Visualizing the ways in which organizations prioritize their work — or don’t.
Product Management
A collection of 9 posts
A guide to setting your company’s operating cadence
A diagram and scorecard that you can use to improve how your organization plans and delivers value to customers.
Installing ramp meters on your product roadmap
I’ve found that a simple technique for improving product delivery involves “installing ramp meters” by committing to a clear cross-team cadence for reevaluating priorities.
Product managers build bridges
Just as a bridge creates new value by connecting previously unconnected pieces of land, a product manager creates new value by connecting previously unconnected user needs and organization-supplied solutions.
Product managers are the Underpants Gnomes of an organization
Product management is somehow both stupefyingly simple, and maddeningly complex — not unlike the human beings that product managers spend much of their time cajoling.
Shop Meals, Not Aisles
Most grocery shoppers think in terms of a) upcoming meals & b) products that need refilling. Online grocers should embrace this paradigm, rather than replicate typical e-commerce design patterns.
The Customer Lens Diagram
Assessing market positioning through the eyes of your customers using a novel visualization approach.
Explaining late projects
Several analyses have shown that roughly half of all projects will run late or never finish. Yet, many organizations continue to be blindingly optimistic when they plan projects. This visualization explains why.
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