68: 4 common user persona mistakes
More often than not, user personas are just a laborious way to decorate the walls. Are you making these common mistakes?
Category: 100 Things I’ve Learned
Jock Busuttil’s (@jockbu) series “100 Things I’ve Learned” is what he’s learned about product management over the years – usually the hard way.
67: Why cake is important for product leaders
Building or changing a product culture in your organisation isn’t just about having the right ingredients, it’s about knowing how to combine them successfully.
66: Show the thing
‘Show the thing’ sessions encourage a culture of openness, of sharing information. They create opportunities for peers to learn from each other, thus multiplying the value of the thing created or learned that someone shows.
65: The secrets of meaningful product roadmaps (redux)
Product managers often struggle to keep on top of their product roadmap. I recently gave this talk on the secrets of meaningful product roadmaps at Landing Festival Berlin to explain where people often get lost.
64: Good product management
What does it mean to be a good product manager in 2018? It’s not just about being agile and creating products users need – we need to be more human.
63: The whole agile thing
“Agile” is a term that has been abused by organisations to such an extent that its original meaning is all but forgotten. Here’s a reminder of what it should mean.
62: How to measure product manager performance
A real-life case study for measuring the performance of a team of product managers, with examples to download
61: The 16 most important technical skills every product manager needs
In addition to the ‘soft’ skills I discussed in the last post, a good product manager also needs ‘hard’ skills (product management techniques). Read on for my list of the 16 most important technical skills a product manager needs.
60: The 12 most important soft skills every product manager needs
I’m often asked what skills a product manager needs. In my view at least, a good product manager needs both ‘soft’ skills (emotional intelligence) and ‘hard’ skills (product management techniques). Read on for my list of the 12 soft skills every product manager needs.
59: Find the tipping point in your user research
The more closely we examined the problem, the more complicated it became. When this happens to you, it can feel overwhelming. Don’t quit your research too soon.
