There will never be a
shortage of good ideas
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There will never be a
shortage of opinions
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FOCUS
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“What is the most valuable thing we
can deliver next?”
- Me, daily.
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Tips to Get the Most Value
From Me
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-1-
Shorten the
Feedback Loop
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“Product management is
decision making as a
service”
- Janice Fraser, SVP at
Bionic Solutions
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A story is unclear
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A story is unclear
A story is clear but taking a long time
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A story is unclear
A story is clear but taking a long time
A story is clear but an edge case can be
handled multiple ways
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A story is unclear
A story is clear but taking a long time
A story is clear but an edge case can be
handled multiple ways
An edge case can be handled multiple ways
and the story asks for the most difficult one
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You built something but it “feels weird”
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You built something, it breaks something
else
You built something but it “feels weird”
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You built something, it breaks something
else
You built something but it “feels weird”
You built something and it works perfectly
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You built something, it breaks something
else
You built something but it “feels weird”
You built something and it works perfectly
You want some cupcakes
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But seriously,
cupcakes.
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Skeptical Guy Says
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“My product manager is
never available.”
- You, probably
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Product Managers
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It is far more important to sit
next to your dev team than
your marketing team
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“We have bi-weekly demos
and planning meetings.”
- You, probably
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Demo should never be the
first time a PM sees a
completed story
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