It’s not dying… in fact, it’s just getting started. There are some challenges though… — The algorithm on Medium is weird. I ventured to read one article on the death of product management, and now I’m inundated with articles that carry garbage claims that the PM function is dead. …

Re-imagining popular delivery methodologies in terms of edges on a triangle — Let’s cut to the chase — there are too many frameworks out there for delivering products. If you’re lucky, you get to participate in a couple. If you’re unlucky, you get to work with SAFe (yuck!) Regardless, it helps to understand the trade-offs each method is proposing. The Delivery Triangle I’ve chosen three…

A deep dive into the reasons why the PM function is unintentionally set up for failure by businesses and how they can avoid it. — Many product managers I speak to have similar complaints about support from business. While most of those voices hail from corporate PM functions, there are a few from the startup world too. …

The What, Why and How of ensuring you’re not surrounded by idiots — Note: This is a long one. You can skip to the bottom and read the tl;dr. Do you think that the other team/dept is full of idiots? Do you feel that management of a particular issue was ruled by a clear attempt to demonstrate the levels of stupidity humanity can…

A look at the conditions that enable successful agile organizations and the reasons why it fails — Recently, I was discussing why SAFe (which is not Agile) feels safe for corporate organization. As of 2021, SAFe growth has increased steadily: And, make no mistake — I am a firm decrier of SAFe…

Two new maturity models designed to guide you to decide if your organization is ready for product management. — Overlooking the obvious — if you have to ask, then you probably need it — there are conditions where you don’t really need a product management function. Similarly, there are conditions wherein you really need a PM function. In this article, I’ll introduce two maturity models, that are being evaluated…

A long answer to 4 fundamental questions on the adoption & evolution of the product management function, in modern times. — It’s not always you get extremely thought-provoking questions from your readers. It’s encouraging to see that there are still things that need to be resolved, to be simplified. So, as it were, in the last edition of Trifecta (a weekly newsletter I publish on Substack & Linkedin), Cedric asked the…

Are you trusting too much? Or too little? Both have downsides. Who do you trust? How much? So many questions! — I like to describe leadership (in whatever form, at any level) as the ability to make the right decisions, with available information. Leaders cannot hesitate. Decisive capabilities make a leader successful. The leaders of yesterday had a better time making decisions than the leaders of today. That’s simply because the…

8 points to make your articles get engagement on Medium based on 2 years of writing on Medium. — I’ve been writing for 2 years on Medium on Product Management, Design and Tech (which led to building Trifecta, a weekly newsletter on PDT). In those 2 years, I’ve made some assumptions about getting the right sort of engagement. To be fair, it’s not like I’m getting millions of views…