๐บ๏ธRoadmaps Still Shine – Donโt let (fake) agility justifications fool you!
Have you already heard the clumsy excuse โWe donโt have any roadmaps, weโre agile!โ ๐ฏ ? Roadmaps are great companions for agility. Learn how to answer those who would like you to believe the opposite, or disguise a lack of planning as agility. โ Beware – controversial thoughts below this line. Read at your own […]
#Spring Cleaning! ๐งน Time to clean up your product, too!
We are already two weeks into spring and youโve probably already dusted your apartment, moved winter sweaters into boxes, and got rid of old clothes and objects you wonโt need anymore. But ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐? Some places to start looking for Product Debt: โข A feature nobody really usesโข A complex […]
#roadmap or no roadmap
I usually like to summarize this with the famous quote from Eisenhower, “Plans are nothing; planning is everything” The goal of the roadmap is NOT to be exhaustive, extremely detailed, perfect, or rigid. Goal of the roadmap is to “force the thinking” (the planning), make the assumptions clear and evident (so that they can be […]