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Aligning Product OKRs with C-level

Aligning Product OKRs with C-level

One of the key phases is the prioritization and definition of the OKRs. The best way is to combine a top-down (C-level setting the key company objectives) with a bottom-up approach (product teams proposing the OKRs).

ProductoOntruck
12 abr 2020
Best practices after 18 months of OKRs

Best practices after 18 months of OKRs

This article has the objective of contributing our learnings about OKRs to the community. There are two sections: Best practices on defining the OKRs, and Best practices when working on the OKRs.

ProductoOntruck
13 ene 2020
Two exercises to review your past OKRs to achieve high performing teams

Two exercises to review your past OKRs to achieve high performing teams

You are already working with OKRs instead of promising features in a roadmap, but how do you make sure you cause the expected impact? Achieving the OKRs is just one half of the answer, making sure those OKRs actually move the needle in the company is the other half.

ProductoOntruck
7 ene 2020
10% is the product, 90% is the business and internal processes

10% is the product, 90% is the business and internal processes

The previous phrase was shared by Richard Dalton, Head of Design of Capital One. It was such a powerful statement! It made me realize that from Product, we needed to step up and accompany business on their changes.

Producto
14 oct 2019
From six weeks roadmaps to OKRs

From six weeks roadmaps to OKRs

Last summer, we started working with OKRs to define the company priorities. We have just begun our third cycle; so it’s time to share our learnings.

ProductoOntruck
18 feb 2019
Minimum Viable Feature

Minimum Viable Feature

We talk a lot about MVPs, but once the startup has validated its product market fit and the team is growing, we stop being lean. We believe we can do bigger projects now that we have bigger teams. We forget that startups are measured by their speed of learning and adaptation.

ProductoOntruck
13 ene 2019
Quality vs. time to build is a false dichotomy

Quality vs. time to build is a false dichotomy

One of the traditional battles between PM and PD is how much to implement of a particular feature. This dichotomy has one central false assumption: If you do less, it means you are releasing with less quality.

ProductoDiseño
2 ene 2019
Principles for the development of a big project

Principles for the development of a big project

We are in the middle of a refactor and redesign of one our products. To be more predictable, and reduce the risk, the squad is applying the following principles to the project. They won’t be new for many of you, but it’s healthy to remind them.

ProductoOntruck
2 dic 2018
People initiatives to grow from 3 to 130 employees in 3 years

People initiatives to grow from 3 to 130 employees in 3 years

Ontruck is one of the fastest growing European startups of the last years. We have done some reflection on which People related things have gone well or not so well.

IdeasOntruck
3 sept 2018
Go faster by investing time on Research and Scope

Go faster by investing time on Research and Scope

At Ontruck, we spend less time on the Design and Build phase. And we spend more time on Research and Scope. Why do we work like this? Does this produce better outcomes?

ProductoDiseñoOntruck
15 oct 2017
"If you haven’t sold anything, you haven’t innovated" – The Idea Factory: Bell Labs

"If you haven’t sold anything, you haven’t innovated" – The Idea Factory: Bell Labs

This is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read about innovation. I’ve loved every part of it. It’s long, sometimes it goes deep into technical explanations but Jon Gertner has done a really good job sharing the first steps, the world-changing innovations developed at Bell Labs and the end of it.

Libros
25 mar 2017
The Product process at Ontruck

The Product process at Ontruck

We have developed a product process we follow on every new feature or project. We have iterated over this process for many months and it has been used by both senior and junior people.

ProductoOntruck
25 mar 2017
"People really want insights. They want an angle" – Confessions of a Public Speaker

"People really want insights. They want an angle" – Confessions of a Public Speaker

The second book I’ve read this year has been Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun. I’ll probably do more talks this year so I wanted to read some feedback from professional speakers.

Libros
21 ene 2017
"Fast-forward into the future before making any expensive commitments" – Design Sprint

"Fast-forward into the future before making any expensive commitments" – Design Sprint

The first book I’ve read this year was "Sprint: How to solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days". This is a book written by three partners of Google Ventures on which they share a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies.

Libros
21 ene 2017
"Success is the result of accumulative advantage" – Outliers: The Story of Success

"Success is the result of accumulative advantage" – Outliers: The Story of Success

I’ve loved the book. There are so many stories and researches that make you think about the way the world works and how we could improve it.

Libros
27 dic 2016