I like to pretend I'm a tech archeologist discovering all of these long lost product "features" buried deep within new products I start supporting. One part product person, one part Dr. Grant.
"The things you own end up owning you. It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything. You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis." - Tyler Durden
I like to pretend I'm a tech archeologist discovering all of these long lost product "features" buried deep within new products I start supporting. One part product person, one part Dr. Grant.
That's why I like to use the little "mantra": what you build, will own you!
"The things you own end up owning you. It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything. You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis." - Tyler Durden
Very nice quote! When I use that little "mantra", I do follow that up with some useful patterns to improve chance to properly deal with it:
Minimize Time to Value – Is this the smallest thing that we can deliver?
Solve for Need – Will this help solve the customer’s problem?
Excel at Change – Can we keep the cost of change low (while keeping high quality)?