This post was inspired by a recent post I’ve seen on LinkedIn as well as the need for everyone to do better in the workplace. There is a real (and a lot of times historical ) impact words can have on the morale of your team and work culture. These…

Nobody: Darryle, how dedicated are you to being one of the world's greatest Product Managers? Me: So dedicated that I think about it in all aspects of my life. I see how everything is a product. When I look in the mirror, I see the product of my own life…

Background A retrospective meeting is a meeting for scrum team members to collectively contribute feedback about their recently completed Sprint. A retrospective meeting is not a meeting to point fingers at everyone else; and blame them for what went wrong during the sprint. Your team is fundamently doing it wrong if…

Today’s article is brought to you by the letter “E”. Estimates are estimates and they are always wrong. I love the image above because I feel stakeholders have this look when receiving estimates and developers have this look while creating them. A Little Background It’s common for Agile Scrum Teams to use a…

This document stands to serve as a living document for my Product Management portfolio with brief explanations and links pointing to any external resources. Madden League Matching App Product Strategy Document https://bit.ly/3sGPJ0m UX Wireframes https://bit.ly/3sJEN1U Peer Code Review Workflow Flowchart Diagram https://bit.ly/36uWlWU Thoughts This is why your story points are always wrong during Sprint Planning meetings https://bit.ly/3tv4ljQ

It’s not uncommon to find Madden CFM League Commissioners giving out performance incentives to their league members via distributing attributes to the players on their teams. It’s a great way to engage with your league members and to keep the league competitive. …

This is a live Code of Conduct and Rules document for playing within a Madden CFM League. This document serves as a starting point for anyone who would like a point of reference to improve running their league. This document will be updated as improvements are needed throughout time. …

The Lies I Told Myself Getting up is hard. Don’t talk to me before 10 am. I need 15 more minutes of sleep. I need to make sure my alarm is going off every 15 to 30 mins for several hours before getting up. I work better at off-hours. I need to have my clothes…

There seems to be a recurring phrase said to me while I work or during interviews that always catches me off-guard, “Oh, you don’t have to get dressed up for us!”. I’m not sure what other people are wearing to jobs or interviews, but I don’t believe wearing a…