Beam me up We all understand how a star trek transporter works. Which is surprising since it’s not real and I don’t even understand how my toaster oven works. But,…
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The Mindset That Kills Product Thinking
The service provider antipattern baked into our thinking, processes, and culture. Here’s how it hurts us.
Dual Track Development is not Duel Track
If you’ve heard the term “dual-track development” before, this article explains where it comes from, and what it means.
Backlog Grooming Bugs Me
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″] I wrote this article, a rant really, in April 2014. It was lost in a website shuffle a couple years ago, and someone recently asked if…
Common Agile Practice Isn’t for Startups
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″] Why common Agile processes like Scrum and Extreme Programming can cause startups to focus on the wrong thing When working with startups individually or coaching in…
Product Discovery Immersion
Jeff Patton & Associates has designed a fast-paced, high energy event for Product Teams If a typical course is like learning to swim from a powerpoint deck, our 5-day immersion…
Jeff Patton’s Book Released: User Story Mapping
I wrote a book. This is my friend Liya holding her copy. I’m not nearly as pretty. It’s About User Story Mapping I’m known for coining the term “story mapping,”…
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Prioritization
Summary: From the Editors of StickyMinds.com – Managing an agile project based on uncensored “Very High,” “High,” and “Low Priority” user stories or backlog items used to induce stress on…
Kanban Development Oversimplified
How Kanban-style development gives us another way to deliver on Agile values Years ago — Feb 25th 2008 to be exact — I wrote this draft article. At the time Kanban…
The Product Owner and the Product-shaped Hole
What the product owner needs to worry about isn’t in the product backlog If you’ve read one of my blog essays before, you know this isn’t going to be a…