Alexander Sergeev - Part 38

Alexander Sergeev

Alexander Sergeev

About the Author

I'm Hygger CEO & Founder.
My Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/humanoit

Product Manager – You are Not the CEO of the Product

When you’re a Product Manager, one of the must-read things is the famous Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager by Ben Horowitz written 20 years ago.

<…> A good product manager is the CEO of the product. A good product manager takes full responsibility and measures themselves in terms of the success of the product. They are responsible for right product/right time and all that entails. <…> Read More

Is Your Backlog a Graveyard of Features?

My team is a huge fan of sprints and backlogs when it comes to planning projects. But the more we dig into project management, the more negative patterns we observe. One of them relates to the backlog and how it turns into a place where features die. Sounds familiar? Then keep on reading. Read More

How to Win Over Investors for Your Startup – Part 1

If you ever pitched startup investors, you know how hard it is. Investors want to bet on a winning horse – company that will become profitable in the long-term. Nobody wants to lose money but that’s the risk you take betting on horse races. And the same applies to investing in startups. Read More

“Is My Product Too Fat?” 5 Ways to Avoid Feature Bloat

Even if you work with a great product team who cares about the customer, chances are you might be building another Frankenstein product with lots of stinking features. How come? Read More

Know the Difference: A Quick Guide to Agile Software Development Methodologies

From tiny startups to massive Fortune 500 corporations, it seems like everyone these days is interested in making their software development more “agile.” The four main tenets of the Agile Manifesto,” written in 2001, are: Read More

A Quick Guide to Choosing the Right Sprint Length for Your Project

Magic comes from the heart, and the heart of Scrum is the sprint. Many teams choose their sprint length without too much thought. And chances are it will works out. In optimism we trust after all. Read More

10 Best Practices for UX Success in Agile Environment

For the past year, we have been working closely with Agile teams and user experience professionals to discover the best ways to collaborate and achieve great results. For many UX professionals, it’s not always clear how to fit in an Agile project and what to bring in to allow the project run effectively.

In this article, we share the most popular tips and techniques that contribute to the success of Agile projects. Read More

Solo Scrumming 101: How to Use Scrum for Personal Productivity

Bet you had days when you’d go like “Well… I replied to some emails, had lunch, researched the project I’m working on, surfed Facebook, answered some more emails, did some more research… and that’s it”. And by the end of the day, you went nuts trying to do whatever was left. Read More

Scrum, Lean, Kanban: Choosing a PM Approach that Won’t Screw Up

Fancy terminology and buzzwords – this is what modern project management is all about. Outsiders may hear words like Scrum, Kanban, Lean and wonder whether they are reading about project management or a notoriously difficult book by another “great” novelist. Read More

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