“You need to plan the way a fire department plans: It cannot anticipate where the next fire will be, so it has to shape an energetic and efficient team that is capable of responding to the unanticipated as well as to any ordinary event.” ~Andy Grove, 1996

Looking to leverage #FlowMetrics alongside #OKRs to measure software portfolio performance against strategic business objectives? Learn how during our upcoming webinar with OKR Coach, Felipe Castro and Tasktop CEO, Mik Kersten. ow.ly/983c50ILYbH

I have this old 2006 BusinessWeek framed as a reminder. The “risky bet” that Wall Street disliked was AWS, which generated revenue of more than $62 billion last year.

“Some product teams live in an analytics-free environment” Jim Morris Can teams in this scenario work like real product teams? I don't think so.

Happy #WorldProductDay everyone. This announcement has been in the works for more than two years, and I am beyond excited to finally share it with you. I hope you can help us get the word out: svpg.com/inspire-africa…

"Apple famously doesn't have PMs" Nobody tell them please, I have a good thing going here.

It's fun to see Silicon Valley folks surprised that Threads launched no updates in SIX DAYS while many corporations can't release anything in six months. Two opposing mental models at play.

Ford's CEO explains why legacy companies must make profound changes to get software right. Most orgs were not designed to build great products. They were designed to reduce costs, even if it meant losing the competencies needed to build future products.

"And they lived aligned ever after..." We've been taught that alignment is like a fairy tale, a one-and-done thing. But real life is not a Disney movie. There are tradeoffs and misunderstandings. Things change. Daniel is on to something when he talks about dynamic alignment.

A sneak-peek into my upcoming book Evidence-Guided (coming Sep 20). Switching to an evidence-guided mode of work is rarely easy. Here are some tried-and-tested ways to drive the change. buff.ly/3YPAcd3

I’ve read an early copy of Itamar’s book and it is really good. If you dream of working like the best product companies but struggle to make it work in real life, you have to read this book.