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 […]
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 – […]
Talent is nurtured in solitude … A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.” ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Göethe Failure is the new black. However, for creative people, failure means something more personal and robust. It is not one way to succeed, it’s the […]
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 […]