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Re-release: ‘Scrum is an awful project management methodology’

Ageling on Agile • 137 implied HN points • 07 Feb 24
💼 Business Management Product Development Team Collaboration Workplace culture Process Improvement
  1. Consider re-evaluating your project management methodology if it is causing stress and hindering productivity. It is important to adapt and make radical changes when necessary.
  2. Embrace an iterative approach in your product delivery process, especially in unpredictable environments. Small steps, clear goals, and team collaboration can lead to valuable results.
  3. Empower your team by giving them ownership of the backlog, focusing on iteration goals, and encouraging discussions and improvements during demos and retrospectives. Allow flexibility and adaptability in your work processes.

Ergodic Development

Software Design: Tidy First? • 845 implied HN points • 25 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Software Development Team Collaboration Risk management Innovation
  1. Ergodicity reminds us to treat systems that continue as is differently from those that fail when changed.
  2. Strategies like reducing irreversibility and having skin in the game can help transform failing systems into sustaining ones.
  3. Load redistribution and encouraging collaboration can make development more survivable and sustainable.

The need for beautiful code

Wednesday Wisdom • 56 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Software Engineering Code Quality Maintenance Team Collaboration
  1. Investing time in writing beautiful code is crucial for code longevity and maintainability.
  2. Code that 'mostly works' is not the standard to aim for; focus on creating code that is always functional and meets significant requirements.
  3. Developing a culture of producing beautiful code in a team requires more than guidelines and prizes; it involves a collective shift in mindset and commitment.
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Product Delivery Guide

Untrapping Product Teams • 334 implied HN points • 19 Jul 23
💼 Business Product Management Value Creation Team Collaboration
  1. Product delivery is about creating value steadily, not just following a plan.
  2. Key aspects of product delivery include organizing the product backlog, refining tasks, aligning goals, and delivering value consistently.
  3. Be mindful of common traps like treating the product backlog as a wishlist, separating discovery from delivery, and focusing only on output instead of outcomes.

Advocating for Your Work

The Uncommon Executive • 19 implied HN points • 05 Mar 24
💼 Business Leadership Recognition Gender Issues Achievements Team Collaboration
  1. Advocating for your work is essential for recognition and advancement in your career, especially for women and minorities who may face additional challenges in being acknowledged for their contributions.
  2. Celebrate delivering projects as expected and on time to increase visibility and recognition within the organization, even if you excel at preventing issues before they arise.
  3. Finding different methods to share your achievements like framing them as best practices or thanking collaborators can help in ensuring your wins are seen and appreciated by others.

How to Build Influence as an Engineering Leader | Kelly Vaughn

Dev Interrupted • 14 implied HN points • 12 Mar 24
💼 Business Management Team Collaboration Product Development Goal setting
  1. Building influence as an engineering leader requires focusing on trust, communication, and empowerment to succeed in both individual contributor and managerial roles.
  2. Adopting GenAI can be challenging due to the pressure of the hype cycle, and understanding key considerations is crucial for successful implementation.
  3. Having hard deadlines can significantly impact productivity and response rates, highlighting the importance of leveraging deadlines to improve team tempo and cadence.

Enemies and Opponents

CPU fun • 242 implied HN points • 07 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Political Humor Team Collaboration
  1. Enemies are the people within your own group that you directly compete with for resources.
  2. It is essential to differentiate between opponents and enemies in order to navigate workplace dynamics effectively.
  3. Balancing local and global perspectives can lead to more harmonious and productive collaborations within organizations.

The Analytics Requirements Document

Sarah's Newsletter • 359 implied HN points • 27 Oct 22
💼 Business Analytics Product Launch Contracts Data Management Team Collaboration
  1. Analytics should be a first-class citizen in crafting product launches to avoid wasted time and ensure measurable success.
  2. Utilize detailed agreements like Product Requirements Documents (PRD) and Analytics Requirements Documents (ARD) to align teams, outline goals, data criteria, assumptions, and finalize expectations.
  3. Involving analytics early in the product evolution lifecycle is crucial for gathering and analyzing data effectively, helping in decision-making, and ensuring alignment across technical and business teams.

How to market “marketing” internally

MKT1 Newsletter • 6 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
💼 Business Marketing Digital marketing Team Collaboration
  1. Educating the rest of your company on marketing is crucial for success within a company's marketing team.
  2. Finding common ground with other teams, understanding target audience internally, and recognizing shared goals are key to effective internal marketing.
  3. Setting marketing goals and priorities, sharing them with the company, and establishing a process for handling ad hoc requests are essential for successful marketing outcomes within a company.

How To Estimate An Engineering Project (Or Really Any Project)

Throwable • 19 implied HN points • 03 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Engineering Uncertainty Team Collaboration
  1. Estimating projects is not impossible, but relies on understanding uncertainties and mapping outcomes to a distribution curve.
  2. Providing project estimates as a range with an error rate is a more accurate way than giving a specific date.
  3. Reducing uncertainty in a project can help narrow the estimate range and improve predictability of outcomes.

5 ways to empathize with users and involve your team

Step-by-step Product • 19 implied HN points • 05 Mar 23
💼 Business Product Management Team Collaboration User Research Communication Strategies
  1. Observing users regularly and involving your team is crucial for building successful products.
  2. Maintaining continuity in the discovery process by having weekly touchpoints with customers helps generate insights.
  3. Creating a stakeholders repository and using tools like empathy maps and user scenarios can enhance team collaboration and communication.

Running Successful Engagements

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Team Collaboration Documentation Feedback
  1. Identify and maintain a relationship with the team's point of contact to ensure clear communication and accountability.
  2. Prior to starting an engagement, conduct initial discovery to understand the team's operational needs and potential risks.
  3. Create a clear engagement document outlining goals, expectations, and metrics for success, ensuring alignment with the team's objectives.

On-Call Retrospectives

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 01 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Operations Improvement Team Collaboration Metrics Automation
  1. On-call retrospectives help teams stay connected to the real operational challenges they face and provide insights on how to enhance the on-call experience.
  2. Holding weekly meetings where team members share metrics, experiences, and discuss improvements can lead to a more efficient and enjoyable on-call rotation.
  3. Taking notes during the retrospective and translating them into actionable tasks for improvement can result in smoother on-call shifts and increased team productivity.

Season 03 - Newsletter 01 --> 5 Things I did as Product Manager to tame a monster initiative

Product Hustle Stack Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
💼 Business Management Leadership Product Management Project management Team Collaboration
  1. Anchor conversations on a single currency like customer centricity for better decision-making
  2. Embrace a 'pirate mentality' for fast, bold, and unified team progress in complex projects
  3. Utilize frameworks like Radical Delegation, LNO Effectiveness, and Rituals for efficient project management

When does Win-Win compromise the greater good? 🤔

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 09 Nov 20
💼 Business Workplace dynamics Team Collaboration Strategic Planning
  1. Win-win solutions may not always serve the greater good because they could lead to suboptimal results for all parties involved.
  2. Optimization comes from maximizing 'winning' for all parties over time, not just at a single point in time. Wise compromises consider consequences in the long run.
  3. Teams facing conflict in prioritization may benefit from zooming out and strategically considering trade-offs holistically to resolve conflicts.

Season 03 - Newsletter 2 --> 5 Hacks to Create a Super Team via Collaboration and Shared Ownership

Product Hustle Stack Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jul 23
💼 Business Team Collaboration Product Management Decision-making Workplace dynamics
  1. Encourage all team members to be designers and product owners for meaningful collaboration.
  2. Focus on understanding the problem space before jumping into solutions.
  3. Utilize techniques like 'How Might We' and 'Crazy Eight exercises' to foster creative collaboration.