Buzzwords much?
This meeting is used to reflect on what went well and what can improve.
Or in other words: A group therapy session disguised as a project ritual.
What is a retrospective?
This framework is a structured way to weigh reach, impact and other things. Or in other words: Your shield against “Can we just add one more thing?”
What is RICE?
The document name which outlines the what, why, and how of a product feature. Or in other words: 6 pages of text no one will read before asking “what’s the scope again?”
What is a PRD (Product Requirements Document)?
This metric tracks how long users stick around. Or in other words: the depressing graph you hide.
What is retention rate?
This phrase means “Let’s not make a decision now.”
Or in other words: Passing the buck without saying it.
What is “Let’s circle back”?
This happens when you keep adding requirements beyond what was planned. Or in other words: the thing that turns MVPs into hot messes.
What is feature creep?
This type of product version helps test assumptions with least possible investment. Or in other words: a glorified button and some duct tape before "launch."
What is MVP?
This communication skill involves aligning multiple people with competing priorities.
Or in other words: Smiling while everyone argues and pretending you're in control.
What is stakeholder management?
This score tells you how likely users are to recommend your product. Or in other words: a number based on whether your users are feeling salty that day.
What is Net Promoter Score (NPS)?
This buzzword-filled phrase means “We need a meeting to figure out what the meeting is about.”
Or in other words: Meta meeting inception.
What is “Discovery workshop”?
This framework is about designing around user needs, not features. Or in other words: making stuff people actually want — shocker!
What is human-centered design?
This method helps teams learn quickly by shipping small, testable changes.
Or in other words: Permission to ship broken things!
What is Agile?
(or iterative development)
This type of testing helps validate product ideas before building anything.
Or in other words: Asking for feedback and then ignoring it.
What is user research?
(or Usability Testing)
This metric evaluates how much value you're delivering versus what it’s costing.
Or in other words: The slide that helps justify the next phase of the contract.
What is ROI (Return on Investment)?
This systematic approach helps you evaluate the financial pros and cons before deciding on a project or investment.
Or in other words: “We need a fancy document to justify spending more money.”
What is “Cost-benefit analysis”?
This practice defines fictional representations of your target. Or in other words: imaginary friends you create to justify product decisions.
What are user personas?
This method is for understanding why customers switch to or from your product.
Or in other words: The Sherlock Holmes of customer churn.
What is customer journey mapping?
This tool helps you visualize the work your team is juggling, usually by moving sticky notes around.
Or in other words: The adult version of playing with Post-its.
What is a Kanban board?
This is the single metric that represents the core value your product delivers. Or in other words: the number your exec team worships.
What is the North Star Metric?
This approach uses factual evidence and analytics to guide business choices.
Or in other words: Making it up with math, but you knew the answer already.
What is "data-driven decision making"?
This phrase is used when you want your product to sound cutting-edge... when it’s really just a rule-based if-else tree.
Or in other words: Marketing: 1, Engineering: crying.
What is "leveraging AI"?
(or AI)
This framework helps you prioritize features by scoring them based on Value, Urgency, and Risk.
Or in other words: This is how we say, “No, we’re not doing your really urgent feature right now.”
What is MoSCoW prioritization?
This is what you do when everything is urgent and you’re just trying to survive the week.
Or in other words: PM crisis mode, running on caffeine and sheer willpower.
What is firefighting?
(or putting out fires)
This metric divides your total revenue by your total users to find out how deep each wallet is.
Or in other words: The “How much do you love us?” dollar sign.
What is ARPU (Average Revenue Per User)?
This helps you change plans but call it progress.
In other words: Improvisation.
What is "Pivot"?