The latest articles on DEV Community by Dean Peters (@deanpeters). https://dev.to/deanpeters https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F27282%2F29ceffc8-ed3c-4a07-b11a-7a76c3fd721d.jpg https://dev.to/deanpeters en Dean Peters Sat, 28 Nov 2020 18:18:38 +0000 https://dev.to/deanpeters/behold-the-product-management-prioritization-menagerie-477j https://dev.to/deanpeters/behold-the-product-management-prioritization-menagerie-477j <p>Folks, it’s a zoo out there, especially when it comes to feature prioritization. I've even created my own O'Rly parody bookshelf to go with it: <a href="https://buff.ly/2Oo9xlC">https://buff.ly/2Oo9xlC</a></p> <p>The wild animals it includes:</p> <ul> <li>HiPPO — Highest Paid Person’s Opinion</li> <li>RHiNO — Really High value, New Opportunity</li> <li>ZEbRA — Zero Evidence, but Really Arrogant</li> <li>WoLF — Works on Latest Fire</li> <li>Seagull Management - swoops in &amp; poops on your project</li> </ul> <p>For each book cover in my blog post, I've linked up at least 2 or related articles or books on each of these 5 beasts that graze upon our prioritization process.</p> <p>That said ...</p> <p>... I'd be curious to see in this channel is a conversation on how these wild beasties might disrupt your work in progress, your sprint commitments, or take your product down a feature factory path.</p> <p>For example, how do you deal with a charging HiPPO fresh out of a board meeting, or the RHiNO insisting that 'they really need feature X to make the sale?'</p> productmanagement prodmgmt agile productowner