Pivot is one of those words that some Agile people like to throw around to sound hip and cool, but often use incorrectly. I have observed in many conversations where people use the word "pivot", they tend to mean any type of course correction in product strategy (hey...I've been guilty of ...
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At Agile Portugal, I heard Emily Bache (@emilybache) give an inspiring keynote address on the importance of coding dojos to advance the art of programmers and testers. Emily, much like myself, is a strong proponent of test-driven development (TDD), but recognizes that while TDD is easy to explain, it is very hard ...
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We’re currently supporting a startup client who plans to launch the first GA version of their product in 60 days. While everyone continues to work hard toward a successful release, they lack a comprehensive launch plan, which led to this post about the strategy and tactics of planning a launch. ...
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... what would it be? There is a really insightful thread on the Certified Product Owner LinkedIn group from last week. I thought it would be beneficial to capture the best response and share the excellent wisdom from experienced Product Owners all over the world. Involve your stakeholders. Be transparent towards your ...
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A while back, I made the claim in one of the Agile LinkedIn groups that writing use cases was one aspect of being a professional software developer. That naturally received a bunch of push back from people who felt use cases were too heavyweight. Many people claimed user stories are more than ...
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Thanks to everyone who attended last week's webinar. I appreciated all the great questions. The slides are now available as well as Excel templates below. Basic Template - Excel Expanded Template - Excel Advanced Template - Excel I will also post the questions and answers from the webinar. I plan ...
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Blog Editor's Note: This post originally appeared in late 2008 when we were Enthiosys. I'm very interested in whether anyone else agrees that the list still resonates. Enjoy. Originally Published October 20, 2008 Here at Enthiosys [now Applied Frameworks] we spend a lot of time helping Product Managers become Agile. ...
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Blog Editor's Note: Luke Hohmann published many great posts for Enthiosys.com. We plan to re-publish his original posts (with only minor edits) over the next several months. We may add new commentary to update the content and generate new discussion. Originally published June 3rd 2009 Product Managers, Agile or otherwise, ...
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It’s fairly common for product managers to be asked to act like “mini-CEOs” or “the president of the product." Good idea in concept but harder to implement in real life. Even if you don’t have actual control over P&L, you can control reporting of P&L. Try using a scorecard approach, ...
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You’re in your first days as a product manager. In no time, your calendar is full and you have a zillion emails. There’s so much to do. Where to begin? Before the demands of others overwhelm you, you need to prepare yourself to be the business and market liaison to ...
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