In recent weeks I’ve written about the value of the VCP to help align teams, add focus, and build great products. The response to the topic has been really positive, particularly on Right to Left’s product leader group. Both Dave Martin and myself have had VCs, Chief Product Officers and Chief Executive Officers sharing with us how important yet difficult creating product alignment is. A lot of people have asked for…

Welcome reader, You’ve probably heard of the role of a product manager and will likely be working with one some day. Who knows, you might even become one! In order to work effectively with others, it’s important to have at least a high level understanding of what they do, what’s…

Aligning intention and direction with customer value with the product VCP — In the past we’ve talked about how difficult it is when teams are not aligned around the direction of the product. Team members can have different views about the best way forward. I’m pretty sure you’ve all experienced this: a situation where you start a vision, a set of goals…

We’ve all been there… having that tough conversation about how that next awesome feature will change it all. The truth is though, no matter how much we think we’re one feature away from making it big, the likelihood is that is not going to happen. We often fall into these…

From increasing adoption to acting as great SEO content, learn all about how release notes can help you (and your customers!) — Release notes are the most undervalued pieces of growth bypassed by most teams. Most often seen as boring documents to write, they’re treated as an afterthought of the product development process. If this sounds familiar, let me let you in on a little secret: you’re seriously missing out.

One of the biggest debates I see internally in product management teams is whether or not they should have a customer-facing roadmap. There are a lot of fears around potentially having one, and I’d like to take a bit of time today to go over them. Should you take a…