The miss
Calls for product management to "do something" when bookings are light are common, but corrosive. Product management has few knobs with quick response....
Product Management
Articles and posts about product management, the practise, the art, and the reality of the role. Useful tips and guidelines
A new one for the Dude
Building a pipeline of talent with college grads is smart, but if you don't structure the department and leadership for success, you're gonna have a bad time....
Market Research
If you pay for market research, and it confirms your suspicions, you might be deluded. Product Management needs to keep their eyes open...
The Product Manager is NOT the Customer
A common trap that many product managers fall into is assuming that they know what the customer wants and needs in the product. Don't do this....
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...
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....