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Effectively Prioritized Backlog and High Performance

In Agile, Business Analysis, Key performance indicator, kpi, Lean, Product Management, Product Management Facts, product manager, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, User Experience by [email protected]

The Correlation Between an Effectively Prioritized Backlog and High Product Team Performance Today we will look at the fifth of six total key findings drawn from the analysis of the …

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Product Profitability: Which Development Methods Favorably Impact Profitability?

In 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Disruptive product, Innovation, Lean, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience by [email protected]

Back in 2012 I was presenting findings from our first annual study of product team performance when I was asked by a product manager “how does the choice of product …

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Stand-Ups Drive Improved Performance – True or False?

In 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, News, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience by [email protected]

Analysis of this year’s data reveals the importance of regularly conducting effective stand-up meetings. In fact, the more frequently stand-up meetings are held, the more likely product teams are to achieve high performance. Stand-Up …

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Who Really Owns the Requirements Backlog?

In 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Innovation, Lean, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Sean Van Tyne, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience by [email protected]

It’s often assumed that product owners and product managers are singularly responsible for the requirements backlog. While this is true in many instances – this assumption does not hold true in all …

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Technology Companies Are More Hit or Miss Than Other Verticals

In 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience, Voice of the Customer by [email protected]

We recently asked the following survey question “Which of these statements best describes your view of your product team’s performance against organizational expectations?” The majority of product team members indicated …

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Global Study of High Performance Product Teams

In 2014, 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Marketing, Product Owner, product team assessment, Product Teams, Project Connections, Project Management, Ron Lichty, Scrum, Sean Van Tyne, sensor six, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience by [email protected]

For the past three years Actuation Consulting, along with a wide array of sponsors and industry associations, has conducted a global study of product team performance. The findings from our annual study …