Articles

22 Mar 2021

Ceremonies

In this chapter, I’m going to talk about the ceremonies I usually use with the teams I lead. These ceremonies with different stakeholders aim at planning, […]
15 Mar 2021

Feedback and performance evaluation

One of the main tools for the development of the people on your team is feedback. This word is an English term that originally means a […]
9 Mar 2021

Hire the right people

As I mentioned in the chapter “People: priority # 1, always” we spend money and energy to attract, hire and retain the best people. Having people […]
2 Mar 2021

Relationships

As I commented in the chapter Roles, responsibilities and seniority, expectations management is something that occupies between 50 to 80% of the time of a head […]
24 Feb 2021

Team structure

The product development team is the one who will execute the strategy and achieve the objectives to achieve the product vision. Therefore, an essential part of […]
23 Feb 2021

Metrics

By now you should have realized how much I like metrics. In my first book, Startup Guide: how startups and established companies can create profitable digital […]
15 Feb 2021

Strategy and objectives

What needs to be done to get your product closer to the product vision? This is your strategy and product objectives. We are then talking about […]
15 Feb 2021

Measuring and managing quality

In 2015, we decided to extinguish the Quality Assurance (QA) function of our Locaweb product development team. We had 12 QAs, some with a developer profile […]
4 Feb 2021

Product management career

In my book Product Management: How to increase the chances of success of your software I comment on career progression starting with Business Analyst (BA) as […]