Backlog
A prioritized list of work items or tasks that need to be completed, commonly used in agile project management. Essential for managing tasks and ensuring that development teams focus on the most important work items.
A prioritized list of work items or tasks that need to be completed, commonly used in agile project management. Essential for managing tasks and ensuring that development teams focus on the most important work items.
Also known as feature creep, the continuous addition of new features to a product, often beyond the original scope, leading to project delays and resource strain. Important for managing project scope and ensuring timely delivery.
The process of handling changes to software, hardware, or documentation in a systematic way. Critical for maintaining consistency and ensuring system integrity.
Short for Product Operations, a function that supports product management teams by streamlining processes, managing tools, and ensuring efficient operations. Important for optimizing product management activities and improving cross-functional collaboration.
A large body of work that can be broken down into smaller tasks or user stories, used in agile project management to organize work. Essential for managing and organizing large projects in agile development.
A time-boxed period during which specific work must be completed and made ready for review, used in Agile project management. Crucial for managing workload and ensuring continuous delivery and improvement in Agile projects.
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a comprehensive management approach focused on continuous improvement in all aspects of an organization. Essential for ensuring high-quality products and services and achieving customer satisfaction.
A prioritized list of features, enhancements, and fixes that are intended to be addressed in future product development cycles. Essential for managing and planning product development activities efficiently.
Must have, Should have, Could have, and Won't have (MoSCoW) is a method used to prioritize features or tasks. Crucial for effective project management and ensuring focus on essential features.
Detailed, Estimated, Emergent, and Prioritized (DEEP) is an agile project management framework for a well-maintained product backlog. Important for maintaining a clear and actionable backlog in agile methodologies.
Organizational Change Management (OCM) is the process of managing the people side of change to achieve desired business outcomes. Essential for ensuring successful implementation of changes within an organization.
Also known as Parkinson's Law of Triviality, is the tendency to spend excessive time on trivial details while neglecting more important issues. Crucial for improving project management and team efficiency.
The day-to-day activities required to produce goods and services, manage resources, and support business functions. Essential for ensuring efficient and effective functioning of an organization.
A productivity technique where individuals list their six most important tasks for the next day and tackle them in order of priority. Important for enhancing focus and productivity by prioritizing tasks effectively.
The process of phasing out or retiring a product or feature that is no longer viable or needed. Important for managing the lifecycle of digital products and ensuring resources are allocated to more valuable initiatives.
A principle stating that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes, often used to prioritize tasks and identify key areas of focus. Essential for prioritizing tasks and focusing efforts on the most impactful areas.
The use of data and insights to understand and manage relationships with customers and prospects. Crucial for enhancing customer engagement and building stronger relationships.
A method where a document or proposal is limited to one page and created within one hour to ensure clarity and focus. Crucial for efficient communication and decision-making.
The concept that humans have a finite capacity for attention, influencing how they perceive and interact with information. Crucial for designing user experiences that are not overwhelming and facilitate focus.
A role responsible for ensuring that products and services are delivered efficiently, on time, and within budget. Crucial for managing project timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
A senior role responsible for guiding the product management team and overseeing the development and strategy of products. Crucial for ensuring successful product development and alignment with business goals.
The systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of an organization's goals, processes, or technologies. Essential for managing and facilitating successful organizational changes.
Managing product development with a focus on understanding and influencing user behavior through behavioral science principles. Essential for product managers to create user-centric products that drive desired behaviors.
The fundamental guidelines and practices that underpin effective change management, ensuring successful implementation of changes. Important for providing a structured approach to change management initiatives.
An evaluation process that assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, and alignment of product management practices and strategies with organizational goals. Essential for identifying areas for improvement and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
The practice of managing and resolving incidents that disrupt normal operations, ensuring minimal impact on business activities. Essential for maintaining service reliability and managing operational disruptions effectively.
A role focused on overseeing the development, launch, and lifecycle of digital products, ensuring they meet market needs and business goals. Essential for integrating digital product strategy and development.
A management framework that organizes employees into small, cross-functional teams (tribes) to enhance agility, collaboration, and innovation. Important for fostering a collaborative and agile work environment.
A time management tool that helps prioritize tasks based on their urgency and importance, dividing them into four quadrants. Essential for designing productivity tools and strategies.
A list of tasks and deliverables that a team commits to completing during a sprint, providing a clear focus and scope for the sprint's duration. Essential for organizing and prioritizing work within an Agile sprint.
An Agile project management framework that uses iterative cycles, called sprints, to deliver incremental improvements and adapt to changing requirements. Crucial for managing projects in a flexible and iterative manner, ensuring continuous improvement and responsiveness.
A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized unit within an organization that oversees and standardizes project management practices. Essential for ensuring consistency, efficiency, and alignment with strategic goals across projects.
Digital Asset Management (DAM) is a system that stores, organizes, and manages digital assets, such as images, videos, and documents. Essential for maintaining and leveraging digital content efficiently in product design and marketing.
A prioritized list of tasks, features, and technical debt items that need to be addressed by the engineering team. Essential for managing and organizing work in software development projects.
A tool used to prioritize tasks based on their impact and effort, helping to focus on high-value activities. Important for prioritizing tasks effectively to maximize impact with minimal effort.
A decision-making tool that helps prioritize tasks or projects based on specific criteria, such as impact and effort. Essential for effective project management and resource allocation.
The process of performing a series of seemingly unrelated and often tedious tasks that are necessary to solve a larger problem. Important for recognizing and managing the indirect tasks that contribute to achieving the main objectives in digital product design.
Knowledge Organization System (KOS) refers to a structured framework for organizing, managing, and retrieving information within a specific domain or across multiple domains. Essential for improving information findability, enhancing semantic interoperability, and supporting effective knowledge management in digital environments.
The sequence of phases through which a product or project passes from conception to completion. Essential for managing and tracking the progress of development projects.
A central location where data is stored and managed. Important for ensuring data consistency, accessibility, and integrity in digital products.
A concise statement of what the team aims to achieve during a sprint, providing direction and a shared understanding of the sprint's purpose. Crucial for ensuring team alignment and focus on the most important outcomes during a sprint.
The process of reviewing, prioritizing, and updating items in the backlog to ensure they are ready for development. Crucial for maintaining an organized and prioritized list of tasks to improve project efficiency.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a strategy for managing an organization's relationships and interactions with current and potential customers. Essential for improving business relationships and driving sales growth.
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) is a goal-setting framework for defining and tracking objectives and their outcomes. Essential for aligning organizational goals, improving focus and engagement, and driving measurable results across teams and individuals.
An agile framework for managing work with an emphasis on software development, characterized by sprints and iterative progress. Essential for improving productivity and delivering incremental value in development projects.
Trust, Risk, and Security Management (TRiSM) is a framework for managing the trust, risk, and security of AI systems to ensure they are safe, reliable, and ethical. Essential for ensuring the responsible deployment and management of AI technologies.
A team structure within an organization focused on managing and integrating complex subsystems. Important for ensuring seamless integration and functionality of complex projects.
A principle in lean management aimed at reducing non-value-added activities to improve efficiency. Important for optimizing processes and resource use.
Impact, Confidence, and Ease of implementation (ICE) is a prioritization framework used in product management to evaluate features. Essential for making informed and strategic decisions about feature development and prioritization.
A product development methodology that emphasizes shaping work before starting it, fixing time and team size but leaving scope flexible to ensure high-quality outcomes. Crucial for managing product development efficiently and delivering high-quality results within constraints.
Getting Things Done (GTD) is a productivity methodology that emphasizes capturing tasks, organizing them, and taking action. Essential for improving personal and team productivity and task management.
A framework that outlines how a product is developed, managed, and delivered, including roles, processes, and tools used throughout its lifecycle. Crucial for ensuring efficient and effective product management and development.
The use of technology to perform repetitive tasks or processes in a workflow, liberating skilled experts from tedious activities and empowering them to focus on higher-order problem-solving and creative tasks. Crucial for streamlining operations, reducing human error, and enhancing the overall efficiency and innovation capacity of product design teams.
A clear, concise description of the issue(s) that need to be addressed, focusing on the specific challenge and its impact. Essential for guiding problem-solving efforts and ensuring a clear understanding of the issue at hand.
The hardware and software environment used to deploy and manage applications and services. Essential for ensuring reliable and scalable application deployment.
A prioritization method that assigns different weights to criteria based on their importance, helping to make informed decisions and prioritize tasks effectively. Crucial for making objective and balanced decisions in project management and product development.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) are integrated software systems that manage business processes across various departments, such as finance, HR, and supply chain. Essential for improving operational efficiency and providing a unified view of business operations.
Designing systems and processes to effectively respond to and manage crises, ensuring resilience and quick recovery. Crucial for preparing for unexpected events and minimizing their impact.
A methodology that promotes iterative development, collaboration, and flexibility to adapt to changing requirements. Crucial for product managers and development teams to deliver high-quality products efficiently.
Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategic planning and management system used to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization. Essential for aligning business activities with organizational strategy and improving performance.