🧩 Pieces that Clicked – Week of 08/30-09/05
I’m thinking in public because clarity doesn’t come fully formed—it’s assembled piece by piece. These are the ideas that fit into place this week. As I piece things together, feel free to scan the list—maybe one of these fits a gap you’ve been trying to close.
My Top Five
Practices for Customer-Oriented Goals
Revenue as a Product Goal Is Ambiguous
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I don’t have all the answers—this is a space for exploring ideas, not preaching them.
- What resonated?
- What would you challenge?
- What did this remind you of in your work?
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The Rest
Business Model Guides Product Goals
Combine Impact and Outcome for Product Goals
Customer-Oriented Product Goals Boost Engagement
Customers Should Be Central in Product Goals
Definition of Done and Increments
Example of a Well-Formed Product Goal
From Business Model to Product Goal
Increment as Culmination of Work
Increment Evolution During a Sprint
Increments Reduce Satisfaction Gaps
Increments Reduce Unrealized Value
Multiple Increments in a Sprint
Product Goals Anchor Experiments
Product Goals Move Sprint Reviews Beyond Demos
Product Goals Require Regular Reevaluation
Revenue-Only Goals Neglect Customers
Risks of Revenue-Only Product Goals
Role of Definition of Done in Increments
SMART Criteria Are Not Mandatory for Product Goals
Sprint Goal as Anchor vs. Absolute
Sprint Goal Hypothesis Template
Sprint Reviews Validate Progress