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Getting Data to Speak for Itself: 3 Slack Power-Ups Driving Outcomes at Axial
Getting Data to Speak for Itself: 3 Slack Power-Ups Driving Outcomes at Axial
As tech professionals in 2021 we have more tools than ever to help us develop insights and excel in our roles. The abundance of options…
Nick Ross
Jul 8, 2021
7 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Figma (And a Free Template)
7 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Figma (And a Free Template)
With the technology world’s rapid transition from Sketch, Zeplin, Adobe XD (and so on, and so on) over to the web-based solution Figma…
Trevor Hock
Jun 16, 2021
The “Product Manager’s Flowchart”: Why I Love It, & You Might Too
The “Product Manager’s Flowchart”: Why I Love It, & You Might Too
My latest Medium post about product development tactics got much more traction than I’d expected. I’m taking it as a sign and leaning into…
Simon Riker
Feb 28, 2021
Product management is complex. Here’s how we made it easier with a simple Google Sheet.
Product management is complex. Here’s how we made it easier with a simple Google Sheet.
Our product team felt great — then realized we’d been flying blind without this basic tool. Now we can’t believe we used to function…
Simon Riker
Dec 2, 2020
How Figma became our remote whiteboard
How Figma became our remote whiteboard
One of the ongoing challenges faced by any product design team is “managing the workbench”: first, selecting the right design applications…
Trevor Hock
Jul 22, 2020
4 more low-scope “feature hacks” for Product Managers short on resources
4 more low-scope “feature hacks” for Product Managers short on resources
A few months ago, I shared a short list of features that cost little-to-nothing in terms of developer time, and which can give teams a…
Simon Riker
Jun 4, 2018
3 no-scope / low-scope “feature hacks” for Product Managers short on resources
3 no-scope / low-scope “feature hacks” for Product Managers short on resources
As a product manager, I find that the two greatest challenges I face in my work are prioritization and lack of resources. And according to…
Simon Riker
Apr 24, 2018
How we externalize product progress to the company, and defuse politics along the way
How we externalize product progress to the company, and defuse politics along the way
It’s depressing how many companies accuse their product and engineering teams of being a black box. The accusations aren’t always fair, but…
Giff Constable
Nov 28, 2017
Rebuilding Trust in a Product Organization
Rebuilding Trust in a Product Organization
When I first joined Axial, the product and engineering side of things was pretty broken, and there was a serious absence of trust. The team…
Giff Constable
Oct 30, 2017
We just overhauled our app in a hurry. Here’s what we learned about scope along the way.
We just overhauled our app in a hurry. Here’s what we learned about scope along the way.
Any time you’re testing a new software idea, it pays to minimize the project’s scope. Making the right cuts takes judgment, especially when…
Simon Riker
Sep 25, 2017
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