by Marty Cagan | Aug 9, 2019
In this article, I continue the series on coaching product managers by talking about another critically important skill that is so often misunderstood or under-appreciated, and that is collaboration. Collaboration is one of those words that is used so often in so many...
by Marty Cagan | Jan 16, 2019
Last month I published an article describing common areas of confusion I see product managers struggling with. That article generated considerable discussion, and lead to some very good conversations. It also made visible several other common problems, which I...
by Marty Cagan | Sep 28, 2018
Apple is probably the most secretive company I know. Especially given that they’re the most valuable company in the world, it’s remarkable how little has been written about how they actually discover and develop the technology-powered products that fuel their...
by Marty Cagan | May 31, 2018
Nearly a year ago, one of my all-time favorite Agile coaches, Henrik Kniberg, published an article that I believe does an excellent job at explaining how engineering teams can leverage the concept of an MVP and ensure they are getting the core value out of Agile...
by Chris Jones | Jan 29, 2018
Readers of this blog know the importance we place on vetting and refining product ideas through experimentation with real customers. This is called product discovery and every company has its unique circumstances and challenges with how to do it. We’ve already written...
by Chris Jones | Dec 13, 2017
By SVPG Partner Chris Jones At this point, nearly everyone in product at some point has heard phrases like “fail fast” or “embrace failure”. Though they are a bit tired, the intent of these phrases is still good: many product organizations are stuck in conservative...
by Marty Cagan | Dec 4, 2017
In the first edition of my book, INSPIRED, I discussed how successful products are valuable, usable and feasible, where I defined “feasible” as both technically feasible and business feasible. While it’s easy to remember these three attributes, over...
by Chris Jones | Sep 5, 2017
In the last several years, many leading companies have successfully integrated data science into their product operation and are reaping the benefits. But for most companies, these techniques remain foreign and intimidating. Some of these leaders understand the...
by Chris Jones | Apr 4, 2017
Article: Product Discovery: Pitfalls and Anti-Patterns By SVPG Partner Chris Jones SVPG works with lots of product teams from lots of different companies. Many of these teams believe they are already doing Product Discovery. A few are doing it quite well, but...
