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Priority Poker: The Only Planning Game That's Honest About Office Politics

Sep 8, 2025

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11 min read

Priority Poker: The Only Planning Game That's Honest About Office Politics

Your prioritization frameworks fail because they ignore office politics. Here's the only method honest about how product decisions really get made.

The Real Reason Product Roadmaps Get Ignored

Sep 1, 2025

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9 min read

The Real Reason Product Roadmaps Get Ignored

Your roadmap fails because it's built on fantasy. Learn why teams ignore it and explore frameworks that drive real product decisions.

How to Do a Project Health Check Without Wasting Everyone's Time

Aug 25, 2025

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12 min read

How to Do a Project Health Check Without Wasting Everyone's Time

Your project health assessment is killing productivity with status theater. Here's a 30-minute health check that identify real problems instead of wasting time.

Agile Without Scrum: Is That Even Allowed?

Aug 18, 2025

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11 min read

Agile Without Scrum: Is That Even Allowed?

Your scrum theater kills productivity while ignoring agile principles. Focus on outcomes over ceremonies to build software that actually matters.

Story Points: The Exhausting Philosophy of Fake Precision

Aug 11, 2025

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10 min read

Story Points: The Exhausting Philosophy of Fake Precision

Here's why agile estimation is broken, what story points actually measure, and better ways to plan work that doesn't insult everyone's intelligence.

Advanced Remote Retrospective Psychology: When Basic Techniques Fail

Aug 4, 2025

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7 min read

Advanced Remote Retrospective Psychology: When Basic Techniques Fail

Stop running remote retrospectives that change nothing. This complete framework creates timezone accountability, surfaces real distributed work issues, and drives measurable improvement.

Remote Retrospectives That Actually Work

Aug 4, 2025

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6 min read

Remote Retrospectives That Actually Work

Stop running remote retro theater (it's not working). Your distributed team deserves better than polite complaining sessions. Here's how to fix real problems.

The Uncomfortable Questions That Actually Fix Remote Retrospectives

Aug 4, 2025

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3 min read

The Uncomfortable Questions That Actually Fix Remote Retrospectives

Start asking questions that surface real remote work problems. Here are the uncomfortable conversations your distributed team needs to have.

Your Stakeholders Have No Clue What They Want. Here's What to Do.

Jul 28, 2025

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5 min read

Your Stakeholders Have No Clue What They Want. Here's What to Do.

Your stakeholder management is failing because they communicate in buzzwords. Learn effective requirements gathering techniques to extract real needs from confused stakeholders and protect your project scope.

5-Step Framework for Real Requirements from Confused Stakeholders

Jul 28, 2025

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9 min read

5-Step Framework for Real Requirements from Confused Stakeholders

Stop playing guessing games with confused stakeholders. This 5-step framework helps you extract real requirements from people who communicate in buzzwords.

Advanced Stakeholder Management Tactics When Nice Doesn't Work

Jul 28, 2025

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5 min read

Advanced Stakeholder Management Tactics When Nice Doesn't Work

When stakeholders won't make decisions and keep changing requirements, you need advanced tactics. Here's how to handle chaos with direct confrontation.

Your MVP Is Too Polite. Ship Something That Offends Someone

Jul 21, 2025

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14 min read

Your MVP Is Too Polite. Ship Something That Offends Someone

Your MVP is failing because you're building for everyone. Learn why successful product strategies require opinionated features that some people will hate.

Agile Theatre Bingo: When Standups Become Stage Plays

Jul 14, 2025

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7 min read

Agile Theatre Bingo: When Standups Become Stage Plays

Agile transformation turned into performance art where everyone knows their role, but not why they're on stage? This will make your ceremonies bearable.

Scope Creep Isn't the Problem. Your Boundaries Are

Jul 11, 2025

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12 min read

Scope Creep Isn't the Problem. Your Boundaries Are

Stop blaming scope creep for project failures. Learn scope management and boundaries that handle change requests without destroying timelines or budgets.

Independence Day: Time to Declare Freedom from Bullshit Meetings

Jul 4, 2025

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2 min read

Independence Day: Time to Declare Freedom from Bullshit Meetings

Declare freedom from useless meetings. This guide & free toolkit shows you how to eliminate meeting theater and reclaim your calendar.

Your Backlog: The Junk Drawer of Product Development

Jun 27, 2025

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14 min read

Your Backlog: The Junk Drawer of Product Development

Escape backlog hell. Stop hoarding feature fantasies. Learn prioritization that focus on what matters and actually ship products people want to use.

How to Run a Remote Retrospective That Isn't Awkward and Pointless

Jun 26, 2025

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13 min read

How to Run a Remote Retrospective That Isn't Awkward and Pointless

Your retrospectives are awkward therapy sessions. Here's a 5-step framework for retros that actually identify problems and drive real improvements.

How to Set Project Timelines with Fantasy Land Stakeholders

Jun 26, 2025

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11 min read

How to Set Project Timelines with Fantasy Land Stakeholders

Don't get manipulated into accepting impossible deadlines, then blamed when reality hits. Here's a framework for that protects your sanity and your credibility.

Being 'Clear' Isn't Enough. Customers Need to Hear It 5x

Jun 25, 2025

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12 min read

Being 'Clear' Isn't Enough. Customers Need to Hear It 5x

Your communication isn't the problem. Customers need to hear things 5 times. Here's how to reach distracted humans.

How to Set Project Goals That Don't Suck

Jun 24, 2025

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12 min read

How to Set Project Goals That Don't Suck

Your goal setting is broken. Learn these expert techniques that create clear, measurable goals instead of corporate buzzword soup.

The Bullshit-to-Value Ratio: A Simple Way to Evaluate Any Process

Jun 23, 2025

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13 min read

The Bullshit-to-Value Ratio: A Simple Way to Evaluate Any Process

Stop wasting time on process theater. Use this framework to identify bullshit processes killing your productivity and implement real improvements.

Why Your OKRs Keep Failing (Spoiler: It's Not Google's Fault)

Jun 21, 2025

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14 min read

Why Your OKRs Keep Failing (Spoiler: It's Not Google's Fault)

Your OKRs are failing and it's not Google's fault. Here's how to diagnose what's really broken and fix your goal setting framework.

Stakeholder Management Isn't a Skill. It's a Survival Strategy

Jun 21, 2025

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11 min read

Stakeholder Management Isn't a Skill. It's a Survival Strategy

Stakeholders aren't difficult. You just need better boundaries. Here's how to survive office politics and get stakeholder buy-in without losing your sanity.

APIs: Stop Copy-Pasting Like It's 1995

Jun 21, 2025

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12 min read

APIs: Stop Copy-Pasting Like It's 1995

Stop copy pasting data between tools when workflow automation could handle it in 30 seconds. Learn how APIs save hours of mind-numbing manual work.

How to Write Status Updates People Actually Read (Template)

Jun 20, 2025

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14 min read

How to Write Status Updates People Actually Read (Template)

Your status reports go straight to digital trash. Here's templates and examples you can use today that executives will actually read and act on.

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