How to drive consensus and exceed OKRs as a product team The OKPS (objective – key result – problem – solution) visualization helps PMs focus their product teams on the right work, drive consensus cross functionally, and exceed product OKRs. Solving problems for PMs Many of the PMs I have managed and mentored find resistance […]
Detailing the work of the different types of product teams focused on product growth If growth hacker was a buzzword in 2011, “product growth” could be construed as a similar buzzword for 2021. In this post, I try to breakdown the buzzword to get a grasp over what Product Growth could mean for those PMs. […]
I share your skepticism. ‘A management principle? What can be so powerful about the latest in-vogue version of Taylorism from Silicon Valley? Everyone sets goals.’ On the surface, OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are just another goal-setting management tool that works for some companies better than others. But, after working in product in a range […]
Why you want a dedicated analyst earlier than you might think The realities of today’s data driven product management make considering adding an analyst sooner than later attractive An analyst can free up product managers to focus on other things, do deeper analysis, investigate beyond specific requests, be an objective party, and inform discovery Beyond […]