The North Star Metric is an extremely simple, powerful concept. But it’s largely misunderstood. — Hey, Paweł here. Welcome a short post based on The Product Compass newsletter, published on Medium! 🌎 In this post: What is a North Star Metric? Common Misconceptions Recommended Classification Let’s tackle them one by one: 1. What is a North Star Metric? The term has been popularized by Sean Ellis, also known for coining “growth hacking”…

Market Research, Skin-in-the-Game, Your Own Data, XYZ Hypothesis, Pretotyping, Flirting With Ideas. — Hey, Paweł here. Welcome to the free edition of The Product Compass newsletter republished on Medium! 🌎 My original post you can read for free without a Medium subscription: https://open.substack.com/pub/huryn/p/how-to-build-the-right-product-with Every week, I share actionable insights to boost your PM career.

600+ videos, books, free courses, templates, and more — Hey, Paweł here. Welcome to the free edition of The Product Compass newsletter, republished on Medium! 🌎 My original post you can read for free without a Medium subscription: https://open.substack.com/pub/huryn/p/your-new-pm-learning-resources 🎯 My goal for the next 12 months is to help you become at least 30% better as a PM. …

I remember my worst meeting with a customer as if it was yesterday. A public sector company. 26 people from various departments representing various interests showed up. After about half an hour, I realized that I was talking to 5 people. Others formed their groups and conducted lively conversations, completely…

Toyota way, nemawashi, servant leadership, and lean thinking critique — This story is Part II of the "End of Scrum" series. I'm trying to look to the future and answer the question: "Is it really game over for Scrum as some say, or maybe the game hasn't even started yet?". Before continuing this one, I encourage you to read Part…

Scrum is not a panacea for everything. — In 2010, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland wrote the first version of the Scrum Guide to help people worldwide understand Scrum. Scrum quickly became the # 1 framework in the software development industry. I’m a great Scrum enthusiast myself. Having said that, it’s easy to notice that many people try…

False prophets, children’s curiosity, and what’s hidden “between the lines" — Since its inception in the early 90s, the Scrum Framework rapidly spread around the world and revolutionized the software product development industry. This is mainly due to its easily visible benefits, such as radical risk reduction, faster value delivery, greater involvement of teams, and the increased ability to respond to…