Author: Lindsey Hruby-Yardley
The Village We Build at Work
You might think this isn’t for you. Maybe you’re not a mom, or you don’t plan to be one. Maybe you’re a man, or you’ve never experienced postpartum anything. But I’m asking you to keep reading anyway. Because the truth is, innovation and growth in any company comes down to one thing: how people show…
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Beyond the Booth: How We Talk About Coaching and Growth in Engineering (and Everywhere)
What have your experiences been with conference vendor booths? When I ask myself that question, do you know what happens? My mind goes blank; they all blur together – none of them stand out. Why? (Channeling my 5-year-old daughter) In my opinion, most booths are trying to project out vs finding a way to take…
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What Military Intelligence Taught Me About Business Intelligence
The world of business intelligence came as second nature to me. Transitioning from the public to the private sector, I LOVED doing competitor analysis and analyzing the market, so much so that I didn’t understand why it wasn’t like that for everyone. As a product manager at the time, it just made sense. Talking with…
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Do You Have a Product Backlog?
Picture yourself as an eager entrepreneur with a strong vision for a software product that is going to solve lots of problems within your industry. You work through the early phases of testing your problem-solution fit and develop your minimum viable product (MVP). It’s post MVP launch, and you start learning some things. The software…
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The Life of the Product Owner
Life is a funny thing; I fell into a product manager role several years ago and, in the process, inherited the role of product owner (PO). As of late, I have found myself providing guidance on what it means to be a product owner to various organizations of different sizes and products. The common theme…
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One Tool to Consider When Tackling the Dreaded Backlog
It doesn’t matter if you are a startup, a company that has found your product-market-fit, or you have found business-model-fit…chances are you still have a backlog prioritization problem. These problems come in all shapes and sizes: an unruly backlog, a lack of clarity on the things in your backlog, duplicate user stories/features, no level of…
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