“I asked for that 2 years ago”

And still isn’t done.

Sorry, I have some bad news: things that were not a priority 2 years ago do not magically became a priority as time goes by.

There are usually 2 categories:

  • It was not a “top initiative”. In this case, as long as we keep finding better “top initiatives” it will always be a second priority
  • It is some sort of internal tool and the teams goals are not aligned with improving efficiency or whatever other internal KPI this initiative helps with. Until we do not change goals/strategy it will not be a priority.

Remember that product management is about saying no most of the time.

Please, do not ask me again 2 years from now 🙂