April 22, 2014
3 Reasons Why a Sprint is Not a Release
A very bright product and engineering leader at one of the largest media companies in the world asked me this morning. “What’s a release?” I never really thought a…
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April 15, 2014
Rule #4 From the Manifesto for Agile Development
I asked my best friend, who happens to be a talented lead software engineer at a mid-size company, “What’s your favorite part of your job?” But he’s not the type of guy…
March 25, 2014
Hey Boss — My Strategy Is Telling You "No"
Here is how it goes down. You turn the corner and the big boss (who never uses the product or speaks with customers) says “I have a great new idea for a feature.” Or…
March 17, 2014
What's Your Product?
That’s an interesting question. It’s not exactly what folks want to hear from us though when they ask us how they should organize their products. But, we need to answer…
February 21, 2014
The Product Manager Is the Product Owner
Have you worked with a great product manager? If yes, you know that she led the product with pride and was at the epicenter of every major product decision. She knew…
February 10, 2014
Build the Machine That Builds the Product
When we talk about innovative companies and organizations, we mean those which are consistently successful, not just lucky. However, when we have conversations about this…
February 6, 2014
Those Pesky Release Notes and Product Management
Release notes are unglamorous — unless you need to know what was just released. There’s no shame in admitting they they are a pain to write and often get ignored.
February 3, 2014
Scrum Can Save and Destroy You
Scrum can save and destroy you. And sometime it does both in just that order. Only those unaware or unafraid will admit that they are not “agile” converts these days…