Tammy Pearson on Atomic Spin

Too Many Meetings Isn’t Necessarily a Problem to Fix

In a recent retrospective, our development and design team unanimously flagged too many meetings as the top thing to fix. Sound familiar?

Effective communication

Expedite Development with Minimum Project Documentation

Something that helps expedite development is having the minimum amount of project documentation at the right level of detail.

Product Development

Recognize When It’s Time to Stop Rapid Release of Great Features

We’ve hit a tipping point where rapid delivery of features is no longer sufficient for both the customer and the business.

Personal Optimization

Google Keep: My Current Favorite Meeting Agenda Tool

I’ve learned that the best time to start a meeting agenda is when I am scheduling the event. For this, I use Google Keep through my calendar.

Product Development

Your Product Backlog Could Look Like This During Beta Release

In a previous role, I took any chance to better understand how my product could satisfy the needs of my market. A beta release provides that opportunity.

Project & Team Management

The HiPPO Effect on Customers and Product Teams

It's important that decision-makers understand how the highest-paid person in the office (HiPPO) can negatively affect customers and the product team.

Project & Team Management

How to Survive the Software Product Roadmap Writing Experience

A software product roadmap is a framework for aligning the expectations of key stakeholders, customers, and influencers about the product direction.

Product Development

Why Hypothesis Mindset Matters in Product Development – Part 4: Tuning into the Customer’s Voice

When time and budget are especially constrained, teams can still channel the customer’s voice into what they build through adopting a hypothesis mindset.

Product Development

The Value of Hypothesis Mindset in Product Development – Part 3: You’ll Develop Features That Get Used

Adopting a hypothesis mindset on product teams can mitigate the risk of wasted money developing features that don’t get used.

Product Development

Hypothesis Mindset in Product Development – Part 2: It Keeps the Customer Front and Center

Having a hypothesis mindset includes having someone on the product team spend a tremendous amount of time talking to and empathizing with the customer.

Product Development

Why Hypothesis Mindset Matters in Product Development – Part 1

Product development teams need to think in terms of testable statements. Adopt a hypothesis mindset to avoid common pitfalls I see with clients.

Project & Team Management

Your Product Development Documentation Needs a Project Glossary

Having a project glossary in your product development documentation will help build a baseline shared vocabulary for your project team and stakeholders.

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