The Value of Design Thinking: An Engineer’s Perspective
Strong UI and UX design is the only way to capture and retain more of that massive-yet-fleeting attention. However, those disciplines are often perceived as afterthoughts in product development. It’s the notion that UI and UX design gets applied to the product after it’s built. And that is disastrous thinking.
Understanding Technical Debt and How to Manage It
Over the last few years, the concept of technical debt has become a mainstream metaphor amongst the product management community. Here are the most common types of technical debt as well as a few strategies to help product teams manage it…
Embrace the Failure Culture
Failure is a trendy topic. There are plenty of articles about failing fast, the value of failing and the often serendipitous outputs of failure. All...Read More
Sherpas Not Software
Software is perceived as an intangible product. You can’t pick it up, weight it, or even see it. Building software is not like building an...Read More
Counterweighting Excitement
In the early stages of designing a product there’s lots of excitement. Your mind’s racing ahead. You’re feverishly sketching and capturing notes for everything that’s...Read More