Something strikes me; many companies hire experienced product professionals in the hope of scaling up their products. However, what happens in practice is frightening; such product professionals become powerless because they are not the ones calling the shots. Top management believes in knowing best what to do and expecting product…

Scrum Teams will never reach their highest potential without solid Product Management practices. — Why do companies hire highly qualified professionals? The answer should be straightforward, but what happens, in reality, is complex. I’ve observed many talented people trapped in the business world from doing what they are capable of. The reasons are endless, but some common ones are: Unskilled managers limit talents by…

The market is shifting in a new direction, can Scrum still find its space? — It’s impossible to ignore how well known Scrum is. For years, Scrum was the first choice among Agile frameworks for most companies worldwide; only a few would challenge it. But recently, something changed, organizations are losing trust in Scrum. After failing to get meaningful results, many places are replacing Scrum…

Teams have little to no chance of success without a solid product strategy — I hear a lot of people saying about the importance of Product Vision and clear objectives. I wouldn’t downplay any of them because they are indeed important. Yet, I often miss a sharp product strategy. Why does that happen? Everyone has a kind of strategy in mind, sometimes unspoken, or…

Understanding the key aspects of a valuable Product Strategy — Understanding the efficacy of your product strategy As the saying goes, if you don’t know where you’re going, you will never get there. That applies to most aspects of life, including product management. Yet, I’d say that having a vision isn’t enough to accelerate progress. Let me ask you some questions: Untrapping Product Teams is a reader-supported…

How to escape from the wish list trap — What’s a product backlog to you? I don’t want a beautiful theoretical answer. I want you to reflect on what a product in reality is. When I ask myself the same question, I don’t like the answer. A product backlog is often an artifact that destroys your chance of being agile. Traditional backlogs are lists of…

Simplifying what everyone else is complicating — Originally published in GoRetro How often do you have a feeling of wasting time? Maybe you have recurrent meetings you don’t know why you’re invited. Perhaps, you invest a lot of time replying to messages but realize that the same topics keep coming back. Unfortunately, getting trapped in situations where…

Understanding the impacts of different test strategies — Originally published in Acumen.io We’ve got a bug! Let’s fix it now. How many times have you got faced this scenario? I guess I got it at least a million times. But not every time was the same. Bugs can happen at different moments, and how you deal with them…

Simplifying risk management to accelerate value creation — Originally published in GoRetro Whether you like it or not, you’ve got to deal with risks. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to get a product in the market or create new features. You’ve always got a certain risk level ahead of you. Dealing with risks has different aspects. Some…