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"I’m the usability guru. I have been doing this for the last 8 years. I’ve been reading a lot of books in usability and taking classes. I know what users want. You business people shouldn’t question my judgment". The UI designer in my company was quite upset as several business folks were criticizing his design.
Unfortunately, [...]

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There was a scrum mania around me. The software development team had been missing deadlines and producing buggy code. The business team felt frustrated because they were not getting the features they wanted to market and sell.
Let’s implement SCRUM! Let’s be iterative and get things out quickly! The company sent a few program managers [...]

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Write detailed, thorough product requirements.
Be consistent — some product managers change their mind a lot. As a result, engineering has to change what they just implemented. Unless there is some strong reason to change the requirement, you should try to stick to what you propose initially, and be consistent. It will save engineering a [...]

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As a product manager, I often find myself internalizing conflict: sales team wants development team to build a new feature or customize an existing feature so that they can close a deal. Engineering team has its own schedule and resource constraints. They don’t like to be distracted by the one-off request. Plus, sales tend to [...]

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My friend’s Facebook Updates:
"Tim is so tired. Mid-night."

"Tim is getting ready for a meeting with India development team. 10:52pm" "Tim just finished a call with Japan team. 9:00PM"
"Tim is [...]

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