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Kill the…

Things to stop doing. Each post here argues for retiring a PM ritual that solved a problem you no longer have. Some are uncomfortable; that's the point. If a habit was rational in 2015 and isn't now, the cost of keeping it is the cost of every wrong move it produces.

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4 entries
  1. 01Kill the Feature Request Queue. Your Backlog Is a Signal, Not a Command.Your 847-item backlog is a rationing artifact from when engineering was scarce. Three replacements: signal synthesis, prototype-first investigation, and an outcome bet ledger.10 min readMay 26
  2. 02Kill the APM Program. Hire, Train, Promote Builders.LinkedIn's CPO killed the APM program. Here's the 12-week Product Builder apprenticeship that replaces it: four prototypes, one production ship, named tools, no rotation.10 min readMay 26
  3. 03Kill the PRD. The Prototype Is the Spec.The PRD was a 2015 solution to a 2015 problem. Three artifacts replace it: a working prototype (built in Claude Code), an eval rubric, and a one-page README.11 min readMay 26
  4. 04The PRD Is Dead. Here's What Replaces It.Product Requirements Documents were a necessary evil in a world where building was expensive. That world is gone.3 min readMar 26
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