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Product Strategy

March 19, 2021

Why Agile Teams Should Play Chess

Imagine a game of chess. 16 pieces, 64 squares and two opponents. It’s a very simple and controlled environment. However, after three moves each by black and white there are over nine million possible next moves. The number of possible unique chess ...

January 14, 2021

Reduce Risk in Your Product Development with Hypothesis-Driven Design

Written by: Monstarlab Releasing new products and features is often risky business. If you do not solve the right problem or meet your users’ expectations, it can have detrimental consequences to your company’s success. ...

Product Strategy

January 25, 2021

How To Think Like a Product Manager: Overcoming Cognitive Bias

By Luke Gallimore, Head of Product Management, Monstarlab As generalists, Product Managers have responsibilities across multiple disciplines with more breadth than depth in the core vertical disciplines of UX, tech and b...

Product Strategy

January 14, 2021

How to Reduce Product Debt by Solving the ‘Fail-Fast Problem’

By Luke Gallimore, Head of Product Management, Monstarlab Too much pressure on delivery to ‘fail fast’ with unvalidated ideas will inevitably create a huge amount of product debt. Successful product managers ensure that ...

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January 14, 2021

How Great Product Managers Make Better Decisions: A Habitual Approach

By Luke Gallimore, Head of Product Management, Monstarlab As the new year arrives, we all start to reflect on the year past, both personally and professionally. New-year-resolutions are made to help us improve ourselves ...

Product Strategy

January 08, 2021

How to Manage Your Product Throughout its Life Cycle

By Luke Gallimore, Head of Product Management, Monstarlab EMEA   There are two fundamental tasks that every product manager is responsible for, whichever stage of life their product is at: Define a clear product s...

Product Strategy

January 08, 2021

How to Build a Healthy Product Roadmap: Foundational Principles

By Luke Gallimore, Head of Product Management, Monstarlab EMEA   The discipline of Product Management is built around two core tenets: Define a clear, value-based product strategy Create and manage a healthy roadma...

Product Strategy

January 06, 2021

How to Define a Product Strategy: The Value-Based Approach

By Luke Gallimore, Head of Product Management, Monstarlab EMEA   In my article on why Product Management is so misunderstood, I described how the discipline is structured around two core tenets: Define a clear,...

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