This article is such a great example of the very topic it addresses. It’s so tempting to become feature factories with the best of intentions, yet it’s so counter productive for the user. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Simplifying your product strategy is not the same as having a strategy of a simple single purpose product. Both are admirable much of the time but you are describing the latter, not the former, here.
Love your use of the analogy of a knife! Simple and effective, thanks for sharing this.
Such a simple yet powerful lesson!
I am living this every day right now. Thank you for writing this so I can share this with my team.
You have a great point! Cutting down the product strategy to the bare minimum also helps communicating it to your team and getting there consensus.
Amazing!! I love the clarity of the message on such a multi-disciplinary topic. "It's not prioritization until it hurts."
This article is such a great example of the very topic it addresses. It’s so tempting to become feature factories with the best of intentions, yet it’s so counter productive for the user. Thank you for taking the time to share.
simple = clarity of thinking
Simplifying your product strategy is not the same as having a strategy of a simple single purpose product. Both are admirable much of the time but you are describing the latter, not the former, here.