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Job Hunting = Scrabble Game
Finding work and clients can be a bit like a game of Scrabble. 🔠 The letters you have can make some amazing words. Just like you know your skills tick many boxes. 🔠 Sometimes the skills you have just don't fit the jobs being advertised and ATS says no,...
Top 10 Free tips for new starters in Product or Project
My top 10 FREE tips to anyone starting or looking to start a career as a Business Analyst, Project Manager or Product Manager on the back of 2 decades working in these areas Delivering value and outcomes matter more than anything else - especially the journey or...
Always have a backup plan ready
"The entire factory is stopped waiting for you". These are the words that no-one wants to hear. I was a junior software installation engineer visiting a food factory on the South Coast of England. I'd got onsite early to perform an upgrade on the system and everything...
Remove Emotion from Product Management
I knew it was not going to be a good start to the day when I got to the car and the tyre was flat. For 10 years I worked as a a Professional Services Consultant, driving many thousands of miles a year. The flat tyre saw me lose 45 minutes and I found myself close to...
2023 – The year of the Network.
Having a much-needed break over Christmas to enjoy time with family and friends, it's given me a chance to reflect on the past year. I didn’t start 2023 thinking that by the end of the year I’d be “turning the green banner on”. But, life happens, and it’s one of those...
WHY
As a product manager, when you have a great idea it can be frustrating at times to have to justify doing it 🙂 You can have a brilliant feature that you think everyone would love but the reality is Product Management isn't a case of fulfilling your dreams and desires....
#10. People
🥇The key to a successful product is not a sexy UI, a flashy launch campaign, the promise of ground breaking innovation, the next gen technology. Paring it all back 🙋People. I've worked with thousands of clients onsite and online over the years and...
#9. Product as a Science
🥼The love of science and technology has been a lifelong journey for me. ⚗️Reflecting on time spent in laboratories both at secondary school and university absorbing a wide range of smells, senses, techniques and equipment there are so many...
#8. The WHAT⁉
The 2nd of my "5WH" approach is my favourite! ➡ Understanding the problem space is the bit I love the most about developing a product or engineering a solution. What is the problem? What is the data behind it? What are the parameters/boundaries we have to...
Don’t Wait
Don't wait till it's too late for the sun to shine on your professional journey. You get one chance. Make the move. Take the risk. Try the "thing" you've waited years for. John F Kennedy said "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not...