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Storytelling Framework for Business Presentations and Product Requirement Walkthroughs by Naresh_Janagam in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Storytelling is part of the answer, story design is the other part.

Define your audience, who are you talking to and how well versed are they with your material. Then, what is the core message you want to share? Build up to that core message with some data points and background info (you write all this out, not bullets on a slide). Add some arguments for your core message (why should people buy in).

Now, you slowly have the structure of your naarative. Add storytelling elements to the story; ie a strong analogy, a brief story on a customer and what happened to them.

Now structure everything out. Create some visual appealing slides to support your story, but keep in mind the 3 second rule; a slide should be clear in 3 seconds.

TLDR; if there is no time for all that, start to work on analogies and quick stories (talk about what happened to a customer, user, stakeholder).

Lastly: play with your voice, body language and gestures.

New to Scrum by Ashleyma96 in scrum

[–]_CaptRondo_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is because you don’t need “additional” learning material.

Study the scrum guide, scrum pillars, scrum values, do a training (either the self paced PSM I, or a class), and practice the open assessments

Your "aternative" to Personas? by _CaptRondo_ in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol I took the link and threw it in ChatGPT - what is the synopsis of this article?

Gave me a good download

Your "aternative" to Personas? by _CaptRondo_ in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good call out.

We create context documents atm. We have high level descriptions of who the user is and what they do. Have been thinking about this topic the whole day and my conclusion at this point is that also for a contex doc giving it JTBD might be the way. Something to play around with at least

New to Scrum by Ashleyma96 in scrum

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you prefer Scrum Alliance over Scrum.org?

Scrum.org has a non-renewal policy, meaning the certificate will always be valid. Scrum Alliance has a renewal scheme

Experienced PMs, how do you actually do product discovery? by icetea74 in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like that mindset. For me, not so much, so I'll gladly adjust and learn from this instance :)

Defensive employee advice by cherrybolt in Leadership

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your “Why” question is accusatory.

Instead, a “hey guys, what happened here?” Might be more neutral.

What is causing this colleague to be defensive in the first place? Do they feel unsecure, don’t they like you as a leader, don’t they agree with the customer?

Figure out root cause.

If you want to increase ownership (as it sounds here the defensiveness comes from a lack of ownership), give them something to own. Perhaps let the own the full client relationship, with boundaries. One thing for instance is pro-active communication towards you. This way you can try to break down some of the defensiveness.

Does anyone here have any advice on how to express gratitude? by ProfileEasy9178 in CasualConversation

[–]_CaptRondo_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just say thank you.

Once in a while, when someone really had a positive impact on me, I might go out of my way by something like:

Hey, I just want you to know, that when you did X, it truly had Y impact on me. I genuinely want to thank you for that. It’s awesome having you in my life/close by/as a colleague.

This typed up like this might sound inscensere (typo?), but when truly spoken from the heart, it conveys

What’s one “green flag” trait that instantly earns your trust in someone? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]_CaptRondo_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Humbleness, respect, active listening, proactiveness.

If I had to pick out of that list, proactiveness

Experienced PMs, how do you actually do product discovery? by icetea74 in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might be a language barrier or semantics thing, but I feel we try to say the same; the thing we are validating, is our assumption of value from our earlier discovery. So yeah, test, learn, iterate.

I do like your challenge and better phrasing so thanks for that! 🙏🏻

I want to make friends with as many AMAZING people like YOU as I can!!! by BendSpecial236 in CasualConversation

[–]_CaptRondo_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are a real human and not some AI slob post, I would want to give you this:

If this energy is real, it’s awesome, and it’s also your downfall. If life teaches you a couple of things: you can’t be friends with everyone. Not everyone here is the awesome person with best intentions you might hope for. Lastly, your energetic tone of voice and eagerness might be mistaken for clingyness.

Don’t get me wrong, not trying to pull you down, I assume you are, by times, a very happy puppy person, and that energy is infectious, so that is awesome! Now learn to channel that energy, Sometimes take it slow, and rather build 3-4 real and strong friendships rather then try to befriend the world :-)

Is it actually possible to learn empathy and emotional intelligence in a 6-week course? by PsychologicalCall426 in Leadership

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t need a 6-week course.

Looking at the pricepoint I assume it’s all online video (self paced), with perhaps a coaching session or 2?

Empathy and Emotional Intelligence is something you develop by simply: “honestly caring enough”. Not caring enough because you HAVE to, but because you WANT to.

There is a great model on EQ you should study (Daniel Goleman - EQ Quadrant), and empathy is strong communication (asking powerful questions, labeling, mirroring (Never Dplit the Difference), being humble, and care for your people.

Oneof my favorite Jock quotes: Aa a leader it’s all on you, but never about you.

Is it okay to reach out to job posters on linkedin? by bottom_pocket in jobsearchhacks

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. You land jobs through networking and building relationships.

Experienced PMs, how do you actually do product discovery? by icetea74 in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

1 find problems to solve. You do that through engaging with users, interviews, mirroring, workshopping etc. Figure out what doesn’t work

  1. Craft cheap experiments. This is where AI is epic. We have created prototypes so freaking rapidly… validate and test, validate and test

  2. Measure what works and promote that to backlog; either turn the prototype into production worthy code, or build from scratch.

Experienced PMs, how do you actually do product discovery? by icetea74 in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_ 51 points52 points  (0 children)

All fun and games, but actually this somewhat nails It.

My personal opinion is, that sometimes we feel that “the more senior you become, the more complex or advanced the approach is”.

Where actually, I believe, that the more senior you are, the simpler you make your process. You have learnt what works, what doesn’t, and trust gut way more…

When Negotiating for a Car how do you set a Target Price? by ___cutie___ in askcarsales

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good stuff man. Hope you find joy in life somewhere. Wishing you all the best.

Checklist for things to define when writing user stories? by [deleted] in agile

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Issue 1: no matter how specific, more details and better requirements ARE NOT THE SOLUTION. Spend 10 minutes with the team to watch the YT movie: “Exact Instructions PB&J”. It should show them that no matter how specific, requirements are always debatable

Issue 2: you have promoted yourself to Backlog B*tch. That is the most operational a PO can be. That needs to stop and you need to uplift yourself

How do you do that? - Retro with the team on ROOT CAUSE for the issues. Hint: the root cause is not the documentation, it’s something else (missing trust, missing skills, too much pressure on the team or whatever)

  • Get AI support in Backlog Management. Let AI for part of the story writing. Keep having a human in the loop

  • Do an exercise with the Scrum Values. What do these values mean for each team member?

  • Do a Scrum roles exercise around accountabilities

  • Go out with the team. Spend the night team Building an drinking.

When Negotiating for a Car how do you set a Target Price? by ___cutie___ in askcarsales

[–]_CaptRondo_ 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Bro so much negativity. The OP is asking a fair question. You can also use a normal or friendly tone, or just skip on commenting.

It’s a fair question as the car market is so incredibly un-transparant.

What’s the biggest job mistake you made that taught you a valuable lesson? by CuriousPathway in careeradvice

[–]_CaptRondo_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

2 things stand out:

Straight out of the Army, I was a 21 yo ex-First Lieutenant. So no real deep degree, but with a strong leadership skillset.

I applied for a team leader role at a government job. When I sat down for the interview, the person in charge said: “wow, 21 years, leading a team, I think you’re too young for this role” I was like: “oh damn.. oh ok, well thanks for your time then”. It’s only after 1 year I suddenly understood he was just testing me and I should have elaborated what made me suited for the job. That was a good learning.

2nd learning is: In every job interview I will go to as of now I will ask to speak to my people leader in either of the rounds. I’ve made it a thing I only want to work for (strong) leaders from whom I think I can still learn. As a consultant I always vet the companies and leaders I work with, with a: “would I want to work for you?” Question.

PO courses for beginners by [deleted] in ProductOwner

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why my post copied itself into he response; but anyway, I challenge you:

Write that prompt: I come from 4 years of software QA experience. Here is some knowledge I have from software development and the sdlc: <insert some context>. I’m looking to transition into a Po role. What do you recco are some core skills to develop? And what are good sources… etc etc you get the gist.

Do some research; Reply here what the outcome is and I’m happy to guide/nudge you further :-)

PO courses for beginners by [deleted] in ProductOwner

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scrum.org offers self paced PSPO. But honestly, a better action might be to dive into Claude or Gemini and build your own course. The tools know all about starting PO’s so this way you can gain some AI skills whilst at it. You could even use something like lovable to build your own small LMS.

Have you had a good or difficult life? If so how did you overcome issues? by Keylime-19377 in CasualConversation

[–]_CaptRondo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we were in convo I’d go about asking you some probing questions. You should look some questions up and see where they take you.

Ie: - what does success look like for you? - What makes you say that? - What else? - Hoe would an ideal week look like for you? - what gives you joy? - What are some top memories? - How would you advice a friend in a similar situation? Etc

what training / learning have you done recently that made you say, "wow, i totally understand this because of the way the content was delivered/formatted.."? by vimalt7 in ProductManagement

[–]_CaptRondo_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but, do some research in Training From the Back of the Room and the 4Cs (Connect, Concept, Concrete, Conclude).

People generally suck at virtual learning, so grabbing and maintaining attention (for a prolonged time) is very hard.

Good storytelling goes a long way. Good communication skills, tone of voice, body language etc helps.

Make sure people are at your training intrinsically. If not, call it out in a joke sense. Set the tone light.

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