when that feature is coming?” I bet you get these a lot. Building,…
March 21, 2018
The job listing called for an experienced product manager. The opportunity: Work on software built by and for product managers. The location: Anywhere in the United…
March 20, 2018
Remember planning vacations in the 1990s? You spent a lot of time talking on the phone. Separate calls to airlines, hotels, and car rental companies. This was just to…
March 19, 2018
I read a lot of books about strategy and leadership. But not in the way you might think. I find the best strategic lessons often come from the books that are not taught…
March 16, 2018
I never understood why Garfield hates Mondays. He is a cat after all — why does he care what day it is? Personally, I have always looked forward to the start of a new…
March 14, 2018
The brother of a friend — I had spoken with him in the past and he was thoughtful. Plus, I knew he was an experienced product manager who had built a number of important…