Mental Models for Product Managers - Part 2

"We have some great mental models in product management. But we have not been doing a great job of using them to help us make better products. While I think a lot of us have intuitive ideas about “how to think about” product management, my observation is that these mental models are not as widely used as they should be."

Don’t let impostor syndrome hold you back

"I have news for you…You are good enough (probably). You’re just suffering from impostor syndrome."

How To Develop A ‘World-Class’ Team

"No team starts off world-class. It’s not enough to put a bunch of smart, accomplished people in a room and expect magic to happen."

Lack of Diversity in Tech — just the Tip of the Iceberg

"Diversity is a far more serious issue than just something that contributes to create a bad image of most tech companies in the public eye"

When Feature Flags Go Wrong

"Feature flags can go very, very wrong if not managed correctly, once leading to a $460 million loss in 30 minutes. Feature flags can be the worst kind of technical debt - if misused or mismanaged. In this article I’ll walk through some horror stories of feature flags gone bad, and lessons learned."

Smooth as Butter: Achieving 60 FPS Animations with CSS3

"There is such a large spectrum of device specifications nowadays, that if you don’t optimize your code to consider this, you’ll end up delivering a subpar experience to the highest share."

Why Deadlines Need to Drop Dead

"Deadlines are incredibly destructive to team productivity and morale. The #1 challenge software developers face is unrealistic expectations. Can we motivate & push without arbitrary deadlines?"

Predictable Agile Delivery

"How do senior managers respond to being told that their culture is getting in the way of achieving their Agile goals, that they have the wrong value core values and principles and that the main obstacle is the design of the organisation itself?"

Stripe: Radar - using Machine Learning to Spot Fraud

"A detailed primer from Stripe on how machine learning is used to detect and stop fraud."

A Return to Machine Learning

"This post is aimed at artists and other creative people who are interested in a survey of recent developments in machine learning research…"

Activities from Retromat

The weekly retro activity comes from Retromat by Corinna Baldauf. Do your team a favour and pick up a copy right here!