The Software Product Management Blog

Product Manager and Product Owner: Unraveling the Mystery

Explore the distinct roles of a product manager and a product owner, understanding their unique responsibilities and skills.

Reframing the Approach: Prioritizing Problems over Solutions in Product Management

Explore how product managers can enhance their strategies by focusing on understanding and solving problems rather than jumping straight to solutions.

My Productivity Workflow

Working efficently is the hallmark of a great product manager. Here's the workflow I use to get s**t done.

Go Paperless: Transform Your Mac into a Digital Filing Cabinet

Learn how to conquer paper clutter with a digital filing system on your Mac. Discover tools and tips to efficiently scan, name, and organize your documents digitally.

What to do with your physical stuff after a GTD sweep?

I’ve recently jumped back into Getting Things Done after a year or so lapse. Yesterday I “corralled my stuff” by going through my office and clearing out every self, nook and cranny.

Following David Allen’s method, I processed all of that stuff by tossing it, filing it or making a note of it as a Next Action in my system. It was an incredibly freeing process. I feel like at least as far as my office goes, I have a pretty good handle on all of my open loops. I was using a laundry basket as a giant container for the physical stuff that I needed to do something with.

Getting Things Done Summary: Key Takeaways from Each Chapter

Get a detailed summary of Getting Things Done by David Allen with chapter breakdowns, takeaways, and real-world examples for productivity and focus.

Eat That Frog Book Summary

Master time management & beat procrastination with Eat That Frog! book summary. Unlock productivity tips & achieve your goals.

Great sites for picking website color schemes

I have a hard time with colors. I don’t know if I’m actually color blind but I will admit that from time to time I’ve left the house with two different color socks. I know my inability to ascertain color can hamper my ability to create visually pleasing web sites but I don’t want to stick to black and white. However, finding color designs to steal (ahem, borrow) is extremely tedious. If you’re color scheme challenged like I am then check out some of these websites to help you create eye pleasing color palettes.

The Rabbit Hole

Distractions are a bitch. I’m writing this as the last step in a hole that I found myself in. It went something like this.

1. Wanted to work on a checklist for my morning routine.
2. Had to decide best tool to create my morning routine in.
3. Realized I already had it in a text file. Opened the text file.
4. Made some updates to the existing checklist.
5. Thought “Hmm. Doesn’t Tim Ferriss have a process he follows every morning?”
6. Dug into Tools of Titans.
7. Found a quote and thought. Hmm. I should put this quote on my blog.
8. Went to said blog.
9. Logged in and realized “Oh, I need to update my version of Wordpress”
10. Realized the rabbit hole I just got myself into and decided to jot it down.

This all happened over the span of 12 minutes. I’ve been meditating a lot lately using Headspace. The one thing that Andy continues to say is if you feel distracted, make note of it and bring yourself back to the breath. So, noted, breathing, back to work…