Here is how UX Design Integrates with Agile and Scrum
(Part 2 of this post can be found here.) Despite having co-written an award-winning book on the topic and lecturing, teaching and coaching on the topic for nearly 10 years now, I still get many...
View ArticleWhat does an agile product roadmap look like?
One of the biggest challenges in product management is planning the work in a linear, visual way. Sure, we’ve had “roadmaps” for a long time but they betray the true nature of software development....
View ArticleNPS is a waste of time. Use these metrics instead.
Ask any executive what the top 3 metrics they watch in their company are and you’ll get some combination of revenue and sales metrics and, of course, the company’s NPS. Net Promoter Score, a measure of...
View ArticleDefining value: the most ambiguous word in product development
One of my favourite questions to ask any new client is, “How do you measure success?” I pose this question to product teams, discipline heads and executives to understand what the organisation values...
View ArticleFixed time, fixed scope projects always end in 1 of 3 ways. None of them good.
Late last month, after a particularly frustrating meeting I posted the following tweet: It turned out, not surprisingly, that I wasn’t the only one dealing with this failed project management approach....
View Article5 Rules for Integrating UX with Agile Scrum
After more than a year of work, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of this joint effort between Scrum.org, Josh Seiden and myself. The Professional Scrum with UX certified class starts to answer the...
View ArticleThe top 10 rebuttals to: “Agile is great. But it won’t work here.”
At this point in its lifecycle, Agile is in the mass adoption phase. Whenever I’m in front of an audience or teaching a workshop and I ask, “How many of you work using Agile processes?” 100% of the...
View ArticleLean UX Canvas V2
It's been 3 years since the Lean UX Canvas was published. It was time for an update.
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View ArticleVelocity should be renamed “future tech debt”
(Want to get this article in your inbox? I publish one article a month and share it in my newsletter first. You can sign up here and join 14k other subscribers.) Hey folks - Two weeks ago I found...
View ArticleForever Employable Stories: Alden Mills, ex-Navy Seal, entrepreneur, author &...
In anticipation of the launch of my new book, Forever Employable, I’ll be sharing a series of interviews and stories from people from all different professions who have created a platform for...
View ArticleForever Employable Stories: Stephen Shedletzky, Brand Director and Igniter at...
In anticipation of the launch of my new book, Forever Employable, I’ll be sharing a series of interviews and stories from people from all different professions who have created a platform for...
View ArticleWhat is an OKR? Here are the basics.
Objectives and Key Results. Ask around and you’ll hear a level of adoption across industries and domains similar to the big wave of Agile adoption in the late 00’s into the 10’s. For a 40 year old...
View ArticleAre product managers really the CEO’s of their product? 5 product leaders...
“Unless you’re the founder and the product manager at the same time, you are not the CEO of anything.”
View ArticleHow to use OKRs to set goals for your professional and personal development
Image credit: https://greatist.com/ A few weeks ago I shared with you the most basic description of Objectives and Key Results -- the goal-setting trend sweeping the business world -- I could come up...
View ArticleWhat problem do you help people solve?
Your core value is the thing that won't change in 10 or even 20 years. How you deliver on that core value will evolve with the times, your career and your personal choices.
View ArticleForever Employable Stories: Alisa Cohn, #1 Startup Coach in the World
I was lucky enough to meet Alisa Cohn by chance. Dorie Clark, who wrote the forward for Forever Employable, invited me to a virtual cocktail party a few months ago where Alisa was the co-host. We kept...
View ArticleForever Employable Stories: Lindsey Pollak, NYT best-selling author and...
Just ask for what you want. It sounds simple and straightforward and yet so few of us actually do it. It's something I've had to practice doing, shushing the voice in my head, "you're just going to...
View ArticleConstraints are the hidden source of innovation
There are always excuses for why our teams can’t innovate or be agile. Constraints shouldn’t be one of them. In fact, they can be the source of these desired qualities. Here’s why.
View Article10 fun web-based timers for your next agile zoom collaboration
One of the most powerful agile tactics is timeboxing. With remote teams it's hard to coordinate time keeping. These 10 fun web-based timers can help with that.
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