Organizations and the people in them irrationally and addictively build and release products that often have no real value. This article gives my best explanation why.
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Product Vision is Science Fiction
This article describes my beliefs on what product vision is and isn’t.
Tension: why product development requires balancing conflicting goals
This article describes the simple language I use to describe product development: opportunity, output, outcome, and impact. But more importantly it describes the tensions and unexpected implications in the model:
- Customer problems aren’t business problems
- We can’t directly solve business problems
- On time delivery doesn’t lead to customer or business success
- Focusing on business success alone is harmful
- Focusing customer success alone is harmful
- Aligning your purpose with your organization’s purpose is really what motivates us.
Keep actual effort and outcome visible
Beam me up We all understand how a star trek transporter works. Which is surprising since it’s not real and I don’t even understand how my toaster oven works. But,…
The Mindset That Kills Product Thinking
The service provider antipattern baked into our thinking, processes, and culture. Here’s how it hurts us.
Dual Track Development is not Duel Track
If you’ve heard the term “dual-track development” before, this article explains where it comes from, and what it means.
Backlog Grooming Bugs Me
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″] I wrote this article, a rant really, in April 2014. It was lost in a website shuffle a couple years ago, and someone recently asked if…
Common Agile Practice Isn’t for Startups
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″] Why common Agile processes like Scrum and Extreme Programming can cause startups to focus on the wrong thing When working with startups individually or coaching in…
Product Discovery Immersion
Jeff Patton & Associates has designed a fast-paced, high energy event for Product Teams If a typical course is like learning to swim from a powerpoint deck, our 5-day immersion…
Jeff Patton’s Book Released: User Story Mapping
I wrote a book. This is my friend Liya holding her copy. I’m not nearly as pretty. It’s About User Story Mapping I’m known for coining the term “story mapping,”…