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From the Product Talk Archives
"Most teams archive too much. We err on the side of archiving everything, because we can. But when we archive everything, we make the things we truly need harder to find."
Discovery Is Messy: How Do We Keep Track of All That We Are Learning?
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Why You Should Make Time for Self-Reflection (Even If You Hate Doing It)
This article outlines a very simple change you can start doing today that will have a big impact on the way you work. I'm fascinated by the latest research on this. Don't ignore this article.
A Key Concept from My Book
Starting with outcomes lays the foundation for product success.
When a product trio is tasked with delivering an outcome, the business is clearly communicating what value the team can create for the business (business value).
And when the business leaves it up to the team to explore the best outputs that might drive that outcome, they are giving the team the latitude they need to create value for the customer (customer value).
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