I’ve written recently about the importance of product managers embracing more than just features, and in particular prioritising non-functional aspects of the product such as security, reliability, and so on. … Continue reading Overlapping responsibilities in teams
Last week I wrote that good product managers prioritise more than features—for example, considering security and performance requirements. This isn’t everyone’s experience, unfortunately, but such people do exist. Once I … Continue reading Responsibilities beyond delivering features
Most people I know want to improve things, and many have ideas about how to do that. In presenting these ideas it’s easy to become possessive of them, however, and … Continue reading Keeping ideas open
The other day I was talking to a friend about the pandemic (some topics are evergreen), and we were marvelling how, up until then, so many organisations were adamant that … Continue reading Never say never
I only write software recreationally, but I write documents as part of my professional work. This can be time-consuming—too much so—and I’ve often thought about “agile writing”. If such a … Continue reading Agile writing
Marty Cagan introduced the distinction between feature teams and product teams, and over the last few months I’ve had quite a few conversations with people about this—how their teams compare, … Continue reading Product teams, feature teams, and responsibility
I was speaking to an eBay seller the other week, and she told me a story. She had sold an item in an auction, and before sending it off the … Continue reading Two rules for productive conversations
One trait I admire and respect in people is thinking and acting beyond their job. Everyone has to demonstrate they can basically do their job—that’s a foundation before they can … Continue reading Thinking beyond our jobs
A long time ago, when working in a single physical space was more common, the company I was with moved office. They put a lot of thought into the new … Continue reading Open conversations lead to more thoughtful language
There are many times when I’ve been involved in introducing an internal system to an organisation, and one of the user representatives has pushed for changes to the default setup … Continue reading Everyone thinks they’re special (and they’re usually wrong)
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