Today’s the day! You (a Product Manager) have prepared your product backlog. The goals are clear, features and user stories are defined and your team’s ready for the next big thing. The kick-off usually happens in team meetings where we discuss OKRs, roadmaps, features, stories, etc. There were...
Do you know this excited feeling you get when you start working on a new feature? When you start going through all the things you’ll need to consider and plan ahead? There’s everything from the customer to the design and experience, dependencies, technology, the market, and the list goes on. As a...
These days, I hear and read a lot of heated discussions about objectives and key results (short: OKRs). I’ve worked for companies that do a great job using OKRs, and others that are very dysfunctional when it comes to implementing them. Maybe you can relate to one of these scenarios. 😉 Before I...
Many years ago, when I was studying, I started my first-ever software project with a friend. We were absolutely certain that the two apps we were building would be the best in the world. Guess what: They weren’t! Back then, I had no clue about product management or building products. Reading books..
My first sprint planning meeting was very challenging and overwhelming. I had participated in a couple of sprint plannings as an observer before I conducted one with my own team. Being the Product Manager for my own team was very different from just being an observer. There were multiple questions..