Pragmatism over Dogma

“It depends” is not a cop-out. It’s the most honest answer in product management.

RICE, ICE, WSJF, MoSCoW, SAFe, Spotify Model — every framework was built for a specific context. That context probably isn’t yours. Borrow what works. Discard what doesn’t. And never let a methodology make decisions for you.

What This Means in Practice

• Question anyone who says “always” or “never”
• Borrow from many approaches, be enslaved to none
• Judge methods by results, not ideology
• Change your mind when evidence demands it
• Adapt tools to your reality, not the other way around

Common Traps

• Following a methodology religiously
• Copying another company’s process wholesale (“this is how Spotify does it”)
• Dismissing ideas because they come from the “wrong” school of thought
• Feeling guilty for not following the latest PM trend

Remember

“Strong opinions, loosely held.” — Paul Saffo

What works is what matters. Everything else is noise.