Hi folks! Thanks for all the great feedback and here is the full article I have been sending out in pieces over the last month. The Most Perfect Moment: Kickoff Meeting The idea, funding, people and will to achieve are in one room. The product manager is the ring master, coordinating lions, acrobats and magicians […]
No one you need shows up. This can happen for a variety of reasons. Best thing is to reschedule. If that does not work, you can have 2 kickoff meetings, or an “executive kickoff” with a only execs, dev and a marketing (maybe operations). Hijacked. There often you will have someone who want to pick […]
What is the single most important thing? Why are we making this product? What does it mean for immediate goals and for the company overall. Extra credit points if you can connect the work to a good feeling for all who participate. Feelings are more interesting than ideas which are more interesting than tasks. So, […]
Kabuki Theater is made up of stories, staging and words that have not changes in 100s of years. The attendee always knows the outcome. So should you when you run a large scale kick off meeting. Your Goal – Nothing new should happen in the kickoff meeting All your heavy lifting such as approach, teams, […]
This is a short series on kickoffs. The idea, funding, people and will to achieve are in one room. The product manager is the ring master, coordinating lions, acrobats and magicians to proceed into the shining future of on time, quality software product that users want and like. If the meeting succeeds, you are off […]
Get Off my Lawn! Agile Punks! All Agile roles support product managers. I have seen many recent articles about Agile’s many force-fit job titles. Ah Agile! I knew ye when you were actually less conformist than SDLC. So, over the next few posts I will reflect on Agile roles and product management. Product Owner – […]
Oh, I am SOOO sure that is true (see what I did?) Just had to comment on a recent string of articles about Sarcasm and Creativity. First of all, thank God, finally something we can use to control our robot overlords! Robots only like puns. Also, this research came from a Harvard Business School study. […]
I majored in Philosophy in college and have long been used to the encouraging, yet patronizing reaction of people who worry about my ability to pay the rent. For myself, I still cannot think or a more exciting and practical study. As a startup founder and product management junkie, I saw three key takeaways from […]