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How to structure your product team

September 28, 2019 by Kent McDonald

One thing that people who do product development constantly try to figure out is how to organize to deliver product. There is no one right way to organize the people who are doing product development, but it doesn’t stop teams from looking for that silver bullet product team structure. I’ve written about how product people …

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Books for Product People

March 29, 2017 by Kent McDonald

If you are a product manager, product owner, or business analyst, you’ll find this list of books helpful. I know I have. User Story Mapping: Discover The Whole Story, Build the Right Product by Jeff Patton and Peter Economyhttps://bookshop.org/widgets.jsNot only is this book a great resource for Story Mapping, but it provides a meaningful description …

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Inconvenient Truths in IT Projects

May 19, 2016 by Kent McDonald

I am preparing a presentation called Inconvenient Truths in IT Projects where I plan to discuss some aspects of software development that are prevalent and need to be discussed, but people don’t like to talk about in polite company. Some of the topics I’m throwing around: No matter how hard you try, your estimates will …

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10 Ways to Determine the Purpose of a Project

November 17, 2014 by Kent McDonald

The Five Whys Technique (also known as “Popping the Why Stack”) has long been suggested as a way to get to the ultimate reason for a project. But when you ask why repeatedly, you run the risk of looking quite pedantic and annoying stakeholders. With that in mind, I thought I’d provide a list of …

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