Why are teams still locked in feature factories?
It's time to break free from this circle of madness.

I'm hosting a free lightning session to share insights on costly mistakes teams face with product discovery. This will take place at Maven.

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Is discovery a time-waster? Yes, but it depends.
Here are 5 reasons discovery fails.

First, good discovery results in ideas worth pursuing. To get there, you will:

. Explore the problem space
. Connect value drivers to goals
. De-risk ideas
. Drop bad ideas fast
. Decide based on evidence

Bullshit management demotes PMs into Backlog Managers!
Let's break free from that.

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What's the difference between trapped teams and product teams?
5 critical differences of successful product teams.

The product game is often unnecessarily complicated.
Not because of its complex nature but because of distractions.

Here's what I've seen over the last 15 years:

Good morning to those doing #productmanagement, and good luck to those playing the BS bingo!

BS management is the art of doing things that bring no value but drain our energy! The more bullshit you handle, the less value you create.

You can transform the game. Be brave, relentless, and patient.

Product management is hard because everyone gets distracted by the wrong things.

I put together 33 reasons product managers become backlog managers!

medium.com/p/0fe85fbd05f7

Let's break free from nonsense.
#productmanagement

Too often, product strategies trap teams. That sucks.
I'm working on a new cohort to help product people break free from this challenge.

I'd love your perspective on your challenges and how I could help you.

Please share 2 minutes of your time helping me
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Everybody wants you to be a backlog manager.
It's hard to be a PM; nobody apart from you wants that.

Yet, a few skills will pave the way to transform you into a robust PM!

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Let's rock together!

Courage is my only wish for product folks in 2025.

You cannot achieve what only a few people get by doing what most people do.

You've got to have the guts to do what most people don't do.

Let's rock 2025!
#productmanagement

AI is here to stay. PMs ignoring it will pay a high price.
Here are 5 simple ways to benefit right now.

Striving to help PMs rock their careers, I combined AI with my cohort, and the result was outstanding!

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Watch out for how you craft your 2025 roadmap!

Don't:
- Define features
- Assign tasks
- Create a Gantt chart
- Believe you know everything now

Do:
- Ruthless prioritize
- Give teams a chance to focus
- Prioritize now, next, later
- Move from upfront investment to placing bets

#productmanagement

It's easy to be a backlog manager, hard to be a PM
3 skills you need to thrive in #productmanagement

1. Curiosity
Always be courageous to try new things

2. Communication
Know how to transport your message so others understand

3. Resilience
Keep moving forward despite facing setbacks

Keep on it.

PMs often miss the mark with backlog management.
Here 5 common mistakes:

1. Items live forever
2. Extensive backlogs
3. Lack of focus
4. Disguise for outdated project management
5. Highly detailed items

The backlog is a vehicle to drive value, not a Christmas list.
#productmanagement

Principles > Frameworks

Don't get obsessed with frameworks.

Focus on sharpening your principles because they enable will to thrive in #productmanagement

Let's rock together!

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Ignoring assumptions is the recipe for bitter failures.

You should identify and test critical assumptions before creating features.

The faster you face reality, the sooner you uncover your blind spots.

It's not about proving yourself right but uncovering what drives value.

#productmanagement

Many teams get wrong the definition of a great product.

Too many think a great product is the one you've got nothing to add. That's wrong.

A better definition is: A great product is one you have nothing to remove.

When was the last time you retired a feature?

#productmanagement

#Productmanagement requires much communication, but we often trap ourselves.

Do you talk more about the work than doing it?

Common traps:
- Meeting marathon
- Requirement focus
- Bloated backlog

Good practices:
- Own your calendar - set focus
- Keep your backlog clean
- Say no to distractions

Great product managers increase the trash bin size, not the backlog.

You've got to be ruthless to focus on what matters.
Bloated backlogs create unnecessary distractions, often blocking learning.

Do what's necessary, not what's easy.