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Thoughts on product management, OKRs, and staying agile from Jeff Gothelf

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Jeff Gothelfa few seconds ago

Decomposing Big Ideas in OKRs

Why and how to break down big assumptions for more successful work

Jeff Gothelf14 days ago

Hitting 100% Is Not the Goal in OKRs

70-80% is the sweet spot. Hitting 100 means you're not trying hard enough.

Jeff Gothelfa month ago

Approaching Customer Discovery, Part 3

Penpot Co-founder Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz puts listening at the center

Jeff Gothelf2 months ago

Approaching Customer Discovery, Part 2

How Vistaly founder Matt O’Connell gets creative with discovery

Jeff Gothelf2 months ago

Approaching Customer Discovery, Part 1

How Steve Cohn built Winware by talking to customers first

Jeff Gothelf3 months ago

Who Owns Product Discovery?

All teams are responsible for the customer experience. All teams need to coordinate to make it excellent.

Jeff Gothelf3 months ago

How to Combine OKRs and User Story Mapping

Using your goals to align on a direction, map potential solutions, and refine your release strategy

Jeff Gothelf3 months ago

Hypotheses in Any Context

How hypotheses combine humility, customer-centricity, and storytelling to realistically frame your work

Jeff Gothelf4 months ago

"Who Does What by How Much?"

The secret to writing effective key results

Jeff Gothelf5 months ago

Scaling OKRs, Part 7: What to expect as you scale OKRs

The questions you answer change as you scale

Jeff Gothelf5 months ago

Scaling OKRs, Part 6: The OKR Cycle

What to account for and set up to scale the cycle successfully

Jeff Gothelf6 months ago

Scaling OKRs, Part 5: Reconciling and Approving

The most effective OKR-setting process involves both leaders and teams. Go top-down and bottom-up.

Jeff Gothelf6 months ago

Scaling OKRs, Part 4: Writing OKRs at the Team Level

Level-set your goals, align with adjacent teams, and tell a good story

Jeff Gothelf7 months ago

Scaling OKRs, Part 3: One Team at a Time

De-risk big change and prove the model with one team first

Jeff Gothelf7 months ago

Scaling OKRs, Part 2: Writing OKRs from Strategy

How to identify your organization’s targets from strategic statements

Jeff Gothelf8 months ago

Scaling OKRs, Part 1: Strategy Is the Foundation

Scaling success depends on having a strategy that everyone understands

8 months ago

Everyone Has Customers (of some kind)

This understanding will change your business at every level

8 months ago

How Duolingo Kills the Product Management Game

Using shared understanding and collaboration to make informed, successful PM decisions

9 months ago

Top 4 Reasons OKRs Break Down and How to Avoid Them

Implementing a new framework is just the beginning. To ensure success, watch out for these 4 OKR traps.

9 months ago

Outcomes Are the Success Criteria for Your Hypotheses

Where business outcomes fit in the Lean UX Canvas and OKRs

10 months ago

How OKRs Make Managers Better

4 ways using OKRs actually improves managers’ roles and skills

10 months ago

What Do OKRs Mean for Middle Managers?

Middle managers can strongly influence the success of OKRs. Here's how.

a year ago

Setting the Right Level for Your Problem Statements

Each problem a team takes on needs to be leveled correctly or they risk setting themselves up for failure

a year ago

What Does a Complete Lean UX Canvas Look Like?

How to kick off your teams' product discovery work successfully

a year ago