Product teams often face more opportunities than they can act on, with new ones arising all the time. This post explores the link between strategy and priorities, when prioritisation frameworks help or hinder, and how to empower teams to make smart, timely decisions as new opportunities emerge. Why strategy must precede prioritisation Effective prioritisation starts […]| Alan Wright
As a product manager, one of my favourite ways to prioritise problems to solve for users is to understand their Jobs to be Done (JTBD). The best way to get this data is by having conversations with many users, but this is not always something users have time for. Surveys are a great complimentary method […]| Alan Wright
I have been using tools like ChatGPT more and more in my work. A key part of learning how to use these tools well is learning how to write good prompts – also known as prompt engineering. This post covers why I think prompt engineering is an important long-term skill for everyone to learn and […]| Alan Wright
I have been a ChatGPT Plus subscriber for about 6 months now. To celebrate, I wrote a blog post about 6 ways I as using it to help me get things done in life and at work. 1. Coding assistant “Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves” is one of my […] The post 6 ways I like to use ChatGPT appeared first on Alan Wright.| Alan Wright
In 2021, I wrote a blog post on running effective show & tells. If I were writing that blog post again today, the first thing I would add would be kick of the event with trumpet time. What is trumpet time? A chance to celebrate the achievements and contributions of your team over the past […]| Alan Wright
Design sprints are a technique used by teams to ideate, prototype and test product ideas in 5 days. I have been involved in a few of these over the years, and I have always found myself getting the most value out of the sketching part. So much so that I have started running sketching workshops […]| Alan Wright
Buying a house is apparently one of the most stressful things you’ll ever do. You have to make lots of big and expensive decisions. Going through the process for the 3rd time this last few months got me thinking about the cognitive biases involved in the house buying process. Naturally I then started comparing them […]| Alan Wright
I have spent most of the past decade developing digital products in domains where truth and accuracy really matter, including government services and public policy. More recently, that has involved a lot of working with AI. This blog post summarises some of the approaches to AI product management that I have seen work well and […]| Alan Wright
As a product manager and all-around data nerd, analysing product and user data is something that brings me joy. This is convenient, as understanding the users and data are two of the biggest parts of my job. In this post, I share some of the tools and data sources I like best. Product analytics Useful […]| Alan Wright
Tools for learning about travel times, traffic noise, aeroplane noise, air pollution, floodrisk, planning, sun/shade & house value| Alan Wright
