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What I’m Saying Yes to in 2020 (With 2 Big Announcements)

What I’m Saying Yes to in 2020 (With 2 Big Announcements)

For many of us, the beginning of the year is a fresh start. It’s an opportunity to recommit to the things that matter most to us. Last year, I wrote “What I’m Saying No to This Year—And Why” to clearly outline what I wanted to focus on

Product in Practice: Getting Started with Opportunity Solution Trees at SuperAwesome

Product in Practice: Getting Started with Opportunity Solution Trees at SuperAwesome

Hi there, Product Talk readers! It’s me, Melissa. I’m Teresa’s blog editor. I mostly work behind the scenes here, polishing and proofreading posts prior to publication. But every once in a while, I’ll contribute a post like this one. Here at Product Talk, we’re excited

2020 Product Conferences

2020 Product Conferences

We are starting to pull together our 2020 conference list. This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of a product conference that is not on the list and you think it should be, please feel free to recommend it in the comments or send an email to

Everyone Thinks They’re Managing by Outcomes. Here’s How to Actually Do it.

Everyone Thinks They’re Managing by Outcomes. Here’s How to Actually Do it.

Last month, I spoke at the Business of Software (BoS) conference in Boston. BoS has been on my short list for a very long time and it did not disappoint. Mark Littlewood, the organizer of the event, does a fantastic job and it shows up in every little detail of

Product in Practice: How One Product Manager Innovates in Big Companies

Product in Practice: How One Product Manager Innovates in Big Companies

One of my goals at Product Talk is to showcase what good product management looks like. Today, I’m excited to introduce a new series, Product in Practice, where I’ll profile product managers doing great work. To kick off the series, we interviewed Rachel Allen, Director of Product at

Show Your Work: How to Justify Your Decisions & Get Stakeholder Buy-In

Show Your Work: How to Justify Your Decisions & Get Stakeholder Buy-In

Last month, I spoke at Mind the Product San Francisco. The following transcript is how the speech was written and does not match the talk exactly. I want you to take a minute—think back to elementary school when you were learning multiplication tables. Don’t worry; I’m not

Engaging Stakeholders with Opportunity Solution Trees: 3 Tactics to Try

Engaging Stakeholders with Opportunity Solution Trees: 3 Tactics to Try

Two and a half years ago, I introduced the opportunity solution tree. It’s been a blast seeing product people put it into practice. Today, I’m excited to share Hope Gurion’s thoughts on using opportunity solution trees. Like a true Agilist, she hasn’t just adopted the tool,