December 18, 2019
Product Manager vs. Product Owner vs. Project Manager
Product vs. project. The amount of confusion these two words can cause never surprises me. If you are a product manager, you know where I am going with this. I bet you…
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December 3, 2019
Showcase Your 2019 Product Management Success With These 4 Reports
It creeps up on you and then it is over. The end of the year is in the distance, you achieve a major release, and then everyone looks ahead. What will 2020 bring? But…
November 19, 2019
How to Get Executive Buy-In by Creating a Compelling Business Case
If you are a product manager, you know how challenging it is to get leadership buy-in for a big new investment. But to build what customers really need, you must be able…
November 12, 2019
Big Goal, Achieved — So Why Do You Feel Lousy?
Achievement is addictive. But it does not automatically lead to bliss. I am referring to what researchers call the arrival fallacy — the mistaken belief that once we…
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…
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 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 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…