Michael Petrovich. Working and writing at the intersection of engineering, product, and data.
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What not to delegate to AI
Delegating these things to AI leads to unsustainable systems.
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Software engineering: a decade later
AI can write the code, but it can’t feel when the interface is wrong.
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My README
A personal README on my background, beliefs, how I work, my strengths and weaknesses, and how to give me feedback.
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You need to calm down
AI isn’t changing the fundamentals of building software. It’s changing the speed. Don’t confuse the two.
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The highest leverage work happens early
Most people spend too much time implementing solutions and not enough time defining problems and designing solutions.
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Effective delegation
Effective delegation is hard, but this framework can help.
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Speed drives quality
The faster you deliver, the faster you’ll achieve high quality.
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How to be successful
The individuals that deliver outsized impact to the people, processes, and products around them all share a few key traits.
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How to make decisions that don’t suck
Despite its ubiquity, decision-making is a skill. Like many skills, it can benefit from the same principles behind deliberate practice.
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To the brink of burnout and back again
I didn’t realize it until it was nearly too late.
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Adventures in product: the first 90 days
The importance of systems for learning how to learn.
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The three dominoes
Three simple rules that have an outsized impact on how successfully a team operates
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From engineering to product: the adventure begins
About two months ago, I became a product manager for the first time after over a decade in engineering.
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The #1 rule when talking to customers
Your customers will mislead and lie to you unless you follow this cardinal rule.
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Manager README
What are my beliefs? Strengths? Weaknesses? How do I work?
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Book summary: build what matters
Deliver more customer value by orienting a product vision and strategy around customer outcomes.
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The 2 questions that lead to better decisions, every time
1. What problem are you trying to solve? 2. How do you know that?
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Lead time is the KPI for process
Measure it before and after any process change to prove that it’s a good change.