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    A collection of articles, blogs, webinars, and resources. Get insights, advice, and tools created by experts in Product Management, Agile, SAFe, and Profit.

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    Who Owns Product Positioning?

    Who defines product positioning? Product Management or Marketing Communications? Product managers are responsible for the... Read More
    Process

    How to Improve Your User Stories

    Why does writing user stories have to suck so much? I recently heard from a colleague that they were looking for some... Read More
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    How to Position Your Product in the Market

    I was running a positioning exercise with a team of product managers and VPs. We were really getting into it when the VP of... Read More
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    One Thing Executives Need to Know About Agile

    An agile consultant explained that the best way to get senior leadership on board with agile is for them to get Scrum... Read More
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    Done Ain’t Launchable

    I had the pleasure of seeing my colleague Barbara Nelson at Silicon Valley ProductCamp last Saturday. Her session on “Done... Read More
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    [DELETE] User Story

    I have written on user stories before, so please understand that I love user stories. When used thoughtfully, I feel user... Read More
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    Positioning Your Product in the Market

    In marketing, positioning is the process by which marketers try to create an image or identity in the minds of their target... Read More
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    Scrum Teams versus Working Groups

    In the past few weeks, I have been putting renewed effort to wrap up the course design for a new course entirely focused on... Read More
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    Product Managers - Get Out of the Office & Talk to Customers!

    Product Managers – Get Out of the Office & Talk to Customers! “A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the... Read More
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    User Story Examples: Getting the Requirements Right

    For Agile teams, the biggest area of friction for agile teams is agreement on what constitutes a story. Product managers and... Read More
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    User stories vs user goals

    User stories vs user goals The problem: Agile developers want user stories; product managers want to bring back stories... Read More
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    Scrum Teams Working from Home

    Today, I read that new CEO of Yahoo!, Marissa Mayer, has decided to curtail the number of employees who work remotely... Read More
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    How to Estimate Items on Your Roadmap

    Estimating is perhaps the biggest issue facing product managers regarding roadmaps. Here are some tips to do better sizing... Read More
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    How to Assess Value from the Buyer’s Perspective

    At the start of each year, I read a book to spark my strategic thinking. I usually find that re-reading a classic reveals... Read More
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    Portfolio Roadmap Example

    Executives, sales people, and marketing leaders are often frustrated with the short-term focus in product management,... Read More