Emma Burt Helping product teams to succeed through consultancy and training. www.playinthegrey.co.uk

Stories by Emma Burt

Application Performance Monitoring (APM): Tools, Metrics, And Examples

Application performance monitoring (APM): Tools, metrics, and examples

Product Management

Application performance monitoring (APM) empowers you to make informed decisions that enhance overall user satisfaction and ultimately boost your bottom line.

Emma Burt
Jul 24, 2023 ⋅ 9 min read
Long Term Goals Example Strategies

How to set and accomplish long-term goals (with example)

Product Management

Long-term goals are a set of outcomes that you hope to deliver over an extended period of time. These are major accomplishments for your team.

Emma Burt
Jun 5, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
Communication And 4 Frameworks

Communication styles: 6 types and 4 frameworks

Product Management

PMs who are aware of their own communication style and can adapt it to different situations and people can build better relationships and achieve more successful outcomes.

Emma Burt
May 26, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
What Is A Mind Map

What is a mind map?

Product Management

In this article, you will learn about mind maps, which are a critical tool for product manager’s looking to organize information.

Emma Burt
May 11, 2023 ⋅ 3 min read
What Is Stakeholder Analysis? Template, Examples, Frameworks

What is stakeholder analysis? Template, examples, frameworks

Product Management

Stakeholder analysis is a systematic process of mapping out the key groups who have a vested interest in a product and assessing their needs and expectations.

Emma Burt
Apr 27, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
Business Transformation Guide: Strategy, Process, And Examples

Business transformation guide: Strategy, process, and examples

Product Management

Business transformation is a complex and challenging process that requires careful planning, execution, and monitoring. Learn how to be the next Microsoft, not the next Blockbuster.

Emma Burt
Apr 20, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
What Is A Steering Committee? Definition, Purpose, Responsibilities, And Template

What is a steering committee? Definition, purpose, responsibilities, and template

Product Management

Steering committees provide strategic guidance, align resources, goals, and stakeholders, and facilitate decision-making.

Emma Burt
Apr 4, 2023 ⋅ 3 min read
What Are Product Specifications? Guide, Examples, and Template

What are product specifications? Guide, examples, and template

Product Management

In this guide, we’ll demonstrate how you can use product specs to drive better discovery, promote collaboration, identify problems, and validate solutions.

Emma Burt
Mar 16, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
What Is The Critical Path Method? Complete Guide With Examples

What is the critical path method? Complete guide with examples

Product Management

Finding out which dependencies matter and which impact timelines the most can be challenging. That is where the critical path method (CPM) can help.

Emma Burt
Feb 14, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
Understanding Process Mapping And How It Works

Understanding process mapping and how it works

Product Management

For PMs, the main benefits lie in the process, no pun intended, of creating the visual map and the direct understanding that comes with it.

Emma Burt
Feb 2, 2023 ⋅ 3 min read
What Are Deliverables In Agile And Why Do We Have Them?

What are deliverables in agile and why do we have them?

Product Management

Deliverables can often feel like an imposed requirement without purpose. So, if agile is such a popular way of working, why are deliverables still around?

Emma Burt
Jan 16, 2023 ⋅ 3 min read
What Is Change Management? 5-Step Process And Guide

What is change management? 5-step process and guide

Product Management

Change management is the process of preparing for and executing a smooth transition or transformation at the organizational level.

Emma Burt
Dec 20, 2022 ⋅ 4 min read