There is a topic I have found rather conflicting over the last several years and I wanted to explore through this article. For a single product: Should we separate a team to work on product maintenance and another team to work on new features? Or should we have a single development team and let them […]
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When teams face the challenge of prioritizing technical debt, most of them (or at least the ones I have worked with) end up arguing “intangible” value or some variation of “this will benefit us in the future so we can’t really measure it today”. Invariably this makes stakeholders want to avoid this “not-so-visible value” type
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NOTE: This claim is merely based on my experience using OKRs on the last 3 years, and reading/watching a bunch of content on this topic. There are many tips on how to articulate OKRs to make a successful implementation of this goal setting methodology. Setting a small number of goals (2 to 4) With a
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The flexible vs rigid standards dilemma A few days ago a conversation with our most senior Dev executive triggered this dilemma, worth exploring in more detail. The argument went something like this: we want the teams to feel ownership over their decisions and select the best tools, techniques, and processes for every challenge their face. On the
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Una historia de #BestProduct Parte III — #BestOps Si no leíste la Parte I y Parte II de nuestra historia de #BestProduct, te recomiendo que lo hagas para tener mejor contexto de esta serie. Hoy narramos la tercer parte: garantizar el mejor producto con la mejor operación. El viernes llego Lionel a la oficina unos minutos tarde porque había un
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Una historia de #BestProduct — Parte II Si no leíste la Parte I de nuestra historia de #BestProduct (#BestCode), te recomiendo que lo hagas para tener mejor contexto de esta serie. También puedes leer la 3er parte. Hoy narramos la segunda parte: un “ciclo” (considerando que los días nunca son iguales) en la vida de un Product
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I’ve been working with OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for a while, and one of the problems I recurrently face is whether or not to tie OKRs with bonuses. This is a post based on my experience that describes my thought process and conclusions on how to handle it, hoping it may help others or
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Una historia de #BestProduct — Parte I: #BestCode Nota: esta es la parte I de esta historia. Ya puedes continuar leyendo la 2da parte. Déjenme contarles la historia de Lionel, un desarrollador que se acaba de incorporar a la empresa. Está en su segundo día, luego de haber pasado por la inducción de RRHH, una inducción
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There is a huge number of things you need to do to be a successful product manager. And when you are starting in this role or trying to improve your current performance, there usually isn’t much clarity on what areas to focus on. There is also a tendency to “shelter” on the activities that are
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I watched a talk by professor John Medina and he stated a phrase that triggered this article: “If you care what you believe you should never be in the investigative fields” Let me explain why. The solution bias A lot has been written on 2 subjects that are usually referred to as solution bias or “falling in
Do you understand how big of a problem the “solution bias” really is? Read More »
