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Using AI tools to speed up your product management
Do you use AI tools in your role as a Product Manager? In a world where generative AI tools have a bad reputation for hallucinations, it can be easy to dismiss the tools as not being very useful in a product role where accuracy and clear communication are essential. As product people, the value we…
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Moving to a new company
At the end of April I was made redundant from my role at Workday. I was hesitant to write about this subject so openly in public, as there’s sometimes a bit of a stigma attached to being laid off. But I feel it’s important to be honest and transparent about this kind of thing –…
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What’s the difference between a Product Manager and Product Owner?
Having worked both as a Product Manager and Product Owner for different organisations, I’d say that the difference between the two is… it depends. I know that’s a bit of a non-answer, but it really does depend upon the job descriptions that an organisation defines for those roles. I’ve seen roles advertised as a Product…
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Do you call it Refinement or Grooming?
I don’t know about you, but the word ‘grooming’ has some very negative connotations for me. It can be used entirely innocently – such as in the context of pet grooming, or for personal grooming – but certainly here in Ireland and the UK the word is often associated with child exploitation and abuse. So…
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Splitting user stories
Sometimes it’s hard to break down a user story into smaller parts. There’s a piece of work, and it seems that it all needs to be done together, but it’s much too large to fit into a single sprint, so what do we do? Horizontal vs Vertical It’s often tempting to slice a story horizontally.…
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Working from home as a Product Owner
With many companies around the world asking staff to work from home during the current COVID-19 virus outbreak, we’re all having to adapt to a new way of working. So how do we, as Product Owners / Managers, help keep our team productive during this time? Communication is everything When everyone is working from home…