Product Management and Planning articles

The Play, the points, and the biggest lie in software Jan 11, 2021

Deliberate side-products Dec 1, 2019

Sprints, marathons and root canals Aug 30, 2018

Christmas Prioritisation Dec 11, 2017

To slice stories, first make sure they are TOO BIG Jan 5, 2017

How to get the most out of impact mapping Nov 17, 2014

Adaptive Planning Beyond User Stories Nov 7, 2014

Zone of control vs Sphere of influence Sep 12, 2014

Make Impacts, not Software Jun 14, 2014

Forget the walking skeleton – put it on crutches Jun 9, 2014

Throw user stories away after they are delivered Mar 25, 2014

How to not just survive, but thrive with flexible scope Mar 14, 2014

Budget instead of estimating Feb 24, 2014

User stories should be about behaviour changes Feb 12, 2014

Divide responsibility for defining stories Jan 13, 2014

Writing “As a User” does not make it a user story Sep 30, 2013

Scrum, velocity, and driving down the motorway the wrong way Sep 12, 2013

How we solved our #1 product management problem Sep 1, 2013

Splitting user stories -- the hamburger method Feb 23, 2012

February revolution, part 2 Feb 21, 2012

The February Revolution Feb 21, 2012

Dan North at Oredev - Embrace Uncertainty Nov 10, 2011

Is prioritisation based on business value right? Apr 4, 2011

The Billboard over Moscow Feb 10, 2010

Challenging requirements Dec 10, 2009

Building software that matters Aug 3, 2009

Delivering useful software Apr 28, 2008

The waterfall trap for “agile” projects Dec 4, 2007

Moving from software production to software publishing Nov 8, 2006

The Magic of Goals -- Focused Projects and Better Requirements Oct 22, 2006

How to develop software like commanding a tank Oct 11, 2006