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calendar_today02-11-2020 21:35:42

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Today #management introduced 24(!) new entries we should register hours spent on. Why? Because of some ancient accounting method of activating budgetted time. Jeez, can we just get back to creating great #products ?

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Believe in yourself, even when you're swimming upstream. If you don't, no one else will believe in you, and your true greatness will remain unseen. #confidence #productmanager #againstthecurrent

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Did an in-office day today. Even though #workingfromhome is nice, I must admit, that after almost 3 weeks with only my 2 cats as working company, an office space with a few colleagues was actually fun. Tomorrow... back to "home".

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A #Kanban board is great for a structured organization of tasks. But, simple as it may seem, it can quickly become the focal point of tension in the team... HOW to use it?! I say, start simple: Todo, doing and done - and evolve from that. #ProductManagement

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Why is #ProductManagement so hard? Sometimes I feel I’m the only one that understands. Maybe you’ve also felt like that? So, It seems to be a lonely endeavour, but don’t stress, keep going, you are not alone! Feel free to write me, if you need a shoulder or some advice :)

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Great #agile teams loves to share knowledge, great agile team members is comfortable in asking for help, great agile team culture has respect for each and every individual at its' heart, and great agile product leaders facilitates this.

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The most powerful tool we as #productmanager can apply, is our ability to facilitate the power of our team and individuals. Happy Sunday evening! #agile #empowerment

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Can you build an aeroplane using #agile principles? Yes, ofc! Start delivering the fuselage, then the interior, seats and minibar, then the cockpit and finally the wings and engines! But, be aware, that your MVP is a more complete product than you initially thought it'd be! #MVP

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Saw this in the Scrum guide: “For Product Owners to succeed, the entire organization must respect their decisions.” This is a shout-out to all Product people that are not respected! #productowner #scrum

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Don't let anyone tell you you're not good enough. You might not be their cup of tee, but who says they're yours? #productmanagement #timetoleave

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Today I saw a colorcoded Roadmap for the first time. The colors represented the state the epics were in - backlog, ready, in progress, done. Roadmap or delivery plan? #Agile #productmanagement

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A #roadmap is not a timeline, and should not be treated as such. It is snapshot of where we believe the product is going, based on what we know now. If we learn otherwise tomorrow, the roadmap (should) change. #productmanagement #dontselltheroadmap

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"You are not allowed to bring solutions, only problems!", is what I heard the other day. This comment was aimed at a PO from a UX person. Now, what has this crazy world come to, when we stop acting as a team, just because the book "said" so?! #productmanagement

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The EU regulative for cookies have accomplished exactly 1 thing ... It has taught us all to be quicker at accepting messages in pop-ups without reading them! #stupid #cookies #startover

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When receiving a product req., what would prefer as a member of a Product Team: 1. "As a user I can ..." 2. "As a user I want to ..." 3. "How can I, as a user, ..." #productmanagement #PO #agile #userstory

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Sometimes, I feel I've read all the books and articles on #productmanagement - there is no more to learn in theory. Then the real learnings begin, how to apply it in practice. No book can teach you that! #hanginthere