Test Driven (Product) Development

What is a product manager?

Regional challenges

Smells

“We need to groom the backlog”

“We need to add x feature to this release!”

“We need to use <insert TLAs>”

Demo infrequently ( or not at all )

Stale Documents

Product Arrogance

Shitty Software

A Better Way

Test Driven (Product) Development

Youth Services Network

• Stakeholders

• Small team (with a PRODUCT developer)

• Iterative learning

• What’s important - data & metrics

Chartering

Elevator Pitch

Pragmatic Personas

Journeys and Maps

Just enough design

“A plan never survives first

contact”

Continued Iteration

–Youth Ambassador(s)

“I wish I had this app when I was homeless”

“I want this app.”

Matt Bjornson

Studio Producer, DevJam

@mattsbjornson

matt.bjornson@devjam.com