Mind the Product

APRIL 9, 2018

I love building enterprise systems, because you get to work with your customers/users every day and literally see their lives change as you release new features. In my case, at Zalando , these are systems for fashion buying, supply chain management, inventory management and procure-to-pay processes (e.g.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

#scrum #scrumathome #scrummaster #agile #kanban ♬ Vlog BGM_03(953483) – Fujiwo Agile is a mindset. Both Scrum and Kanban are part of the Agile family, but they’re like siblings with different personalities. Scrum is a specific way to do Agile. It’s got roles, it’s got sprints, it’s got a whole system.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile On numerous occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In that respect, the current issues many distributed teams face may also act as accelerants to become more agile.

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280 Group

AUGUST 26, 2022

Waterfall vs. Agile — The race to deep space! . in our “Behind the Product” series, we highlight Product Management concepts used in the products and services in today’s market. . For NASA that is the Space Launch Systems (SLS), developed over the past 11 years and set to launch on August 29, 2022.

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CardBoard

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Balancing requirements, managing deadlines, and aligning stakeholder expectations are just a part of your daily routine. It’s a practical, hands-on framework that’s designed to make your role as a product owner more manageable and more effective. So, what’s the difference between Agile and Scrum?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2020

TL; DR: Lipstick Agile?—?Happiness Have you noticed how many people in the agile field are unhappy with their work situation? A situation where an organization already struggles doing agile, not to mention ‘becoming agile?’ This is what I call lipstick Agile. Happiness in the Trenches? Problem must be visible!”

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 14, 2020

Some of my Modern Management Made Easy technical reviewers wonder. I don't see how that form of management makes sense these days. Sometimes, my managers' bosses didn't feel the same way about my comments as my direct boss did. Their bonuses did not depend on managing the project portfolio. See Courage Required.)

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

I had a great time on the Agile Coffee podcast, 75. Managing with Coffee. We spoke about a variety of issues that managers, teams, and people encounter, such as: Culture and how that plays out at all levels. How the reward system might offer perverse incentives. We had a great time and a wide-ranging conversation.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 20, 2020

The recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “ The Agile C-Suite ” 1 and Forbes article “Agile Isn’t New: What’s New Is The C-Suite Embracing It” have prompted some good discussion around the Agile Velocity virtual water cooler. . Balancing the Agile Enterprise . that allow us to respond to change.

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 27, 2021

After nine years working as a systems engineer, applications engineer, software engineer and finally, a lead data engineer, Debashish Sasmal was ready for his next strategic move. I realized that I wanted to expand my focus into product management.”. UPMC Enterprises Provides Deep Insight Into Product Management. I was ready.”.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 23, 2020

See Who's Playing Agile Schedule Games? ). Because every person started their own story, they had to wait for each other for code review. Clare asked management to create more of a team approach to bonuses to reduce the individual rewards. The team decided to attack the build and deploy systems and see what they could automate.

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Split

APRIL 12, 2023

Value Stream Management (VSM) is a powerful tool that allows software development teams to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. In addition to the tangible benefits of increased efficiency and improved goal tracking, Value Stream Management can also have emotional benefits for team members. So what is value stream management?

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

Did you know you can maximize your chances of achieving desired business outcomes by combining DevOps with an Agile transformation? When you hear “Business Outcomes,” “DevOps,” and/or Agile transformation” – what comes to mind? Agile Transformation. Agile transformations and DevOps initiatives are complementary.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s also supports flexible methods that can be easily applied to your project, and it can support the management of expenses, overall costs of production and risks. Also, another important thing to do is define the boundaries of the project to avoid scope creep and ensure a manageable scope. We product managers rock here.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A few years ago, the company faced significant challenges due to role overlap. Technological evolution: New tools and systems can create confusion about responsibilities, especially when there’s an overlap of functions. And, according to Harvard Business Review, open dialogue is a powerful tool for negotiation and collaboration.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Want to get better at writing Agile user stories? Maybe you’re a Scrum Master, Agile coach, or a member of a product team. User stories are more than just a tool for planning and managing work. In this guide, we’ll cover the basics: what are Agile user stories, how do you write them, and how to use them effectively.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, with the growing need for innovation and agility, many of these companies are looking at methodologies like Lean Startup to help them adapt and thrive in turbulent waters. But, just as an ocean liner wasn’t designed for quick maneuvers, large corporations face unique challenges when trying to implement agile approaches.

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The Product Guy

JULY 4, 2019

I discovered that I must research and understand the entire system and process, problem solve with my team, and share lessons learned. My career started at Hewitt Associates which was a human capital and management consulting firm that operated 500 offices in 120 countries. Background.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 8, 2019

TL; DR: Faking Agile Metrics?—?An An Eye-Opening Exercise Imagine you’re a Scrum Master and the line manager of your team believes that the best sign for a successful agile transformation is a steady increase in the Scrum Team’s velocity. Cooking the Agile Books?—?A Velocity?—?the in my experience?—?delivers

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Managers and product managers are often frustrated by the apparent lack of care the development team is showing for the needs of the business. Agile Development Things don’t necessarily get better with agile development. Agile dev did away with project waterfall?—?Specification In fact they may get worse.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview with Viktor Cessan Welcome to the Agile Movers & Shakers interview series. In the 14 years since he started working with Agile methodologies, he has helped companies such as Spotify, H&M, King, Avanza Bank, Telenor, and Sony Ericsson work more effectively.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Answer questions about possibilities for new development from management and others. See Aging Fun with Drunk Agile.). You need defensive project portfolio management so you have a chance to manage your interruptions. (See See Aging Fun with Drunk Agile.). See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more ideas.).

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are so many changes happening in product management as I write this, and the evolution only seems to be accelerating. With your support, we dove into the most result-driven strategies, popular frameworks, and groundbreaking leaders who changed the product management landscape. I’m excited to watch it all unfold.

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Split

MARCH 1, 2023

This is probably due to their ability to improve agility, accelerate time-to-market velocity, and increase reliability. Be able to improve your agility, time-to-market, and empower software teams through reliable development practices–it’s all possible with feature toggles. This is a significant time saver and life saver.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 14, 2020

Remote Agile (Part 5): Retrospectives with Distributed Teams TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, how to master Zoom as well as common remote agile anti-patterns.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

OCTOBER 9, 2023

While traditional search systems are bound by the constraints of keywords, fields, and specific taxonomies, this AI-powered tool embraces the concept of fuzzy searching. One of the most compelling features of LLM-driven search is its ability to perform "fuzzy" searches as opposed to the rigid keyword match approach of traditional systems.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2022

Do you find being a product manager particularly challenging? Take a look at these nine indicators to determine if product management is the right career for you, or not. digital product management positions have never been more pervasive or idolized than they are right now. Product Managers are problem people.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 5, 2020

Brief description of the problem at a recent client: Person A checked in code that broke an “unrelated” part of the system. The managers didn't understand. We can use TDD, BDD, ATDD and get feedback before we write code. They didn't do a code review until they were stuck. Neither did the team.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 10, 2020

That's brittleness in the system. This is any lifecycle, not just an agile approach.). I used the image from Capitalizing Software During an Agile Transformation as a way to think about the feedback loop realities in a serial approach.). (I I recommended various ideas with “testing” in their names (TDD, BDD, ATDD).

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

My journey to product management was not what you might expect , but then again, maybe you would. Challenges aside, I enjoyed the close-knit teams and easy access to upper management which enabled quick decision making. The manager gave us the green light, and the developers and I formed a product team. the end users?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, the challenge lies in dealing with the rapidly expanding volume of data due to incorporating both traditional and non-traditional data sources into the data governance ecosystem. This process encompasses data extraction from diverse systems, standardizing it into a common format, and loading it into a target system or database.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 29, 2020

The eagerly anticipated 14th Annual State of Agile Report was published earlier this week, and like previous publications, there are some fantastic insights. Benefits of Agile. The top benefits of adopting Agile in this report are fairly consistent with recent years. Digging Deeper into Some Stats.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Agility and adaptability are paramount The business landscape is constantly evolving, and trends can shift rapidly. Digital transformation fosters agility by enabling businesses to adapt quickly to changing market conditions, customer preferences, and new technologies. Assessment This is the foundation.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 5, 2023

Understanding the roles of product managers, project managers, and product owners Today we are talking about a frequently asked question, which is how are product and project management related. He has held several roles with the Project Management Institute, including Chair and Director of the Board.

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Split

MARCH 10, 2023

Design and architecture of a system often plays second fiddle, if it plays at all. The Agile Manifesto starts with, and is fairly well summarized with the following sentence: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. It’s why Agile works so well!

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

I told the story of Cliff, a manager who wanted to understand why the projects were so late. ” I said, “Managers might spend as little as a quarter and as much as a year or two. .” ” In my experience, when organizations want to use agile approaches or transform in some way, the managers start with the teams.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2020

2020 is only halfway done, but it already was a big year for Product Management. We all learned that Product Management is not just about managing products really. One of the most powerful things Product Managers rely on for growth in 2020,?—?when To serve content, Content Management System (CMS) is on the rise.

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