Many companies today are engaged in some form of transformation. They’re called different things: agile transformation, digital transformation, transition from project to product, product-led transformation, adopting “product thinking.” You can almost tell what books and articles your leadership is reading based on their proposed transformation. No matter what you call…

How to make time for the strategic role of product management As a product manager, your days often fill up with responsibilities to support other departments. Strategic product management requires focusing on your duties, not everyone else’s. If you are your company’s subject matter expert that’s called into every product emergency, you know better than anyone that your company could benefit…

I created this simple 10-question technique after attempting to use Moscow, RICE, WSJF, and many others. Simply answer “Yes” or “No” for every feature request or idea: Innovation: A new way of solving a customer problem (yes/no) Customer need: Most of our customers need this New revenue: This will enable…

I realized this weekend that home automation is still in the early adopter stage. How do I know? Two things. One, there are multiple standards. You must be sure you’re getting something compatible with your system: Apple or Google or Amazon. …

I have a Toyota Prius from 2016. This weekend, Toyota pushed a mandatory update to the car’s Entune media and navigation system that disabled the Alexa capability offered in the last mandatory update. It was a poor implementation but I got a kick out of it. A search for answers…

In my 25 years of coaching, I have worked with thousands of product professionals. Many reach out to me for career coaching — which honestly isn’t my specialty. That said, I do have some strong opinions to share. Quit your company I’m not suggesting you actually quit your job. However, I encourage you…

I have created many company names including Under10 Consulting and Product Growth Leaders. For Under10 Consulting, my personal website, I argue that people should reduce the number of methods and outputs for their product processes to under ten. …

Is Hybrid the New Normal? Discussions abound about the value of working from a corporate office versus working from home. Everyone has a personal story to tell. I don’t miss my 90-minute commute I like eating lunch with my family I have a better office setup at home than at work But also · I…

What should you measure? Focus on Today, Next, and Future. It’s difficult to determine relevant metrics for product managers because the product management role is inconsistent from company to company. There are actually three roles of product management: business strategy, technical planning, and growth tactics. Growth tactics impact the products we have today — finding ways to sell more of…