“Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.”
-Buckminster Fuller
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Remember the fundamentals of good product management :
- hypothesize market-fit
- test market-fit
- align and focus resources
You review your roadmap with clients to refine and renew the shared vision for your product.
Their perspectives may validate your hypotheses or serve as a catalyst for further adaptation and improvement.
The curse of the 21st century: Focus is absolutely essential yet we live in a time of wonders.
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk."
~Doug Larson
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“Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.”
- Ben Okri
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User stories are more than just a list of tasks. - they’re the voice of your clients.
Product managers are wise to remember that good requirements bring this voice to the forefront of every decision.
“Lost time is never found again.” -Ben Franklin
Remember: being frenetically busy isn’t the goal - being impactful is. Time is a non-renewable resource in product management (and life!)
Use it wisely.
“Where facts are few, experts are many.”
-Donald R. Gannon
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“Do you not adapt because you cannot conceptualize faster than the enemy’s adaptation?” -General James Mattis
Remember: chaotic situations in product management can lead to opportunities for improvement, innovation, and growth.
Stay calm. Stay focused. Lead by example.
If every day is spent pingponging back and forth between raging fires as a product manager, something is broken.
It’s your job to fix that.
If that sounds overwhelming, start by looking for the (tiny) incremental improvements that will persist over time.
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“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses."
-Alphonse Karr
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“Our plans miscarry if they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.”
-Seneca
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Each and every quarterly release plan should have clearly defined goals and success metrics.
Know what success looks like for your product and how you’ll measure it once you arrive at the end of the interval.
Just reaching the end isn’t nearly enough.
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Remember: plans are not chiseled into stone.
Expect challenges during planning. It’s part of the process.
Stay agile and ready to adapt. Face challenges head-on, learn, and use those lessons to refine your processes.
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“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm."
- Winston Churchill
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Today is the ideal time to review your product’s performance last year.
What were the successes and challenges? Remember to include things like sales performance, client feedback, and any market changes.
Now define what success looks like for the coming year and realign your roadmap as needed.
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New year, new (and old) challenges in Product Management.
Stay ahead of the curve by continuously learning and adapting. This takes deliberate, focused effort.
Remember: the best products solve real problems for real people.
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“The life that is worth living, and the only life that is worth living, is the life of effort, the life of effort to attain what is worth striving for“
-Theodore Roosevelt
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“Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”
-Nikola Tesla
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