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Vulnerability theory and the product manager(owner)
The PM/PO is responsible on the project because he sets the priorities of what to be developed, comes up with deadlines, controls the budget, and in same time he is accountable on customer acceptance.
In this post I shed the light on how a vulnerable PO can be instrumental in delivering what the customer truly wants in Agile set-up.
A non vulnerable PO would avoid facing the development team without having first detailed requirements and probably documented use cases. Her strive to be perfect will preclude the project from the tremendous opportunity which can only happen if the “PO changes her mind”. Read more…
Vulnerability theory to build Agile teams
According to Brene Brown, Vulnerability is the birth place of Creativity, Innovation and Change. The rest of this blog is my own view on the implementation of Vulnerability in Agile teams.
Creativity is the ability of the team to create customer valued products.
Innovation is the ability of the team and product manager to come up with features which address the real pains of the customer and provide him gains which he hasn’t thought about. Read more…
Solving our own problems by watching movies
The more I watch movies or read stories, the more I get impressed by the author’s perspectives and rich imagination. Such stories make me wonder about how strange life is. When I face my own life events, I can’t apply what I have learned from those stories. They can enrich my experience but I should find my own way out. Read more…
Lean Startup (LS) method for product management
Startups should not implement the practices common in existing companies because they are not not smaller version of large companies. The LS movement is aimed to establish appropriate practices for startups which are different from what MBA graduates learn in business schools. Thanks to Steve Blank who has articulated the philosophies and principles in his web, videos, books and others. Read more…
