Philosophy
The 15 Pillars
Principles for Product Managers who ship.
Lessons learned in the trenches of real products, real teams, real deadlines.
01
Done over Perfect
"Ship it, then fix it"
02
Context over Framework
"RICE won't save you"
03
Decide over Dashboard
"Data is for decisions, not decoration"
04
Talk over Document
"10 minutes beats 10 pages"
05
Progress over Consensus
"Alignment is overrated"
06
Learn over Succeed
"Fail cheap, fail fast"
07
Simple over Complete
"Features have cost"
08
Ownership over Process
"Process serves people, not the other way around"
09
Impact over Activity
"Busy doesn't mean productive"
10
Pragmatism over Dogma
"It depends"
11
Trust over Control
"Delegate or die"
12
Adapt over Plan
"Plans are useless, but planning is essential"
13
Reality over Narrative
"See windmills, not giants"
14
Resilience over Success
"Fall seven times, rise eight"
15
Questions over Answers
"Ask before you assume"
Put the pillars into practice
The Pragmatic PM Toolkit includes templates built on these principles.