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5 Signals Your Product Backlog Is Failing (and How to Fix It)

BlogAugust 27, 2025156Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction If you’re honest, does your backlog health inspire confidence—or dread? Many teams plan with good intentions but get blindsided by stale items, half-ready stories, and a growing queue that never seems to shrink. In this guide, we’ll make backlog health concrete using four measurable signals—item age, readiness ratio, arrival vs. completion rate, and reorder…

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Sprint Goals That Drive Outcomes, Not Activity

BlogAugust 19, 2025212Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Most teams “do” Sprint Goals, but many still ship activity instead of outcomes. The fix? Sprint Goals that are measurable, tied to your Product Goal, and tracked with EBM (Current Value, Time-to-Market, Ability to Innovate). In this guide, you’ll craft outcome-driven goals and visualize forecast vs. actual impact using a lightweight Jira dashboard. Why…

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Cut Your Time-to-Learn: Deliver Product Value & Insight Faster

BlogJuly 14, 2025539Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Picture this: an idea pops up in a sprint planning session on Monday and is already teaching you real-world lessons by Friday. That lightning-fast feedback is what the Time-to-Learn metric is all about. When teams know Time-to-Learn (T2L) and shrink it, they out-learn slower competitors—and win. In this guide you’ll see why T2L matters,…

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Customer Usage Index: Obliterate the Feature-Adoption Trap

BlogJune 17, 2025653Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Every SaaS team claims it listens to users, yet the backlog still snowballs. The real issue is that we measure the wrong things. Customer Usage Index (CUI) steps in to close that gap: it quantifies how often a particular feature is actually used, shows whether customers reach expected value, and flags where your roadmap…

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Story Mapping 101: Visualize Your User’s Journey for Better Planning

BlogJune 12, 2025595Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Ever launched a product only to realize users are getting lost or key features were skipped? That’s where user story mapping comes in. It helps product teams visualize the user’s journey, prioritize what truly matters, and release meaningful MVPs without losing sight of the bigger picture. In this guide, you’ll learn the basics of…

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List of 5 Common Product Vision Anti-Patterns (and How to Avoid Them)

BlogDecember 21, 2024451Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Product Vision is a mandatory element of every Scrum Team that sets them up for success. In one of my previous blogs I explained what is the Product Vision and how important it is for the Scrum Team and wider organization. However, many Scrum Teams fall into common traps when crafting and/or maintaining their…

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Why I Decided to Create My Own Website and Venture into New Business Areas

BlogSeptember 2, 2024295Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introducion Launching my own website and promoting my services globally was driven by my passion for solving complex problems (delivering successfully projects, building products or services, or something more abstract) and collaborating with diverse individuals, teams, and organizations. As someone with over six years of experience in Agile and Scrum, I’ve undergone extensive validation of…

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Why, What and How Behind Agile and Agile Manifesto

BlogAugust 26, 2024402Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Why: The Motivation Behind the Agile Manifesto Imagine building something out of LEGO bricks. Before you start, you make a plan and follow it step by step, with no room for changes. If, at the end, you realize that you don't like the figure or you’re missing pieces, it's too late to change anything.…

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How to Manage Products with Agile

BlogAugust 26, 2024390Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction In one of my previous blogs, I delved into the what, why, and how behind the Agile Manifesto, highlighting its four core values and twelve principles through the lens of developing a video game. Today, we'll take a closer look at how Agile works in practice, particularly focusing on the concepts of time-boxing,…

Tag: product management

5 Signals Your Product Backlog Is Failing (and How to Fix It)

Sprint Goals That Drive Outcomes, Not Activity

Cut Your Time-to-Learn: Deliver Product Value & Insight Faster

Customer Usage Index: Obliterate the Feature-Adoption Trap

Story Mapping 101: Visualize Your User’s Journey for Better Planning

List of 5 Common Product Vision Anti-Patterns (and How to Avoid Them)

Why I Decided to Create My Own Website and Venture into New Business Areas

Why, What and How Behind Agile and Agile Manifesto

How to Manage Products with Agile

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