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Where Do Product Management and Project Management Intersect?

Many product managers transition into product management from project management. How to do this and what the differences in these roles are was the central topic of a recent panel discussion held in the Denver Pivotal office. This panel of amazing product owners—ranging from startups to traditional enterprises—dove

How to Respond to New Ideas in the Middle of a Software Project

In the last episode, we shared two ground rules you need to set for yourself to get through a software project successfully. But we know that managing our own anxieties is only half the battle to keeping the project on course; the other is navigating new ideas or unanticipated challenges.

Velocity Is Not the Goal

How is my team doing? How much have they done? Inevitably, after your team starts to make progress using an agile methodology, you’ll find yourself wanting to measure that progress. And as soon as you start to look at how to measure agile teams, you’ll encounter velocity. Velocity

The Project Management Ground Rules You Need to Set to Get Through a Software Project Successfully

So you got tasked with managing your first high-stakes software project? Like handling tech debt, breaking up a monolithic code base into a microservices architecture, or something else? Congratulations! Are you excited? Maybe a little nervous? Or maybe you’re really nervous because you need to deliver on a tight

How to Think Quickly on Your Feet During a Q&A

As if preparing and delivering a presentation to your peers isn’t nerve-wracking enough, you also have to worry about the Q&A period at the end of your talk! You’re worried about people asking not one but two questions, and having to decipher those questions that are

Introducing Profile Photos

Tracker has always believed in software as a team sport. We are a tool built to help teams collaborate and build better software—not just faster, but together. But for a tool that helps people collaborate, we’ve always represented people by initials that—except in rare examples—don’t

Why an Elevator Pitch Isn't the Only Type of Pitch You Need to Prepare

All this month, we’ve been focused on the theme of pitching. We started out by talking about why many creative problem solvers shy away from pitching, leaving it up to CEOs, founders, and salespeople. But pitching is a valuable skill that all of us need to hone in order

Why You Don't Need to Change How You Speak When You Pitch Your Idea

One of the reasons people don’t like pitching is because they feel like they have to be someone else. They have to abandon their personality, get into character, and speak in a way they normally wouldn’t in order to impress a colleague, customer, or investor. However, people on

Choosing the Right Iteration Length

One of the most common questions facing teams that are new to agile is, “What’s the right iteration length for our team?” Although this question can seem daunting at first, there’s actually a simple way to find the answer. Most teams find that iterations that last more than

Product Stack Webinar Follow-Up: How to Align Product Strategy with Feature Requests

We are extremely proud to be a partner with Notion and Product Plan in hosting The Product Stack. Our most recent webinar, “Aligning Product Strategy with Customer Feature Requests,” is available below if you were unable to attend the live broadcast. For those that shared their questions with us, thank