Some thoughts on design, product management, and organizations.
When we were first asked to use Jira for tracking design work, I was not a fan. But after much experimenting with my teams, we found ways to turn Jira into a valuable tool for both designers and managers.
Lots of companies say they’re adopting Agile; but all too often it looks like a cloak of new jargon around the same old dysfunctional practices. If Agile practices aren’t producing the desired results, is the whole approach misguided?
As a consultant, I’ve seen how the structures of organizations often get in the way of making good products. But how can we fix this problem? Here, I find answers from an unlikely source.
A lot of product managers pull out that infamous Henry Ford quote to justify skimping on user research. Here, I give two reasons why this is dangerous… and how you can avoid these mistakes.