More than a decade of grousing about product management

Tag - Engineering

Management incoherence

The Dude is watching a slow-motion fiasco, where the Engineering Leader is overruling the VP/GM on something that is extremely important to the business, and the VP/GM isn't standing up to her Engineering director.

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The 80/20 Rule

The 80/20 rule, known as the Pareto Principle, applies to business and life. In product development, it suggests that the final 20% requires 80% of the effort. However, engineering often loses interest in this crucial stage, leaving product...