Did you just get a promotion? Did your product peers go from friends, to being part of the team you now lead? Have you ever done this before? It’s no wonder why the sense of achievement you’d expect to feel might be missing; leading humans is hard, can be terrifying, and if you get it wrong there are big consequences
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Understanding the market and identifying user needs are vital first steps in a lean approach to product development. Skipping these steps to create an untested product, based on just an idea, is a risky business.
Growing plants isn’t all that different to growing people. It all starts with listening, understanding their unique strengths and finding or shaping the environments in which they’ll thrive.
Whilst pairing has been a fairly consistent part of my years as a software developer, Cogent was where I first started remote pairing. I’ve found the remote aspect of the experience amplifies certain challenges so in this post, I share some of the lessons I’ve learnt.
Last year we published the 2020 Australia & New Zealand Product Teams Report, the first piece of research of its kind to look at how product teams work together in tech companies. We’re running the survey again, and we want to hear from you.
Welcome to the Cogent Crew series, where every month we’re inviting you to get to know a little more about the people at Cogent. This month, Navin caught up with Kath to find out where her sense of adventure has led her so far, both within her career, and beyond it.
How do you know if you need a product manager in your organisation? When is the best time to add more product folk? How do you figure it all out? Asking the right questions can help you assess the need for some extra product help, and find the best fit for your team.
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