Heddy SterninProduct LabsHow I use release markers to prioritize a backlog and communicate with my teamAn example of my backlog and release strategy3 min read·Dec 13, 2016----
Heddy SternHow I run effective, short meetingsProblem: As a Product Manager at Pivotal Labs, my job is to train clients to be agile product managers (PMs). Sometimes client PMs have not…4 min read·Oct 21, 2016--1--1
Heddy SterninProduct LabsThe qualities I look for in a Product DesignerAs a Product Manager, I work closely with and rely heavily on the team’s product designer as a craftsman and collaborator. I get a lot of…3 min read·Jun 27, 2016--7--7
Heddy SterninBuilt to AdaptWhat my backend and API user stories look likeProblem: I am not a software engineer. I am a Product Manager at Pivotal Labs and I don’t have an engineering or CS background.3 min read·Apr 22, 2016--9--9
Heddy SterninBuilt to AdaptThis is what my user stories look likeProblem: Before joining Pivotal Labs, I didn’t know what small, incremental, feature-based user stories looked like. I was writing 15-page…4 min read·Apr 11, 2016--11--11
Heddy SterninProduct LabsLioness Magazine drafts a Growth Hacking plan @ Pivotal Labs Product Office HoursThe article below was written by Natasha Clark from Lioness Magazine (@LionessMagazine).3 min read·Mar 28, 2016----
Heddy SterninProduct Labs4 Lessons I learned conducting user interviews in Germany4 weeks of mistakes and improvements taught me how to conduct user research when you don’t speak your user’s native language.5 min read·Dec 18, 2015----
Heddy Stern4 Things I Learned Working in a WeWorkThis is the kind of place where your neighbors work on top-secret projects and the people you talk to in the kitchen raise millions in…3 min read·Dec 7, 2015----
Heddy SterninProduct LabsEvent Recap: Boston PMs share Real User StoriesLast night, Product Managers from Twitter (Oliver Young), AppNeta (Jennifer Burner), and Ecovent (Kit Will) generously shared real user…4 min read·Nov 11, 2015----
Heddy SterninDAYONE — A new perspective.What I miss about my Android (Samsung S4) since I bought the iPhone 6SI just got an iPhone — for the first time ever! It’s an iPhone 6S. I decided it was time for me to try it out.2 min read·Oct 22, 2015----