Tag: Product management

  • What a waste

    What a waste

    Yesterday I saw Gavin Freeguard post/skeet on Bluesky about Ishmael Burdeau comparing data to plastic: “Too often, our data collection is single-use and disposable, with no regard to the environmental consequences” There is too much plastic around, so we try and recycle it, so it’s not a waste. This is a good idea But it…

  • Roadmap what you’ll do, and sometimes what you won’t.

    Roadmap what you’ll do, and sometimes what you won’t.

    I’ve read two (unrelated) things about roadmaps in the last 24 hours, and they’re both great in different ways. Firstly, James Higgot posted some gratitude about a reference to the NHS app roadmap he is rightly proud of: And secondly, Dave Briggs shared a post linking to the Local Stuff for Local Gov People blog,…

  • What do you do if you don’t know why you’re doing it?

    What do you do if you don’t know why you’re doing it?

    I enjoy recognising overlaps between different industries and careers. Here’s a quote from an unnamed TV show about the SAS (though I suspect it’s Rouge Heroes). “What happens when something goes wrong? (And something always goes wrong.) What do you do if you don’t know why you’re doing it? How do you find another way…

  • You’re new, but the product isn’t.

    You’re new, but the product isn’t.

    UX collective published an article on effective habits for product managers. But it’s actually a checklist of activities for product managers to undertake when they start working with an established product. Of the ten “habits” there’s three common themes – do your research, get your hands dirty in the product and talk to people. Do…

  • How you decide what not to do

    How you decide what not to do

    Catherine Howe has written about the challenges in local government or prioritising an overwhelmingly important and large volume of work. We are doing work on planning and prioritisation at the moment and its really bloody hard. Everything has a claim on our attention and we are working in complexity where no one thing can trump…