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Why Technical Debt Roadmaps Don’t Work

ProductPlan

To understand the problem with technical debt roadmaps, we’ll start with a quote from renowned philosopher, Homer Simpson. It’ll go away ,” the famous TV dad advised his family on dealing with challenges. In this article, we’ll discuss why technical debt roadmaps don’t work. We call it a mistake.

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Moxie on Murder

Crafty CTO

Moxie’s a legend in tech as creator of the Signal secure messaging app —and more importantly to cryptographers, the Signal Protocol and Double Ratchet Algorithm —and when I saw his name I immediately was looking for “technical advisor” credits. But no, this was actually CO-STARRING.

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OKRs and Product Roadmaps

Roman Pichler

Sample goals are acquiring customers, increasing engagement, and future-proofing the product by removing technical debt. Second, you can use your key performance indicators (KPIs) to discover roadmap goals such as improving engagement and removing technical debt. It describes the specific benefit or outcome the product should achieve.

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Decode A Job Posting from Spotify: Senior Product Manager?—?Playlist Platform

The Product Coalition

What technical knowledge does Spotify expect from a candidate? explains that we need not just a “techie” who will monitor technical indicators but a product manager who will combine knowledge of the technical world with an understanding of customers' desires and main company metrics. Know what our users want?

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Moving at the Speed of Demand

Product Management Unpacked

Unlike traditional product managers, Claire is less involved with the technical aspects of product management. In some settings, this role is assumed by the product manager who is managing the technical aspects of the product. This may hinder their ability to connect with the members of the C-suite who may not have technical knowledge.

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What is the Product Owner Career Path?

The Product HQ

A scrum master has three main responsibilities : Scrum team management Working with the PO as an advisor and coach Managing organizational tasks such as stakeholder education and guidance. Because you must understand the PO’s role both theoretically and practically to advise and recommend a PO.

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Summary: Lessons from working with 600+ YC startups | Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator, Airbnb)

Lenny Rachitsky

” Motivations can be diverse: solving technical problems, proving oneself, having a grand mission, or simply wanting to be successful. Lacking technical knowledge: Startups need technical founders who can build the first prototype. They’re generally technical. Engineering is really hard and valuable.