Under Currents: September 2020
Ditching Slack, death of the PO role, and Outcomes over Outputs (still)
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas.”
Steve Jobs
3 ways to shift focus from Outputs to Outcomes
Struggling to focus on outcomes over outputs? Here's 3 simple frameworks to be outcome driven.
Backlog Prioritization with HEART
How to get everyone to embrace and understand product decisions.
What game are we playing and how do we keep score?
How do you connect the customer problems you're solving with the features you're shipping?
Positioning: a product manager’s best friend
How great positioning makes it clear to buyers what your product solves and stands for.
How to prioritize customer feedback
No one ever thinks customer feedback isn't valuable, but how do you get agreement on what feedback to act on?
How your MVP is failing you and your users
The MVP is just one stop on the journey to building great products and it has the potential of leading us down the wrong path