This year’s holiday tune was a bit harder to write. It seems that people are all over the place with how their year has progressed – some good, some bad, some hurried, some slowed. But, isn’t it great to know that a life in product management is certainly unpredictable? Happy Holidays.
(To the tune of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, preferably in the styling of Bruce Springsteen. It is a bit clunky, but it works. )
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You better watch out
You better not pout
Better plan well
For this I can tell
The planned release is due up right now
Your scrum team is running late
Gotta get the customer input
Or you might not get paid
You better watch out
You better not pout
Better plan well For this I can tell
The planned release is due up right now
The business case is overdue
The finances don’t make sense
Better clean it all up right away
Before they take offense
You better watch out
You better not pout
Better plan well
For this I can tell
That damn release is due up right now
You pull some all-nighters
Your drive the tasks to done
You stay up with the testing team
And write the docs, no fun
You better watch out
You better not pout
Better plan well
For now I can yell
That damn release is due up right now
The date is finally here
The release time that you fear
Time to present today
Executives are at bay
You better watch out
You better not pout
Better plan well
No more time to yell
That damn release is due up right now
You present the final release
They hoot and clap their hands
They all pat you on the back
And, you almost hear the band
You better watch out
You better not pout
Better plan well
No more need for you to yell
That damn release is due up right now
The teams all came together
You all worked real well
The scope budget and the time worked
And you the release is really swell
So, you better watch out
You better not pout
Better plan well
For this I can tell
The next release is due up right now
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