How to Say No as a PM: Advanced Tips
What all too often happens in this case is that the people on the product teams are conflicted as to where they should be spending their time.
Marty Cagan • INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)
Here is a simple process for shipping software projects that works. First, decompose the project into a stream1 of headlines. Then pick an aggressive date to ship the first headline and work like hell to meet that date. Have everyone work only on one headline at a time– the upcoming one. Ignore everything else. Don’t work on anything that doesn’t h... See more
Headline driven development - Slava Akhmechet
A product manager is normally a member of the development organization who is responsible for ensuring that a product gets created, tested, and shipped on budget, on schedule, and according to specification. It is a highly internally focused job, bridging the marketing and development organizations, and requiring a high degree of technical competen
... See moreGeoffrey A. Moore • Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers (Collins Business Essentials)
Some ways to build this habit:Say no. Or, “not yet.” Try using the phrase “ruthless prioritization” when prioritizing as a team, or saying no to an ask.Align with your team and your manager on a single prioritized source-of-truth roadmap.