Tom Peters was recently quoted as saying: “It’s always ‘the people’. It may be glib, but in this instance I don’t care. Network, keep your promises, behave decently. You are as good as your relationships. Period. Short term. Long term. Good times. Tough times. This is the time (though all times are, in fact, the time) to over invest in relationship building and maintenance.”
Although this is generally true in life, it is also particularly true of the relationships between product owners and stakeholders, users, and the team. [click to continue…]