Future of Product Development

A good team is obviously much more than just a group of professionals working together. Evolving into a team is a process in itself, yet…

Hard and soft skills — you will need both in your work, and both can also be developed. Hard skills can be picked up, but identifying your…

One of the themes I love talking about the most is retrospectives, which I am sure my readers know by now. “Arto, you’re always going on…

One of the themes I love talking about the most is retrospectives, which I am sure my readers know by now. “Arto, you’re always going on…

Just a few years ago, Product Owners were relatively rare creatures. Even if product development organizations adopted agile methods a…

In this series on good teams, we discussed curiosity and awareness, possibly two of the most important factors of a good team. While…

Earlier in this blog I have presented the mind map shown below. I claimed that behind great teams, there are the following six elements…

Years ago, at my first workplace, the entire product development team, meaning the whole project staff, gathered together to enjoy a cup of…

In agile product development teams, the Product Owner is responsible for representing the customer and the stakeholders and for…