Last night we went to see John Mulaney at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. We arrived at 6:45 to find two lines wrapped around the block. I expected a line, COVID screening takes time. What I didn’t expect to find was a second line inside the theater where people were taking our phones and watches and putting them into security bags. I was really looking forward to this evening. It was the first time I’ve seen a popular comedian in a venue like this. Having someone tell me I needed to lock up my phone and watch(!) when I walked in the door did not prime me for a night of hilarity that I t ..read more

This is a book outline for the book Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your Users Stories. It’s one of the books on my list of books that every product manager should read. Introduction This book is meant to help you realize the promise of agile. Get the right stuff delivered through productive discussions between delivery team and business stakeholders. Acceptance testing is in a separate book. Creating Stories Tell stories, don’t write them These aren’t lightweight requirements. Don’t have a ton of detail. Don’t ever hand stories over to team. You won’t get benefit of iterative delivery. They are ..read more