Tag: product planning
28 Nov, 2017
Smash Technical Debt
We know technical debt is bad. As Rick Garvin wrote in Headwinds: Legacy Technology’s Invisible Drag, it “can reduce your company’s velocity, productivity and agility.” But how can you deal with it? The Ten Mile Square approach is to make it part of your design and planning activities. Arm...
19 Jan, 2017
You say you want a Website… (Part 1)
Well, you know, we all want to change the world. One of the first tasks people tackle when starting a new business is to set up a web presence, but this is just one of many efforts, like writing a business plan, developing your branding, and networking to get...
17 Mar, 2016
Don’t Build Your Company to be a One Trick Pony
There’s an excellent Paul Simon song circa 1980 called “One Trick Pony.” It is the title song from a movie about the life of a rock musician (played by Simon), who scores a big hit with his anti-war anthem, “Parachutes,” but can’t replicate his previous success even though he...