Explore is the new thing (or phase) which is now evident for many people, especially many...
Explore is the new thing
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[Digital products] NPS: from information to action
The big problem with NPS is that a number doesn’t solve much. We need to know where to improve,...
Warning! Are You Building The Right Feature For The Right Product?
It is not about how do you build software. It is about which feature do you build. This is what I used to say. And it explains how I got into MVP (short for minimum viable product). But I have changed. Based on the learning from applying MVP on several organizations,...
Cost of Delay
Cost of Delay (COD) is the cost associated to a delay in investment. By calculating the COD you can make business decisions based on financial data. Cost of Delay (COD) is the cost associated to a delay in investment. Feature A requires an effort of 5 weeks of work...
The technology adoption curve
The technology adoption curve concept came up for the first time in a book from 1962, called Diffusion of Innovations, written by Everett M. Rogers, sociologist and professor at Iowa State University. In his book, Rogers explains that technological innovation are...
Why setting the context creates better products (the ultimate PO secret)
Product Owners have the hard task of leading the product’s evolution without being the “boss” of no one. In other words, they must convince everyone in the Scrum team that the path they defined for the product is the most adequate. Even though they are equal members...
Why Facebook, Twitter, and FAX machine are very similar
Facebook, Twitter, and many other social networks are just like that very old technology: a FAX machine. Back in the days, it was not worth having a FAX machine if only one person would use it; the more people using it, the better. Joaquim Torres calls this concept...
The onion method by Lourenço Soares
Lourenço uses a very interesting method to write the stories of a feature. He named it the onion method. Basically he writes at the top of the canvas the name of the feature, theme, or epic. Then he puts in the center the most basic story; that simpliest that can be...