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Since time immemorial, when a CEO asks a PM at Product Review, “what do you need to 10X users/revenue?”, “what will make you go faster?”, etc the PM steadfastly responds “We need [N] more engineers”. The Eng Mgr nods approvingly. A story thread, with some hard truths to swallow:

I'm very concerned about the number of teams I'm seeing dealing with remote workers by reverting back to written requirements documents. Just published an article describing why: svpg.com/discovery-vs-d…

It’s a rarity, and I hope it’ll be less rare in the future, but I wrote this on the mindset that kills product thinking jpattonassociates.com/mindset-that-k…

The Rise and Fall of Evernote The Failed Growth Strategies that Led to a Death Spiral📉 A thread👇👇

Why KPIs Don’t Work; And How To Fix Them @Forbes @ForbesLeaders KPIs require a shift to 21st century management forbes.com/sites/steveden… @GDruckerForum @rstraub46 @NickHixsonUK @raymond_hofmann @AthenaElectra @bill_fischer

I am very please to announce that the Chinese language version of our book "EDGE Value-driven Digital Transformation" is now available. @LindaKLuu @jimhighsmith book.douban.com/subject/352289… #digitaltransformation

I was at Amzn in 2000 when the internet bubble popped. Capital markets dried up & we were burning $1B/yr. Our biggest expense was datacenter -> expensive Sun servers. We spent a year ripping out Sun & replacing with HP/Linux, which formed the foundation for AWS. The backstory:

I just posted an article about a problem I continue to encounter in pockets all over the world, which is teams having very fundamental misconceptions about the purpose and content of a product vision: svpg.com/product-vision…

Really pleased to have my first article published by @hackernoon! In it, I share some ideas from different disciplines that changed the way I think about #prodmgmt. If you have time, I'd really appreciate you checking it out! hackernoon.com/10-ideas-to-ma…

New essay up. Why Figma Wins - Why browser-first matters - Figma is built for design, not just designers - Intra-company network effects + bringing designers to decision making table - Global network effects, pushing progress, & how to become a platform kwokchain.com/2020/06/19/why…

Companies will fail until the PO role is not understood! 4 typical misunderstandings of a PO limit the odds of maximizing the value. 1 - Waiter 2- Manager 3 - Architect 4 - Protector Many times I wondered, am I really a PO? medium.com/serious-scrum/… #agile #scrum #prodmgmt

Hidden in the Digital News Report 2020 is a secret blueprint for building a successful online news organisation (in Europe). Here's your ten-tweet guide. #dnr20

At ThoughtWorks, we stand in solidarity against racism and police violence. ThoughtWorks employees wrote a statement to share our thoughts on these injustices and their different expressions, faced by marginalized people all over the world. thght.works/3her77t

We've been discussing the best product management books @thoughtworks. Here's my top 5: ⭐️ The Lean Product Playbook ⭐️ Business Model Generation ⭐️ Hooked ⭐️ Crossing The Chasm ⭐️ Scaling Lean See the rest of the list here - buff.ly/2XaLZUQ - #prodmgmt

Superb piece from Dan McClure on avoiding the oversimplification of innovation: Mastering Disruption - The Art of Agile Complexity bit.ly/2UjXtny #Agile #Leadership #Strategy

Proud to be a co-author of @TheAIBook - the first crowdsourced book on the application of AI in financial services. Get your copy here fintechcircle.com/ai-book/ #AI #FinTech #FinancialServices #AIBook #ML @thoughtworks

I just published "How to be a Good Corporate Tourist" Fellow #consultants, this one is for you. link.medium.com/PHDvm3qwh6

What do the crises of 2000 and 2008 teach us about today’s? Ross Pettit provides crucial advice for organisations: The Agile Manager: Conserve or Invest? rosspettit.com/2020/04/conser…