By Eric Krock on April 15, 2011
Startups, product managers, and project managers can save time by focusing on current revenue, plans for generating revenue, whether anticipated revenue supports the company’s valuation, and what other value the company has to potential acquirers. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Agile, Leadership, Planning, Product Management, Project Management, Risk, Scrum, Startup |
By Eric Krock on March 17, 2011
People are rarely rewarded for asking difficult questions with expensive answers. Ask the hard questions, and pursue them wherever they may lead! Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Case Studies, Cost, Design, Integrity, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Risk |
By Eric Krock on February 8, 2011
To reduce the risk of biasing yourself (and others), avoid stating a position on an issue before you have to. Start by asking questions with an open mind, learning, and hearing what others have to say. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Planning, Product Management, Project Management, Psychology |
By Eric Krock on February 2, 2011
Product and project managers must be the voice of reason even if everyone else is being temporarily (or chronically) illogical. Today let’s consider mistakes people make when thinking about and comparing options. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Character, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Product Management, Project Management, Psychology |
By Eric Krock on February 1, 2011
Common logic errors include confusing sequence or correlation with causation, overgeneralizing, doing too little or too much analysis overall or on specific issues, considering only one explanation, and forgetting to consider “do nothing” as an option. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Character, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Product Management, Project Management, Psychology |
By Eric Krock on January 31, 2011
Denial and wishful thinking enable a company, project, or product team to self-destruct. CEOs, project managers, and product managers must be rational at all times to avoid disastrous mistakes. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Product Management, Project Management, Psychology |
By Eric Krock on January 28, 2011
It takes a special kind of stupidity (one-step thinking) to shut down Internet and mobile phone access to an entire country. Learn from Hosni Mubarak’s mistake. Think about ALL of the consequences of your proposal before implementing it. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Planning, Product Management, Project Management, Risk |
By Eric Krock on January 27, 2011
Thinking like an idiot is easy. Start by letting emotions cloud your reasoning, making selective use of data, and making erroneous assumptions. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Character, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Product Management, Project Management, Psychology |
By Eric Krock on January 26, 2011
Sometimes the most important reason for talking directly with customers is so that you can out-argue people who know little, reason poorly, and have excessively high confidence in their unreliable conclusions. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Character, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Psychology |
By Eric Krock on January 25, 2011
To earn engineering’s trust, study, be honest, and listen. Consider technical issues, but stick to your guns on user experience. Talk to customers directly. Respect their time by limiting requirements, minimizing meetings, and following process. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Planning, Product Management, Project Management |
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