Two Fast Retrospective Techniques
Ever in need of a quick framework to facilitate a fast Retrospective? Here are my two favorites Retrospective frameworks that you can use in any Sprint Retrospective or at the end of any meeting - so that your next meeting will be more perfect, of course - that will provide ...
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Simple Definition for Product Vision
The product vision describes what you intend to provide to the market and the types of customers you intend to serve. Vision describes the impact you are looking to make with the product. Impact is defined as the long term accumulation of all the benefits associated with the outcomes the ...
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Applied Frameworks Grows – How WE Can Be Better Together
Five years ago, Carlton Nettleton and I began collaborating to develop advanced training for ScrumMasters and Product Owners. Our work culminated in CSP Fast Pass, the first and only online, on-demand option for pursuing the Certified Scrum Professional designation. This year, we realized the need to integrate CSP Fast Pass into ...
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Why Product Managers are Still Important in the Age of Agile
To answer that question, we first need to have an operational definition of product management. Steven Haines, the author of the definitive guide on product management, The Product Manager's Desk Reference, defines product management as the “holistic business management of the product from the time it is conceived to the ...
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Product vs. Service – Who Cares?
That is actually a legitimate question from the perspective of a consumer. As long as the consumer gets what they want, do they really care if the value was delivered via a product or a service? As a consumer in an open market, as long as I can choose how ...
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Training Based on Practice, Not Theory
At Applied Frameworks, we have come to believe that most organizations need a small number of living documents to manage their products and services. We believe in minimal process, brief artifacts, and simple templates and tools. We focus on techniques that work in practice, not just in theory. We design ...
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