Finding meaning between user need and stakeholder demand.
Progress feels linear, but product work is lunar. A reflection on cycles of delivery, the lessons we don’t retain, and the quiet acceptance that forgetting is part of moving forward.
A roadmap should show more than what’s certain. A reflection on how ambition shrinks to fit slides, and why real vision doesn’t fit neatly in a presentation.
We speak in sprints but plan in quarters. A reflection on how agility becomes theater when flexibility is scheduled months in advance.
What feels late to one team is perfectly timed for another. A reflection on dependencies, priorities, and how alignment is often just an illusion of shared direction.
Metrics promise improvement, but abundance breeds confusion. A reflection on how over-measurement turns focus into noise and progress into paralysis.
