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The Struggle for Product Management to Rise to Executive
Product managers often dream of higher rungs on the ladder, but that jump often eludes them. There are many reasons, read on for why ...
Product Management
Articles and posts about product management, the practise, the art, and the reality of the role. Useful tips and guidelines
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Pitfalls of an Engineering Lead Organization
Engineering lead companies can be difficult for product management. They can be transformed, but it will not be easy, and a strong Product Management function is key to this change
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The Dreaded Zombie Product
Like the walking dead, zombie products are well past their sell by date, yet the barriers to finally discontinuing them are high. Product Management needs to break the cycle
Product Management
The Product Demo Goes Wrong
A classic scene from Robocop harkens back to all the worst product demos I have seen.
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Product Management Drinking Games - Win-loss analysis
Win loss analysis is an important tool to help an organization understand their strengths/weaknesses. That's why you shouldn't let Sales do it.
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Starting a New Product Management Job
Many stops on The Dude's career, and there are some common themes when starting a new product management position
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Product Management Truths
As a long time product manager, here are some hard truths that I have observed in over 17 years in the trenches
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A Tale of Two Products - the no product manager product
Product management or a similar function is a necessity in the longer term as you transition from engineering or sales lead organizations to marketing lead.
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Product Management Dog Whistles
Dog whistles, sub-audible cues that get the product management hackles up. When you hear these, you know that trouble is brewing
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What Does a MVP Really Mean?
Minimum viable product means different things to different groups. It behooves product management to be mindful of this, and ensure it's crisply defined
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Dream Product Management Jobs
Dream jobs and Product Management? Given free reign, where would the Dude like to work ... The sky is the limit
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Motivation, Why Big Corps can’t function like a Startup
Much ink is spilled on how large orgs can be more "start-up" like, but often there are structural issues (read: cash out upside, and advancement) in the way