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  • ProductOctober 22, 20269 mins read

    Execution is Cheap, Context is Expensive

    AI makes product management deliverables faster to produce, but sound decisions still depend on context, customer understanding and critical thinking. Examples from user research and data analysis show where AI helps, where it misses essential information and why product managers remain responsible for the conclusions.

  • Medieval cartoon showing SaaS on a cart of supposedly dead software companies, protesting that it is not dead yet.

    AIOctober 22, 20268 mins read

    Bring out your dead SaaS

    AI is changing how SaaS products are used, valued and monetised, but cheaper coding does not replace the knowledge and workflows they provide. This article explores why APIs, private data and solving customer problems will shape the next generation of SaaS.

  • Office poster warning that AI is breaking product unit economics and asking where the money is.

    AIOctober 22, 20269 mins read

    The AI Free Ride is Over: Why Your Product’s Unit Economics Are Broken

    AI features introduce ongoing usage costs that can weaken margins even as adoption grows. This article examines the monetisation challenge and explains why product managers need to connect customer value, pricing, metering and financial modelling.

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    ProductOctober 11, 20211 min read

    Allegro Tech Meeting 2021

    Allegro Tech Meeting opened to the public, with tracks from software to leadership. A UX & Product talk explored human decisions in product management and technology.

  • Personal notesJune 17, 20211 min read

    Reactivation … again

    A long time ago, I had a blog. This blog. Posted some notes, some rants and thoughts. Summing up something about fifteen articles published. For some reason (life, new jobs, etc) I totally forgot about updating my blog. Almost exactly six years have passed, since the last publication. And a lot had happened. New industry ... <a title="Reactivation … again" class="read-more" href="https://jaceksalacki.pl/insights/reactivation-again/" aria-label="Read more about Reactivation … again">Read more</a>

  • Requirements & AnalysisJune 23, 201412 mins read

    Przypadki użycia – przykład

    Od wyzwalacza i warunków końcowych po scenariusz alternatywny: jak rozpisać zamówienie tak, by nie zostawić pytań o blokadę konta, dostępność towaru czy porażkę?

  • Requirements & AnalysisAugust 28, 20136 mins read

    Lista życzeń

    Excel z ponumerowanymi wymaganiami wygląda porządnie. Dopóki nie zapytasz o priorytety, relacje i wspólny cel. Jak z listy życzeń zrobić opis, który naprawdę da się wycenić?

  • Requirements & AnalysisAugust 23, 20135 mins read

    Ilustrowana instrukcja oddychania w 10 krokach

    150 stron ważnej dokumentacji, a w środku banalne diagramy i powtórki. Jak złapać oddech, gdy nadmiar rysunków zasłania to, co naprawdę trzeba wiedzieć?

  • Personal notesAugust 19, 20136 mins read

    Nasz TLA jest dobry na wszystko

    SOA, agile, chmura, modne hasła. A co, jeśli zachwyt narzędziem wyłącza pytanie, jaki problem ma rozwiązać? Toolizm obiecuje panaceum, a kończy rozczarowaniem.

  • Requirements & AnalysisApril 11, 20135 mins read

    Węgierski diagram

    BPMN ma być łatwy i intuicyjny. Ale gdy kółka, romby i strzałki niosą różne znaczenia, sam wygląd nie wystarczy. Kto zrozumie diagram bez znajomości jego semantyki?