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Layoffs: Has the Product Management Industry Failed Us?

The Product Coalition

If we were truly lean and agile, shouldn’t we be way below the 153,000 layoffs mark? If an alleged strong Product culture is not enough to separate the prosperous from the feeble in times of hardship, than what is it good for? The limit of Product Product as a whole was built on top of two solid foundations: Agile and Lean.

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Technical Debt and Product Success

Roman Pichler

But the quality of your product matters: It directly impacts your ability to achieve strategic product goals and make your products successful: Technical debt makes it hard to experiment with new ideas, release new features, and quickly respond to user feedback. [1]. Or would it be better to address the worst debt now?

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What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? Part 5, Origins of Agile Approaches

Johanna Rothman

The original signatories of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development wanted to solve these specific problems: How can we: Bring more adaptability to software development? Christopher Meyer published Fast Cycle Time: How to Align Purpose, Strategy, and Structure for Speed in 1993. I wrote about Agility in Name Only.

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Backlog Refinement Takes You from Vision to Value

bpma ProductHub

According to studies performed by Jakobsen and Sutherland, product backlog items that have been properly refined in time for sprint planning can double a team’s productivity. [1]. A product delivers value when it provides a fair return in exchange for time, money, goods, or services. Taking a Holistic View of Backlogs. References.

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Bain Public to give a Product Workshop at Agile Testing Days

Bain Public

(Montreal, Canada) - Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product, Data and Strategy of Bain Public, will be giving a 120 minute workshop at Agile Testing Days in Potsdam, Germany. Agile Testing Days is an annual European conference for and by international professionals involved in the agile world. Time: 10:25-12:25.

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Top 9 Web Design Agency in the UK in 2022

UX Studio: Product Management

81% of the users think less of a brand if its website doesn’t make a good first impression? If you want to shorten the search, at UX studio our UX experts have all the experience and knowledge you need to have an outstanding website design. We do more than only build beautiful websites we also create unforgettable experiences.

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Lean UX author Jeff Gothelf on why design must have a seat at the table

Intercom, Inc.

Author Jeff Gothelf sees this all the time in his work as a consultant for medium- and large-sized companies, and it inevitably leads to a culture clash where designers feel unvalued. Short on time? Here are five quick takeaways: You must establish deep empathy for the customer. Focus on outcomes over output.

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