Product Management
One of the battles that product management battles is the constant train of feature requests. Too many groups think that features are top priority, yet we in Product Management balance the value, and the overall package
Essentials
Tools are critical to the product manager to be effective. Here I talk about some of my personal arsenal of tools to be effective, not a complete list, but useful aids to the job at hand
Product Management
The art of Pricing is tricky enough without outside interference. Yet, each group has their ideas, and product management must navigate these paths without it turning into a brawl
Product Management
Product Manager connotes different images in different parts of the organization. Understanding their perspective is a first step to success, or at least understanding their attitudes
Product Management
Being central to the operation of a business, the Product Manager is in the middle of a lot, and that entails some seriously stressful moments
Essentials
Regardless of the size or maturity of your organization, you have a product lifecycle, even if it is undocumented. A start at understanding is in this post
Product Management
Occasionally, you learn that something you put in motion turns out well. Seeing such a product at a trade show makes product management worth it
Product Management
A common trope is that the Product Manager is like the CEO of the product. Alas, that can't be further from the truth, and we need to put that myth to rest
Product Management
A tongue in cheek reading of building a kick-ass product team. Sadly, this isn't entirely fiction, and is a true tale from the product management trenches
Marketing
An engineer landed a senior Marketing job. He had "issues" and ultimately failed. A lesson learned case study, and a demonstration of the importance of the softer roles
Product Management
The race to the Moon provides some interesting lessons for Product Management. Sometimes rigor, and a phased approach makes all the difference
Product Management
Without the big picture, engineering can't relate to the whole product, and will fight you on trivial details. Product Management's duty is to give them the big picture