No matter how much technology improves to help us sense and respond we continue to run up against the risky onslaught of prescriptive certainty.
Use OKRs to focus your release strategy
Posted on February 19, 2024.Our goal is to deliver value to our customers quickly and regularly. OKRs can help focus our release strategies to do just that. Here's how.
OKRs and AI
Posted on January 15, 2024.AI is all the rage. So are OKRs. With companies dashing to integrate AI into their products, how does that align with their stated goals?
Stop saying MVP
Posted on December 18, 2023.We've been using the phrase MVP for over a decade. It's long lost its true intent. Let's ditch it in favor of new language.
Ego killed the empowered product team
Posted on December 11, 2023.Everyone wants to build empowered product teams. There's one huge obstacle in the way -- your boss's ego. Here's how to overcome it.
Use key result triggers to stay on top of progress
Posted on December 3, 2023.When do you act on new data? Using OKR thresholds to trigger a team response can help. Here's how to do that.
The Scariest Question in Product Development
Posted on November 13, 2023.Everyone has great ideas. Those ideas show up at random moments. They risk derailing your initiative. Here's how to avoid that.
What should be included in a business case?
Posted on September 4, 2023.Most enterprise companies require business cases to fund work. Most business cases are fabrications. What should we actually put in our business cases?
Always add numbers to your key results
Posted on July 17, 2023.Quantifying your key results is not only critical to your success but it also tells you when you’re done. Why do teams avoid doing this then?
The Product is the Variable
Posted on May 29, 2023.In the past, we've never doubted that we were going to ship the product. In a continuous world the product is now the variable.