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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.

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The OKR Cycle

Posted on May 1, 2023.

What does a complete cycle of planning and delivering on OKRs look like. Here's an example.

OKRs and User Story Mapping

Posted on April 24, 2023.

User story mapping is a powerful tool for coming up with timely, user-focused key results with your product development team.

Process Experiments

Posted on April 3, 2023.

How to use product thinking to de-risk your agile implementation.

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Strong opinions, loosely held

Posted on January 23, 2023.

The key to reducing analysis paralysis and amplifying evidence-based decisions is knowing when to let an idea go.

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Everyone Must Talk to Customers

Posted on December 12, 2022.

Whether you’re a leader, engineer or someone else who isn’t usually associated with “getting to know the customer”, there's no excuse for not talking to your audience.

What are you trying to learn?

Posted on December 5, 2022.

Doing customer interviews is great! Doing it with a clear sense of what you’re trying to learn is even better. Here’s why.