Tag: prioritization

Understanding 6 9s: The Gold Standard Of System Availability

Understanding 6 9s: The gold standard of system availability

Product Management

6 9s is the delivery of availability at a rate of 99.9999 percent, which is the equivalent of no more than 31.5 seconds of unavailability.

Robert Drury
Sep 13, 2023 ⋅ 3 min read
Maximizing Productivity With Timeboxing

Maximizing productivity with timeboxing

Product Management

Timeboxing is a technique that involves assigning a fixed amount of time to a specific task and then completing it within that time frame.

Bartosz Jaworski
Sep 13, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
Managing Sales Requests That Don't Align With Product Strategy

Managing sales requests that don’t align with product strategy

Product Management

Sales requests are a critical source of information and it’s dangerous to shut down requests because they don’t align with product strategy.

Diana Hsieh
Sep 12, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
A Guide To Conducting A Needs Assessment

A guide to conducting a needs assessment

Product Management

A needs assessment is a systematic process used to identify, analyze, and evaluate gaps between the current and desired situation.

Klaas Hermans
Sep 8, 2023 ⋅ 3 min read
A Guide To Improving The Customer Experience

A guide to improving the customer experience

Product Management

The customer experience entails the holistic experience that a user has with your product, until they solve their specific use case.

Ian Khor
Sep 5, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
The Role Of The Product Manager In A Scaling Company

The role of the product manager in a scaling company

Product Management

Over the last decade, I’ve had the chance to be a product manager in different organizations, from start-ups to well-established companies.

David Pereira
Sep 5, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
Using Product Strategy To Help Structure Your Organization

Using product strategy to help structure your organization

Product Management

Product strategy is the bridge between vision and execution. It clearly states the key bets you’re making.

Evie Brockwell
Aug 29, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
4 Simple But Effective Ways To Use Affinity Mapping

4 simple but effective ways to use affinity mapping

Product Management

Affinity mapping is the process of organizing qualitative data into groups in order to make more sense of it.

Daniel Schwarz
Aug 22, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
A Guide To Setting Effective Short-Term Goals

A guide to setting effective short-term goals

Product Management

Short-term goals are the goals you plan to achieve within three months. The term plans may differ according to company or product strategies.

Zeynep Cansu Yildirim
Aug 11, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
4 Steps To Achievable Outcomes

3 types of outcomes (and how to achieve them)

Product Management

Outcomes are not built equal. There are various types of outcomes and the word outcome might even mean different things in different contexts.

Bart Krawczyk
Aug 4, 2023 ⋅ 3 min read
Effective Time Management: Definitions, Skills, And Techniques

Effective time management: Definition, skills, and techniques

Product Management

Time management is an activity that requires you to plan and organize your time effectively. Managing your workload gets harder under stress.

Zeynep Cansu Yildirim
Jul 31, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Opportunity Solution Trees: A List Of Anti-patterns To Avoid

Opportunity solution trees: A list of anti-patterns to avoid

Product Management

An opportunity solution tree is a visualization tool designed to help product teams determine the best path to achieve a desired outcome.

Bart Krawczyk
Jul 28, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read