Most product managers know that your product should do one thing well. If you do one thing well, your customers will know exactly when and why to use your product. […]
Global Product Management Talk: Writing Compelling User Stories
Yesterday, I was the guest speaker on the Global Product Management Talk hosted by Cindy Solomon. For yesterday’s show, Roger Cauvin was the co-host. We were discussing how to write […]
Remembering Steve
One year ago today, Steve Jobs passed away. I can’t think of any other person of whom I feel more conflicted. It’s hard to argue with Steve’s results. After all, […]
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Writing User Stories
Over the last few weeks, we’ve taken a look at several aspects of user story writing. As the primary means of kicking off conversations between product and engineering in most […]
Writing Acceptable Acceptance Criteria
You’ve written your user stories, engineers have accepted them, development is in progress. Now what? More often than not, odds are you left off one of the most important parts […]
The Art (Not Science) Of User Story Prioritization
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve looked at how to write good user stories, how to use themes to manage your backlog, and how to measure and predict the […]
Predicting The Impact Of Each User Story
On Tuesday, we looked at how to measure the impact of each user story, looking at both measuring the effectiveness of the mechanics of the feature and also the impact […]
Measuring The Impact Of Each User Story
On Thursday, I wrote about how to use themes to stay focused on your product goals. But using themes is not enough. You also need to identify how you are […]