Posts Tagged with "product"

Reference #293: Empowered

Many companies view technology as a cost centre rather than the core business enabler.Read more →

Reference #295: Empowered

There are three important differences separating strong companies from the rest:Read more →

Reference #296: Empowered

Product strategy is, for many companies, non-existent. Product teams are instead often working off a roadmap of features prioritised by business stakeholders.Read more →

Reference #297: Empowered

The goal of product discovery is to discover a solution that your customers love and that work for your business.Read more →

Reference #298: Empowered

Companies that don't understand the role of technology and their business rarely spend less than those who do. Instead, they often spend and waste more.Read more →

The role of a CIO (or Head of IT) differs greatly from the role of a CTO (or Head of Engineering). While a CTO leads a product engineering organisation that should serve the customer, a CIO is there to serve the business.Read more →

Reference #307: Empowered

To be effective, a product manager must have product knowledge. This is where she must spend most of her learning time during the onboarding process. Gaining this knowledge usually requires two to three months of ramp up time.Read more →

Reference #308: Empowered

A tech lead is a senior-level engineer with the responsibility of participating in ongoing product discovery. She is a key partner to a team's product manager and designer.Read more →

Meet the team: a primer on product teams

Let's say you're running a software organisation for the first time. You've got plenty of questions: who does the work? How does work get done? Where does the work come from? And how do you keep your teams aligned? Let's answer these questions.Read more →

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