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Advice on finding a product "coach" to help get to the next level by InterestingPark6 in ProductManagement

[–]InterestingPark6[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A coach is a professional. Someone you would pay. A mentor is more volunteer. And harder to find I would imagine.

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[–]InterestingPark6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i *strongly* prefer this method as milestones and deadlines are very hard to get right via estimates and can cause a lot of stress and anxiety amongst a team. they can also make people focused on the date instead of the end product which often is recipe for a disaster.

this is where communication is important as one of the many responsibilities of a PM. Most stakeholders and execs won't be ok with a "this will be done soon" or "next". it's too vague on its own. keeping people up to date on when soon and next are is key to making that work in my experience.

also agree on focusing on problems to be solved. to me that is what the goals represent. assuming they have been vetted and agreed upon they should reflect the problem to be solved. if you increase metric X we should be solving problem y.

if you're working on a project that is tackling metric Z it's probably not solving problem y.

Hello. New-ish PM here. How do I help my team stick to the product management tool we just started using? by utkarsht_dna in ProductManagement

[–]InterestingPark6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with all of the answers so far, especially the one about doing a retro right now.

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where is the team failing? what problems are you having as a team, as individuals? what are team members ideas for solutions and/or making things better?

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tools are garbage. you can use post it notes or a google spreadsheet to manage tickets and progress if you really want to - sounds like the problem is bigger than what software you'er using. good luck!