Every other clickbait business article these days is about in-office versus remote versus hybrid. My company is currently taking the stance that we will all be in-office on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting in April, which is going to be a huge change. Our offices are highly distributed, and ~15% of our workforce is remote. So,…
This week, we will follow up last week’s post about monolith vs microservices by discussing how you can incorporate this change into your roadmap. As a Product Manager, the architecture of the system isn’t your decision, but you are an important stakeholder. It’s important to know that making the transition often takes a long time.…
If you’ve worked at a software company recently, you have probably heard the phrases “monolith to microservices” or “service oriented architecture.” If you’re a Product Manager without a technical background, this might be hard to wrap your head around. As someone who has experience with this architectural transition both as a software developer and as…
I’ve been working with the same engineering team for about a year and a half now, and one problem that keeps rearing up that we struggle to solve long-term is one of a lack of focus. We have ~4 distinct “products” that we own, and 5 engineers on the team, so it’s not uncommon for…
Earlier this year, I was laid off, and it was honestly one of the lowest points of my life. After only 1.5 years of mostly unhappy experiences in product management, I was forced to ask the hard question: was this role a good fit at all? In this thread, I will explain the 6 things…
Meetings are hard. When meetings are run well, the participants should come away feeling like work was done and next steps are clear, but often, people will leave a meeting feeling like it was a waste of time. People in roles where their work is done mostly independently (e.g. software developers) may especially feel that…
I’m unemployed now, and you know what that means: time to try to establish a “personal brand!” I understand that advice and it makes sense in a way, but everything inside me screams whenever I think about sharing my thoughts with the internet. It’s why this blog is sporadic at best – my “brand” is…