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Thoughts on product planning, visual thinking, and building better teams.
How to Manage Scope Creep Before It Manages You
Scope creep kills timelines quietly. Here's a visual approach to catching it early and keeping every stakeholder on the same page.
Async Planning for Distributed Teams That Actually Works
Synchronous planning meetings don't scale across time zones. Here's how to run effective async planning that keeps everyone aligned without the 9am-for-someone standups.
Your Roadmap Needs Relationships, Not Just Order
Ranking features by priority misses the most important question: what does each feature depend on? Here's why dependency mapping belongs at the centre of roadmap planning.
Why Visual Planning Beats Linear Lists for Product Teams
Linear backlogs hide relationships. Canvas-based planning surfaces them. Here's why the switch matters.
How to Run a High-Signal Planning Session in 60 Minutes
Most planning meetings produce lists. The best ones produce shared mental models. Here's a process that works.