Product teams often face more opportunities than they can act on, with new ones arising all the time. This post explores the link between strategy and priorities, when prioritisation frameworks help or hinder, and how to empower teams to make smart, timely decisions as new opportunities emerge. Why strategy must precede prioritisation Effective prioritisation starts […]
6 Ways I Use Claude for Data Analysis
/0 Comments/in AI, Product, UX & Strategy, Tools /by Alan WrightProduct analytics is one of Claude’s superpowers. Being able to quickly crunch through product and analytics data means I can make decisions faster, in a more data driven way and with less dependence on the team. Here are 6 ways I am using Claude to help me analyse data. 1. Replacing Dependencies: Claude as a […]
Prototyping with Claude Design
/0 Comments/in AI, Product, UX & Strategy /by Alan WrightWe recently jumped on the Claude bandwagon at Climate Policy Radar and got a company subscription. As luck would have it, that coincided with the launch of Claude Design. It has been a fun few months! In this post, I share how I am quickly building interactive low-fidelity prototypes with Claude Design to test ideas […]
Learning step by step with AI
/0 Comments/in AI /by Alan WrightI recently started a part time MSc in AI. So, it probably won’t surprise you to hear that I am having some success using AI to help me learn! There is a lot of maths in computer science and AI. The last time I had any formal maths education was more than 20 years ago, […]
Vibe coding as a product manager: risks and opportunities
/0 Comments/in AI /by Alan WrightVibe coding. Hard to believe this was first coined in February 2025, as it’s a phrase I have heard more than almost any other in recent times. The only thing surprising about it being the Collins Dictionary 2025 Word of the Year is that it is actually two words. What is vibe coding? British royalty might say […]
Definitions of Done Checklist
/0 Comments/in Product, UX & Strategy /by Alan WrightHere is the latest version of the checklist I use to make sure I don’t forget anything important when I ship new features or significant changes. Hope you find it helpful! Goals & Quality Documentation & Content Communications Testing Rollout
Using Cursor and MCP as a Product Manager
/0 Comments/in AI, Tools /by Alan WrightCursor is an AI-powered code editor built for software engineers – not product managers. Yet over the past few months, it has become my primary AI tool for product management work. Here’s why I made the switch, and how it’s helping me get more done. A Case Study (and Some Use Cases) Here’s a recent […]
Using AI for competitor analysis
/0 Comments/in AI /by Alan WrightI just finished The Complete Agentic AI Engineering Course by Ed Donner on Udemy. It was great! I thoroughly recommend you give it a try if you are interested in learning how to build AI Agents, and prefer to do so via hands-on projects. Instead of building hobby projects, I focused on building AI agents […]
Google AI Pro: Image Editing, Deep Research and Fantasy Premier League
/0 Comments/in AI, Tools /by Alan WrightI recently switched to the EE mobile phone network, mostly because they reportedly have the best 5G network in the UK. While I’ve had to reroute my favourite park walk to avoid a pesky signal dropout spot, the service has mostly lived up to the hype. The real bonus though, was getting free access to […]
Product strategy, prioritisation frameworks and responding to change
/0 Comments/in Product, UX & Strategy /by Alan WrightProduct teams often face more opportunities than they can act on, with new ones arising all the time. This post explores the link between strategy and priorities, when prioritisation frameworks help or hinder, and how to empower teams to make smart, timely decisions as new opportunities emerge. Why strategy must precede prioritisation Effective prioritisation starts […]
JTBD / Jobs to be Done – survey and template
/0 Comments/in Product, UX & Strategy /by Alan WrightAs a product manager, one of my favourite ways to prioritise problems to solve for users is to understand their Jobs to be Done (JTBD). The best way to get this data is by having conversations with many users, but this is not always something users have time for. Surveys are a great complementary method […]