If you plan to add a feature or create a new product, there is one overall guideline that might make your efforts more useful. That is this: Know who this feature or product is for. What does that user want to do? How does your product support that user in solving their problem(s)? If you […]
At a recent conference, one of the attendees, Dave (not his real name), said, “I really liked some of your answers at the panel this morning. How much do you charge to speak?” I said, “Thanks. I charge based on several factors—” He interrupted me and said, “No, it’s an hour—or maybe, a half-day max.
Modern Management: Build a Safe Environment In the agile community, we talk a lot about psychological safety. That’s the safety we need to discuss problems, challenges, or concerns. Here are two examples I’ve seen recently, one at the team level and one in management. A Team Example Cindy, a tester, was convinced the product had
Modern Management: Build Empathy with the People Who Do the Work Here’s a scenario I see too often in organizations. The product teams are supposed to work on several products “at once.” They have several goals for their work, not one specific goal. Why? Because the managers feel too much pressure to reduce the organizational