The Art of Facilitating User Story Mapping Sessions
Proven techniques for leading productive user story mapping sessions, from preparation and kickoff through prioritization and conclusion.
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Why Scrum? A Product Owner's Guide to Agile Success
Scrum isn't just another industry buzzword. It's a practical, hands-on framework that's designed to make your role as a product owner more manageable and more effective. In this guide, we'll unpack what Scrum is, delve into its origins, and show you how it can revolutionize your approach to product
ReadHow Kanban Fits With Agile and Scrum
Agile, Scrum, Kanban – how do they fit together, and which one is right for you? Kanban offers a flexible, efficient, and visual way to manage your workflow. It’s about starting where you are, making incremental improvements, and respecting the roles and processes that are already in place.
ReadEstimate Software Projects With Monte Carlo Analysis
Software project estimation. Just hearing those words can make your heart rate spike. Enter Monte Carlo analysis. No, it’s not a fancy casino game, but it might just be your new best friend in the world of software project estimation. So, let’s roll up our sleeves and dive into the nitty-gritty of M
ReadMastering Sprints: Your Guide to Building Products Without Destroying Your Team
You're a product owner. Agile, Scrum, sprints - these aren't new terms to you. But fully grasping how sprints can help you build the right product? That's the key. That's where this guide comes in. We'll delve into sprints, their role in Agile and Scrum, and why they're a game-changer for you. We'll
ReadProduct Operations: A Comprehensive Guide
If you’ve landed here, chances are you’re curious about what Product Operations, or Product Ops, is all about. So, if you’re ready to dive deeper into the world of Product Ops, keep reading. We’re going to explore the roles within this function, its relationship with product strategy, and much more.
ReadWhat Agile Really Means: Values, Principles, and Mindset
Agile. It’s a buzzword, a mindset, a game-changer. So, what’s the plan? We’re going to dig into Agile. We’ll explore its origins, its principles, and how it works in the real world. We’ll also look at how Agile has evolved over time and why it’s more relevant today than ever before.
ReadHow to Choose Product Metrics That Move the Needle
Metrics matter. Would any self-respecting product team disagree? Maybe you've installed tracking in your product. The data is there, but what does it mean? It's like staring at the Matrix. You're drowning in data, but starving for insight.
ReadUnderstanding Agile: The Difference Between a Product Backlog and a User Story
Understanding the difference between a product backlog and a user story is crucial. It's like knowing the rules of the game - it helps you play more effectively. Product owners can use these tools to their full potential, delivering high-quality products on time and within budget.
ReadMastering Product Backlog Management: A User Story Mapping Approach
What if there's a better way? In this article, we'll challenge traditional approaches to managing the product backlog, introduce you to User Story Mapping, and show you how to keep the context behind each backlog item.
ReadThe Ultimate Guide to Customer Discovery: Lessons from Airbnb, Steve Blank, and The Mom Test
You know that sinking feeling when you launch a product and…nothing? No fanfare, no rush of users, just the digital equivalent of tumbleweeds. It’s not fun. But here’s the thing: it doesn’t have to be this way. There’s a tool you can use to avoid this scenario. It’s called customer discovery.
ReadAgile User Stories Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Guide with Cardboard
Want to get better at writing Agile user stories? That’s a smart move. Maybe you’re a Scrum Master, Agile coach, or a member of a product team. In this guide, we’ll cover the basics: what are Agile user stories, how do you write them, and how to use them effectively. Then we’ll show you how they fit
ReadGet Users Hooked by Applying the Hooked Model to Release Slices
What if we took Nir Eyal's Hooked model - Trigger, Action, Variable Reward, and Investment - and plugged it into Agile and Scrum release planning?
ReadWhen Will It Be Done? Unpacking Estimation Strategies for Product Managers
Estimation. It’s the eight-letter word that haunts every product manager’s dreams. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Staring down the barrel of a new feature, trying to predict how long it will take to go from concept to code.
ReadOverbuilding: The Biggest Mistake Teams Make When Building Apps
Imagine this, you have a idea for the world’s next great application.
ReadUsing Roadmap Templates in your Online Whiteboard
The vision has been cast, the planning done, what is next? A product roadmap helps teams determine what will be delivered and a timeline for it. A product roadmap is a template that provides a visual for the big components needed to meet the business objectives and creates a timeline for implementat
ReadHow to choose an online whiteboard that's right for you
The use of online whiteboards has really become prevalent over the past year due to the covid pandemic. People need to replicate the experience of working together visually at a whiteboard in a new digital way. There are countless options available on the market today that each have their own pros a
Read5 Ways Your Team Can Benefit From an Online Whiteboard
Online whiteboards are on the rise, and we can only anticipate that the demand for online whiteboards to continue to increase. On the fence about the benefit of how one might serve your team? Check out the 5 ways your team can benefit from an online whiteboard.
ReadNetwork Diagramming with CardBoard
Mapping out your network and all the elements it interacts with can be done using networking diagram and digital whiteboard tool like CardBoard. Here's an in-depth look at network diagrams and how you can build your own in CardBoard today.
ReadHow to hold 4 Ls Retrospective
What is a 4 Ls Retrospective?
ReadHow to Prioritize Agile Stories
One of the biggest steps after you’ve planned and mapped out your product is the prioritization phase. This is crucial to agile planning. The prioritization phase refers to when team members vote and organize which stories to start first. Ordering the stories should be done by the most important fea
ReadThe Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and User Story Mapping
SAFe includes practices and principals for large scale software development efforts. The intent is to scale what works for smaller teams for the larger enterprise by using agile and lean practices. The goal is to use processes like lean and Agile to decrease cycle times and coordinate work at scale.
ReadUsing Empathy Maps to Better Understand Your Customers
An empathy map is an additional template offered inside CardBoard that your team can use to gain deeper understanding and insight into your customers. Much like user personas, an empathy map also represents a group of users or customer segment. According to the Nielsen Norman Group, empathy mapping
ReadHate Estimating? Try doing a User Story Map instead
There is no shortage of people who loathe estimating software projects. Business folks love certainty. They always want to know how much something is going to cost and how long will it take. Software Engineers, not so much. We've been burned so many times giving someone our best "guess," only for th
ReadSolve Product Problems With the Opportunity Canvas
As a product manager you are faced with many challenges. In an ever growing economy you have to stay ahead of the curve to survive as a business. In order to do, you have to understand the business problems and see them in their entirety. With so many factors involved it can difficult. Author of Use
ReadUnderstanding Your Business Through the Business Model Canvas
You need a straightforward way to visualize and help you understand a business model. With a Business Model canvas you can be led through the many different areas of planning and implementing business strategies and get clear insight on value propositions, resources available, etc.
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