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Developing a Transformational Vision for AI and Beyond
Everyone’s figuring out their AI strategy now. But a strategy has to be guided by a vision — how the world will be different, for better or for worse, due...
Why Is Product So Hard?
Building great products — ones that deliver high value to the customers and to the company — is extremely hard. This is evident from discussions I hold with product people,...
Embracing Uncertainty: A Modern Take On Strategy, Goals, and Roadmaps
We all strive for certainty — if we do X, Y will happen. Certainty is comforting; it allows us to operate without fear, doubt, or having to think too much....
FAQ: OKR Not Working in My Company
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) is one of the most common processes in the industry, and yet, despite 50 years of history, it’s the one companies struggle with the most....
4 Levels of Data Proficiency
Data is the lifeblood of product companies, but with access to lots of information come big challenges. Our brains were not designed to process large amounts of facts and figures...
A Culture of Good Decision-Making (Part 2)
In part 1 of this article series I discussed the principles high-performing companies use to accelerate and improve the quality of their decisions. In this article I want to give...
A Culture of Good Decision-Making (Part 1)
Many organizations struggle with decisions-making: both speed and quality are well below where they need to be. Key contributing factors include: While these challenges are common, slow, bad decisions are...
You’re Not Just Solving User Problems
I regularly ask product people how they choose what to develop. Today, an increasingly popular answer is “we focus on the most important user problems”, or its more modern cousin...
The Lifecycle of Goals: Research, Discover, Deliver, Monitor
Product companies tend to manage the lifecycle of projects (AKA ideas) — from the moment the project/initiative is approved until it is shipped. But in a reality where most ideas...
What Does Generative AI Mean For Product Development?
If you’re a product person Generative AI should be firmly on your radar, not least because some think that it will replace you soon. Hyperbole aside, it’s very reasonable to...
6 Product Manager Stereotypes To Avoid
It’s no secret that product management is often a misunderstood and misused role. Many companies restrict PMs to narrow, stereotypical jobs, hindering their potential impact. Without strong role models, some...
Don’t Let Hype Run Your Product
Observing tech companies you may notice a broad, disturbing phenomenon: everyone’s hard at work “selling” their product ideas — stakeholders and engineers are selling to product managers, product managers are...