Hypothesis-Driven Development
Hypothesis-Driven Development Hypothesis-Driven Development (HDD) is a software development approach rooted in the philosophy of systematically formulating and testing hypotheses to drive decision-making and improvements in a product or system. At its core, HDD seeks
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Root Causes of Product Failures
Root Causes of Product Failures Launching a new product isn’t an easy thing. There is no telling whether it would become a hit or a miss. A sizable proportion of new launches fail, according to
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Feature Bloat
What is Feature Bloat? Feature bloat describes a phenomenon in which too many features are built into a product, and a team focuses more on output than outcome and often leads to adding features for
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Shape Up Method
What is the Shape Up Method? The Shape Up Method from 37 Signals describes how they approach product opportunity discovery and development. It captures processes that are used by development teams to shape ideas into
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Agile Roadmap
What is an Agile Roadmap? To many people, the idea of a roadmap in Agile is rather counterintuitive. Agile after all, is about keeping things flexible and that document seems to be a hindrance. This
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Gantt Chart
What is a Gantt Chart? A Gantt chart is a form of bar chart – a horizontal bar chart – that shows the tasks and schedule of a project. It presents the plan for a
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Definition of Done
Definition of Done in Agile The Definition of Done (DoD) is a description of what must happen for a project or user story to be declared complete. What are those things that must be done
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The Product Backlog
Understanding the Product Backlog A product backlog is a prioritized list of items that the team plans to work on to achieve a particular outcome. It is a list of everything that the development team
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Technical Debt
What is Technical Debt? Technical debt has many definitions. One of the better definitions comes from the Information and Software Technology Journal where it is described as the “consequences of software development actions that intentionally
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Fibonacci Estimation
What is Fibonacci Agile Estimation? Fibonacci agile estimation is a combination of two concepts: the Fibonacci sequence and Agile estimation. Let’s quickly define these two things before putting them back together: Agile estimation – is
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Scrumban
What is Scrumban? Scrumban is a hybrid Agile project management framework that combines elements of two popular Agile methodologies – Scrum and Kanban. It has gained considerable popularity over the last decade as a result
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Backlog Grooming
What is Backlog Grooming? Backlog Grooming, also known as backlog refinement, pre-planning, or story time – is a session in which items for the backlog are discussed, analyzed, and estimated. It is a recurring event
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Agile Retrospective
What is a Retrospective? Retrospective, in a general sense, means looking back on or directed to the past or past events, according to Collins English Dictionary. But, when talking about product development, it refers to
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What is Stakeholder Analysis?
A stakeholder analysis can be described as the process of assessing a system, program, or project and determining relevant parties. It entails identifying persons or groups that have interests or play a part in a
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What is a Stakeholder?
The success of a Product Manager in creating winning solutions isn’t an individual feat; Stakeholders too have an important role to play. There are a number of frameworks and methods for identifying stakeholders, and stakeholder
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Double Diamond Product Planning
What is the Double Diamond? If you haven’t heard of the Double Diamond approach to planning and creation than it may help to start with its origins. Double Diamond is a process model that was
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Agile Product Development
What is Agile Development? Agile development is an approach to Product development that encourages adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continual improvement. As it sounds, Agile Product Development requires that everyone on the team
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Dual Track Agile
What is Dual-Track Agile? The Dual Track Agile Process (aka Dual-Track Agile) was popularized by Marty Cagan, founder of SVPG, who often gives credit to Jeff Patton for coining the term. Dual Track Scrum has
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Waterfall Methodology
What is Waterfall Methodology? The Waterfall methodology is a “stage gated” process that requires you to complete the first activity before going onto the second activity and so on in sequential order until all of
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Release Plan vs Launch Plan
Difference between Release and Launch The terms ‘release plan’ and ‘launch plan’ are sometimes used interchangeably but they have different meanings and involve different groups of the organization. In this article we’ll set those terms
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Agile Manifesto
What is the Agile Manifesto? The Agile Manifesto includes four values and twelve principles for software development. These are not a set of hard rules for how to use Agile, rather they are outline a
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Scaled Agile Framework
What is the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)? The Scaled Agile Framework, referred to as SAFe, is intended to be a version of Agile that works for large, enterprise organizations, that have multiple teams, dependencies, and
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Product Requirements Document (PRD)
What is a Product Requirements Document? In the realm of product development, a Product Requirements Document (PRD) stands as a linchpin, serving as the bedrock upon which the entire process hinges. This comprehensive document meticulously
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