I’ll admit it. I’m pretty bad at product management. I’m a programmer, but I’m also a product manager at OmbuShop. I’ve been taught and I’ve learned that for something to reach production it needs to be perfect.
And by perfect I mean that it needs to work as expected. And it should also consume the least amount of resources to achieve its goal. And the build needs to pass. And there should be more test coverage.
Read moreClose your Facebook, Twitter, Slack, Skype, Mail, and anything else that might produce an interruption.
Put your phone on do not disturb mode. Put your computer on do not disturb mode.
Read moreNext time you need to tackle a big project, break it down into smaller projects. If the sub-projects are still too big, break them down into sub-sections. Then break those down into action items. You get the idea.
This technique has been around for ages, though in college it was reintroduced to me as the Work Breakdown Structure.
Before you start working on a huge project, you should have a list of prioritized items in your TODO list. Priorities will be defined by your requirements and limitations.
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