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Five Simple Rules about Problems

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Five Simple Rules about Problems

Five Simple Rules about Problems

May 9, 2023

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Problem solving is central to an agile product team. But how do you know which problems to solve? More importantly, how can you tell which problems you shouldn’t? Lean product management is all about reducing waste and maximizing value. But waste still abounds. Features are built that never ship. Architecture-up-front prepares teams for a future of scale that never happens. Or, long after the performance problem has been addressed, a performance team is still laser-focused on improving a number that’s been good enough for a year.

The easiest way to reduce waste is that you find work that doesn’t need to be done, and then you don’t do it.

In this talk, you’ll hear stories of work that didn’t need to be done, and learn five rules that would’ve helped. Each rule is short, simple, and memorable, ensuring ease of use in planning conversations. You’ll learn how to apply these rules in any business context, and save yourself time and money.

Guests

Kevin Clark

Kevin Clark

Kevin Clark is a Senior Manager at VMware Tanzu Labs. He builds high-performing, mission-driven software organizations, working with clients from the federal government to universities to nonprofits and foundations. Kevin is an advisor to the Center for Research on Choreographic Interfaces at Brown University, and before joining Tanzu Labs he worked in philanthropy and the arts.

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Tiffany Jernigan

Tiffany Jernigan

Tiffany is a senior developer advocate at VMware and is focused on Kubernetes. She previously worked as a software developer and developer advocate (nerd whisperer) for containers at Amazon. She also formerly worked at Docker and Intel. Prior to that, she graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering. In her free time she really likes to travel and dabble in photography. You can find her on Twitter @tiffanyfayj.