Nov 19, 2021
Food for Agile Thought #319: 20 Product Prioritization Techniques
TL; DR: 20 Product Prioritization Techniques, The Simplified Scrum Guide — Food for Agile Thought #319
Welcome to the 319th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 33,623 peers. This week, we point to an epic guide on 20 product prioritization techniques, and we summarize seven lessons learned on change; from change is happening anyway to you never know when your efforts will pay off. Also, we point to an ‘extremely simplified definition of the Scrum framework,’ primarily based on the SG 2020 with a bit of the 2017 edition.
We then delve into gold-plating and its consequences, and we share Lenny Rachitsky’s definition of the job of a product manager, from delivering business impact to solving the most impactful customer problems. Moreover, we follow Teresa Torres when she suggests avoiding hands-offs between the product trio leading discovery and the team building the product.
Lastly, we praise the best-designed ‘thinking tool’ in history; we share Jeff Gothelf’s free OKR tracking spreadsheet using Google Docs, and we provide a good primer on how a statistical method can contribute to your team’s forecasting quality.
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🏆 The Tip of the Week
Greg Prickril and Daniel Zacarias (via career.pm): 20 Product Prioritization Techniques: A Map and Guided Tour
Greg Prickril and Daniel Zacarias created an epic guide on 20 product prioritization techniques.
Source: career.pm: 20 Product Prioritization Techniques: A Map and Guided Tour
Authors: Greg Prickril and Daniel Zacarias
➿ Agile & Scrum
John Cutler: 7 Lessons for Sustainable Change Agency
John Cutler summarizes seven lessons learned on change, from change is happening anyway to you never know when your efforts will pay off.
Source: 7 Lessons for Sustainable Change Agency
Author: John Cutler
Jurgen De Smet: The Simplified Scrum Guide
Jurgen De Smet created an ‘extremely simplified definition of the Scrum framework,’ primarily based on the SG 2020 with a bit of the 2017 edition.
Source: The Simplified Scrum Guide
Author: Jurgen De Smet
Clive Thompson (via Medium): 13 Ways Of Looking at a Post-It Note
Clive Thompson praises the best-designed ‘thinking tool’ in history.
Source: Medium: 13 Ways Of Looking at a Post-It Note
Author: Clive Thompson
📅 November 30, 2021: Hands-on Agile #37: Agile Metrics Survey 2021 — Alexander Bergmann & Stefan Wolpers
We crowdsourced data and information on a critical topic: Who is using what metrics under which context to what success during an agile transformation.
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🎯 Product
Marty Cagan: Process People Continued
Marty Cagan continues reflecting on the rise of ProductOps and its probable consequences.
Source: Process People Continued
Author: Marty Cagan
Simón Muñoz (via Mind The Product): Overengineering can kill your product
Simón Muñoz delves into gold-plating and its consequences, claiming it ‘has killed more products than the absence of good development practices.’
Source: Mind The Product: Overengineering can kill your product
Author: Simón Muñoz
Lenny Rachitsky: What is product management
Lenny Rachitsky shares his definition of the job of a product manager, from delivering business impact to solving the most impactful customer problems.
Source: What is product management
Author: Lenny Rachitsky
Teresa Torres: Discovery Hand-Offs Kill Momentum: Here’s What to Do Instead
Teresa Torres suggests avoiding hands-offs between the product trio leading discovery and the team building the product.
Source: Discovery Hand-Offs Kill Momentum: Here’s What to Do Instead
Author: Teresa Torres
📺 Richard Kasperowski: Core Protocols for High-Performance Teams — Hands-on Agile 34
Want fabulous teams that build great products? Great teams don’t happen by accident. However, they don’t have to take a long time to build either. Learn more from Richard Kasperowski on employing core protocols for psychological safety and emotional intelligence from this Hands-on Agile session.
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🛠 Tools & Measuring
Jeff Gothelf: OKR Tracking Tool (free template)
Jeff Gothelf shares a free OKR tracking spreadsheet using Google Docs.
Source: OKR Tracking Tool (free template)
Author: Jeff Gothelf
(via Kanban Zone): What is a Monte Carlo Simulation and How to Use it
Kanban Zone provides a good primer on how this statistical method can contribute to your team’s forecasting quality.
Source: Kanban Zone: What is a Monte Carlo Simulation and How to Use it
📅 Training Classes, Meetups & Events 2021
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Food for Agile Thought #319: 20 Product Prioritization Techniques, Overengineering Can Kill Your Product, The Simplified Scrum Guide, Free OKR Tracking Tool was first published on Age-of-Product.com.
