“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.”
-Joan Didion
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“Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.”
-Jim Rohn
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Remember: Every feature you prioritize is a strategic choice.
Prioritizing the portfolio aligns the product roadmap with the core business goals, delivering impact where and when it counts the most.
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Fail to consider launch plans and you may as well just throw your new product in the backyard and hope that someone stumbles along and miraculously wants to buy it.
Remember: cover pre-launch prep, detailed execution plans, coordinate between cross-functional teams, and include post-launch analysis.
“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.”
– Samuel Johnson
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One of the intrinsic beauties of cost-benefit analysis is the ability to quantify trade-offs.
If we do X, then Y comes next, at an estimated cost of Z.
You weigh benefits against costs, making it easier to align your product decisions against both the roadmap and overall business objectives.
As a product manager, you’re not just managing a backlog of features - you’re a steward of resources.
Cost-benefit analysis empowers you to be a thoughtful, rational steward.
When used consistently, it ensures each investment contributes meaningfully to your product’s vision.
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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
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“Results? Why, I have gotten lots of results! I know several thousand things that won’t work."
-Thomas Edison
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Strategic decision-making is significantly enhanced with a robust roadmap in place.
In visualizing the product’s future, product managers parse market signals to make informed choices about feature prioritization, technology investments, and resource allocation.
This is empowering foresight.
“Minutes are worth more than money. Spend them wisely." ~Thomas P. Murphy (no relation)
You might willingly subject yourself to the death of 1000 banal cuts each day. Interruptions. Inefficiencies. Unnecessary meetings.
Ruthlessly focus your time on the most important things.
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“The limits of language are the limits of your world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Defect management isn’t just a technical task – it’s a collaboration.
Finding the correct alignment between product, engineering, and client support teams is crucial for efficiently addressing and resolving issues.
Pay attention to how this is working. Experiment amd pivot as needed.
Dependencies silently orchestrate release plans - regardless of whether you choose to acknowledge them. You ignore them at your own peril.
Map out interdependencies, have contingency plans in place, and communicate communicate communicate.
Coordination is the key.
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“The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.” -James Clear
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“Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk.” -JC Penney
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Albert Einstein’s Three Rules of Work:
- Out of clutter find simplicity.
- From discord find harmony.
- In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
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Features. Requirements. Epics. Stories.
All of these are abstractions intended to drive conversations about the problems to be solved, the value to be delivered, the chasm to be crossed.
If you find yourself arguing about word choices, you are fundamentally missing the point.
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“The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.” -Albert Schweitzer
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“It’s insulting to call a professional talented. She’s skilled, first and foremost. Many people have talent, but only a few care enough to show up fully, to earn their skill. Skill is rarer than talent. Skill is earned.” -Seth Godin
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