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RUTHLESS PRIORITIZATION

My career

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Ruthless Prioritization doesn’t matter if we don’t build the right product for the customer. That’s our first job.

Assuming we’ve done that...our second job is to help teams build it efficiently.

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PRIORITIZATION

Ruthless Prioritization

Ruthless Prioritization

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Three Scopes of Prioritization

 

The Three Scopes of Prioritization

 

   

The Three Scopes of Prioritization

Product Operating Framework

Product Operating Framework

The Three Scopes of Prioritization

MVP

MVP

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The MVP Trade-off Problem

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The MVP Trade-off Problem

Hypothesis

Assumptions are everything.

The Three Scopes of Prioritization

Product Strategy

Product Strategy

Similar to MVP, but macro

Theory

Probability of success: 5%

Probability of success: 10%

Reality

How Shopify Operationalizes its Vision

Product Strategy

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RUTHLESSNESS

Ruthless Prioritization

Ruthless Prioritization

What is ruthlessness in practice?

What is ruthlessness in practice?

What is ruthlessness in practice?

What is ruthlessness in practice?

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Ruthless Prioritization is about caring about your team’s focus like a general cares about sending soldiers to war

● It’s important to win● You can only fight so many battles, so apply good

strategies and frameworks to make decisions● Treat your team’s time like a general does their

soldier’s lives, with care

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