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Product Management Conversations - role scope

Product management has historically been the landing spot for tasks un-done. While leadership recognized that this is less than ideal, they seem to implicitly be OK with it

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
1 min read
business model

Tesla Musings

Tesla, the innovative electric car maker, has some nasty surprises in their business model, and may face pressure to flip to profitability to appease the financial markets. Regardless of the outcome, they have a solid place in history.

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
3 min read
Product Management

Product Management WTF Moments

Product management, being core to the organization, and at the interstices of the functional groups is often the focal point for some serious whiskey-tango-foxtrot scenarios.

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
6 min read
Product Management

Dashboards

Tools can be liberating, but product management should be wary to rely too heavily on business intelligence and reporting tools that mask the underlying data. Use, but use wisely.

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
4 min read
Product Management

Toxic Product Management

Even with the massive body of product management knowledge, there remains pockets of toxic product managers, and they not only give the profession a bad name, they sow distrust in the organization

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
3 min read
Product Management

Business Development Whiplash

The Business Development Manager is a role that is common, and commonly misunderstood, and misused. This inconsistency can drive a product manager to distraction

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
2 min read
work

The Future of Work part 2

The former construct of a career, where the worker and the employer, had a mutual bond, and implicit contract has stretched beyond the breaking point. The future is rushing at us, and how do we prepare for the new world order?

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
4 min read
Product Management

The 'pros' of Working for a Large Company

Many Product Managers complain about life in big, well regimented corporations, where process can appear to drown you. However, there are some significant benefits that come with it

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
2 min read
lounge

Where's the Money Lebowski

A funny meme. Had to share

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
< 1 min read
Product Management

No Rest for the Wicked

The new year looming, the Dude looks back, and to the future. The one constant is change, and the curse of being competent is being tagged for the difficult jobs

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
2 min read
management

Executive Fights

One expects that senior executives would be rational, controlled, and aloof. Alas, they are human, and they can (and often do) melt down. It is both entertaining, and horrifying at the same time.

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
2 min read
Product Management

Warped Priorities

Product Management is a powerful position in an organization, but it isn't without limits. Processes are documented and adopted for reasons that might seem obscure, but are important to the functioning of an org. Don't fight them.

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
4 min read
lounge

High Praise

At times, the Dude struggles with his role. It is tough, demanding, and seemingly thankless. Recently he got a bit of welcome praise.

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
< 1 min read
Product Management

Hiring of Contract Product Managers

Hiring contract product managers can be somewhat problematic, especially if you are in a competitive market. Don't delay!

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
2 min read
Product Management

Business Development - Musings

The Business Development Manager, a role that should be a boon, is instead often a disruption (not the good kind either).

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
4 min read
Product Management

Skunkworks Woes

In the innovation age, a common gambit is the "Skunkworks" to do truly special programs. Unfortunately, this often leads to Product Management chaos

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
2 min read
Product Management

Product Management Messes

While it can't always be true, it does seem predominant that the state of the product when starting a new product management job is a mess. Thus the incoming product manager is in some ways the clean up hitter

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
4 min read
lounge

False Hopes

If you are counting on a re-org to remove or reassign a leader who isn't cutting the mustard, you are in for a major disappointment

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
3 min read
Product Management

Feeling Overwhelmed

Common in the life of a product manager is getting additional duties and new tasks dumped in your lap with little guidance. You need to roll up your sleeves and push on

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
1 min read
lounge

Major Upgrade

Migrating the PM Dude's blog to the 1.0 version of ghost. A couple of hiccups, but perseverance, and some luck we are back online and better than ever

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
3 min read
Product Management

Observations of a year of Contracting

There is increasing demand for product managers in contract positions, but what is life really like as a contractor in product management?

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
8 min read
Product Management

Just in Time Product Management

Product management is an all consuming role, yet even the best multitaskers can be buried. Some Just in Time advice to help smooth the lumpiness can help

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
3 min read
Product Management

Product Management as an Introvert

One would be forgiven for thinking that to be an effective Product Manager, you must be an extrovert. Yet, being introverted can be a recipe for success if you play it right.

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
2 min read
Product Management

Product vs. Project Management

While we often grumble about the confusion between product marketing and product management, project management is just as often confused with product management, regardless of how different they are

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
7 min read
Product Management

Product Management Truths II

The longer I am in Product Management, the more "truths" I find. A follow up from a prior post about Product Management Truths. Read on to learn more

  • Jeffery Lebowski
    Jeffery Lebowski
4 min read
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