Getting the timing right solved major frustration in product management. As a former engineer, I feel super frustrated when receiving design-related remarks, not because they are not valid. In fact, the remarks are extremely valid and have every right to be discussed. But, it comes at the wrong time and engineers have to bear the consequences.
Building the right feature attract more users, create stickiness, and increase retention. However, the most simple and most difficult feature tends to kill the product. We often overly add simple features and over-complicate difficult features.
There are always overflowing feature wishlists, scope, story, and tickets. Whatever your company calls it. We spent the bulk amount
Why I gave up 8 years of coding skills to become a product manager.
In Jan 2011, I got my first taste of building my very own mobile app for users. I still remember sweating about forking up USD $99 to enroll in the Apple Developer Program. In 2 weeks after shipping, I manage to earn almost 200% of the enrollment fees!
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"The customer is always right" is a subjective slogan that aims to provide high-quality service to the customer. When it comes to software products and services, it can easily backfire. The tendencies to overreact to a paying client's concern can cause us to lose valuable time.
From the standpoint of a company that
The common misconception about prioritization and hiring always led to unnecessary confusion and anxiety. We have the same goals in delivering quality products according to the timeline. All we need is a little more understanding across departments to solve the unnecessary confusion.
abbreviation for as soon as possible
The most overused word in all industries. Let's fix this
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