Product Management
The Importance of the Product Owner Role
The Product Owner role is often neglected or reduced to an add-on for Product Management, but it's an increasingly important part of business transformation
Jeffery Lebowski
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Feature Request: Reply All action change
The idiots have won, it is time to make reply-all difficult to use. A tongue-in-cheek feature request to reclaim the sanctity of the "Reply-All" function
Product Management
Wrong tools
Every organization has a problem with using the wrong tool for the job. This costs in both dollars, and productivity, yet this continues even when good tools exist
Essentials
Expectations for a new Product Management Job
When you start a new product management job, odds are good that you will find some chaos to overcome. Here's what you can expect
Marketing
Focus - an Important Strategy Discipline
Strategy is a key roadmap of where you are going. Unfortunately, there are many pressures that tend to cause deviation. Product Management must remain focused on the end goal
Product Management
Existential Blues - What do you want to be when you grow up
Existential questions appear at junctures in life, even in business, and your decisions at these junctures drive what path you follow, Product Managers are often at these fulcrum points
Essentials
To MBA or not to MBA, that is the question
Product Management requires a varied and adaptable set of skills. Is an MBA required for success? Not a simple yes or no question, as often in life, the answer is "it depends"
Marketing
Marketing Gold
Marketing writing is an art form. There is a LOT of schlock out there, but occasionally you will find some gold. The After Eight dinner mints is GOLD.
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LinkedIn rubbish
Linked In seems to be desperate in their quest for revenues. Attributes that kept it relevant are being relaxed, and spam/sales bullshit abounds. Being bought by Microsoft isn't helping either
Product Management
UX Observations
Everyday we encounter user interfaces. This means many chances to observe usability, and interactions with real users. Take advantage of these opportunities
Product Management
Product Management like Golf
Practice makes perfect. Product management is no different. Much like a golf swing, you need to practice until it is natural
Product Management
How to Not Get Your Features
One of the key roles of a product manager is to ride herd on the product backlog. Beyond setting priority, often you need to reject or refuse a feature.