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Book Review: Mike Cohn’s “User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development”

Jason — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:07:34 +0000

This post originally appeared on Strategic Product Manager on November 2, 2009 As a <type of user> I want <some goal> so that <some reason>. Whether you are new to story-driven software development or have been managing products or development with user stories for a decade, “User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development” (Mike Cohn) is a [...]

Quick Thoughts on Business Cases

Jason — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:58:59 +0000

Earlier today, Stewart Rogers asked on Twitter, “Why do a business case?” My immediate answer was that a business case helps to answer the question, “why are we doing this?” and to define value. But maybe “define” isn’t the right word. A better answer is that a business case helps to communicate value, be it to stakeholders, leadership, [...]

5 Reasons Product Managers should be at Startup Weekend

Jason — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared at the TAG Community blog on October 24, 2009 I can think of more than a dozen reasons why every serious product manager should go to Startup Weekend on November 13, 14 and 15. For starters, Startup Weekend is a chance to get out and do something that’s, well, different. Startup Weekend is [...]

Thoughts On ProductCamp Atlanta

Jason — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:33:39 +0000

I’d definitely call ProductCamp Atlanta a success. Colleagues, friends and sponsors have been asking for a post-mortem or a wrap-up post, and now that I’ve had about a week to let it all gel, here it is. I’ve also got some survey results that I’ll post in a few more days. (If you registered for [...]

The 5 Most Important Product Management Personalities on Twitter (Plus One)

Jason — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:51:30 +0000

I’ve seen a few great lists of product managers on Twitter. I think Cindy Alvarez “started it” with this post on her website. It’s certainly the first comprehensive list of “products” people I came across, and it introduced me to a larger world of active professional product management thinkers. Thanks Cindy. There are a few great [...]

@Twitter Revenue Model Proposals Abound #metoo

Jason — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:39:51 +0000

I just finished reading Saeed’s post on Ideas for Twitter’s Revenue Model, and it was, of course, a good read. I’ve been meaning to write up my ideas as well, and it’s just never taken priority. By the time I finished typing up my comments at On Product Management, I realized I had a full [...]

Coming Soon: ProductCamp Atlanta

Jason — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:17:39 +0000

Atlanta area product marketers and managers take note. ProductCamp Atlanta is coming! If you don’t know what a ProductCamp is, take a look at the official ProductCamp wiki for details, but in short, ProductCamp is an “unconference.” It’s a gathering of product managers and related professionals (or students) for the purpose of collaborating on topics related [...]

Privacy and Transparency: Are They Mutually Exclusive?

Jason — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:38:01 +0000

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is looking out for you and me again. But this time, I’m a little worried that their appropriately principled position may get in the way of real progress. Essentially, EFF is worried about the significant presence of third-party technologies being used by the Whitehouse.gov website and their standard practice of collecting [...]

Yesterday’s Thoughts

Jason — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:31:05 +0000

These are a few of the articles and events that influenced my thinking yesterday, along with a few comments. How Not to be a Key Online Influencer | David Henderson - author, journalist There’s been a lot of flap about @keyinfluencer’s tweet, and FedEX’s response. In the world of social media, nothing you say is private, and everything [...]

How I found one of my favorite “new” blogs

Jason — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:40:14 +0000

I’ve been following FeverBee for a about a week now, I think, and I was really glad that @cwestbrook made a tweet about it. Richard Millington has some great insights, and he delivers them in nice, bite-sized pieces that suit my reading style very well. I hadn’t really been following Chuck’s blog, either until I caught [...]