In a recent article, Marty Cagan talked about the differences between managing an internal product and managing an external one. That is, a product that’s used within an organisation versus … Continue reading The joy of internal products
Integrity for productivity
Last week I wrote about how checklists reduce cognitive load and generally make life easier. This week’s article is about acting with integrity. Although that might not seem worth writing … Continue reading Integrity for productivity
The benefits and dangers of checklists
One of the tools I rely on enormously for my work is the checklist. However, checklists do have dangers, so in this article I want to touch on their use … Continue reading The benefits and dangers of checklists
Showing and telling for accountability
Last week I wrote about making decisions at the right level, saying that too often governing boards try to make low level decisions, and Matthew replied saying that it was … Continue reading Showing and telling for accountability
Making decisions at the right level
In a group discussion recently a senior product manager raised a common problem: governing product boards making low level product decisions. For products to be really successful it should be … Continue reading Making decisions at the right level
Some humanity behind the AI hype
Two things happened to me last week. One is that I saw an awful lot of people getting very upset that vim, the open source *nix text editor, comprised “AI … Continue reading Some humanity behind the AI hype
When matrix management works
Following on from last week’s proposition that your job title is not your job, a question arose. Where does this leave matrix management? I know people who don’t like mangement, … Continue reading When matrix management works
Your job title is not your job
I recently led a workshop about getting multidisciplinary teams to work effectively, and one point on a slide got picked up and repeated by others throughout the day: Your job … Continue reading Your job title is not your job
Coherence within organisations
Some time ago I was part of a small company management team that wrote and published an internal career progression framework, explaining how people in different roles could progress. As … Continue reading Coherence within organisations
Accountability, responsibility and reviewing code
Over the last many years I’ve taken on a variety of roles, and discussed the possibility of many more. Very, very occasionally these roles would require both managing teams of … Continue reading Accountability, responsibility and reviewing code
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