The World of Product

 You've packed your bags and ventured into the world of product (not this blog, you've always been one of us), now you're looking for where to start. You hear of product managers, product owners and get a bit confused. "Who am I managing, I'm not ready", "Ownership? Do they give me the product?". You need answers and you've come to the right place. Let's dive in Let's start from the Product Owner THE PRODUCT OWNER Superscrum - Our PO for the day. Hint: Scrum Product Owner is a role with Scrum A role/accountability in the self-managing Scrum team meaning you are nobody’s boss. You also don’t OWN the product, you are responsible for its value, you determine it. This is done primarily using the Product Backlog - an ordered list of what is needed to improve the product, created by the Product Owner. The product Owner gives his team direction, communicates with stakeholders to elicit requirements but has the final say on what his team builds, ...

A 12 year old kid, out on the field with friends, another masterclass "ball" session in the bag, a proper hat-trick and two assists, fit to wear the white Real Madrid kit he loves so much, unfortunately at the end of all the fun, its not as white as it could be, not even close, stained to the tee, he goes home, whips out a box or bottle of bleach, filling the air with a smell so pungent you’ll think he's on the set of a certain AMC hit series. Time for the magic of bleaching to occur.  Over the years, the undisputed bleaching king was JIK, found in households and convenient stores everywhere, used by your brother, sister, mom, dad and that aunt you're not too fond of, no one would dare approach that throne.    JIK, 500ml bottle Surely not a cheap product whose owners seemed more obsessed with singing than bleaching…..right?  Enter, Hypo - a brand of household cleaning products that originated in Nigeria in the early 1990s that started to pick up the speed i...

 It's January, 2023.  the populace of Africa’s largest economy are gearing up to what would be a defining moment in the country’s history - Nigeria is electing a new president.  This fact alone had her citizens on the edge of their seats, waiting and preparing for the trials that are commonplace during election periods.  Limiting long distance travels? Check. Reading manifestos and studying track records? Check. Praying and hoping for peace and fairness? Check. All was set but nothing prepared them for the shocker of the coming weeks. "NO CASH, MY PEOPLE" - CBN BOSS, EMEFIELE'S MASTER DISASTERCLASS For reasons unknown to the general public, the Central Bank of Nigeria decided to haphazardly revamp the Naira currency notes with a new design, this came as a shock to most people and one would expect the Apex bank allow its customers have time to get their eyes accustomed to the design and their pockets, its weight.  This wasn't the case as the CBN abruptly revoked ...