by Saeed Khan A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to tell me what important activities you aren’t able to do because you’re caught up doing other (less important) [ … ]
Category: Organization
Don’t let other departments hide their headcount in your budget
Don’t let other departments hide their headcount in your budget.—Steve Johnson, Under 10 Consulting. I’m often asked how large a product management team should be. And my reply is, “how many other departments [ … ]
Onboarding for Product Management
by Mike Smart A few years ago, a friend of mine recommended the book Topgrading by Brad Smart, Ph.D. One “a-ha” moment for me was the cost of hiring and [ … ]
Is it possible to measure the impact of Product Management?
by Saeed Khan One of the very first articles I wrote on Product Management was titled “You can’t never have too many Product Managers“. I think that was back in [ … ]
He Said, She Said: How can Product Management and UX work together
By Saeed Khan and Heather Searl In a recent post Saeed mentioned the potential overlap of some responsibilities between Product Management and User Experience and Heather touched on the subject in [ … ]
The 3 biggest problems in Product Management today – part 3 – Communication
by Saeed Khan This is part 3 of this series on problems in Product Management today. Part 1 of this series covered issues with various Product Management roles and responsibilities. Part [ … ]
The 3 biggest problems in Product Management today – Part 1 – Roles
by Saeed Khan As Product Managers, part of our job is to observe, understand and correlate information about our customers, prospects, markets, competitors and organizations. We then take the insight [ … ]
Your first days… as product manager
By Steve Johnson You’re in your first days as a product manager. In no time, your calendar is full and you have a zillion emails. There’s so much to do. [ … ]
Is product marketing the same as marketing? (I say no)
I’m often asked to differentiate product marketing from marketing (or marketing communications, if you prefer). This effort gets confusing for most because of the term “marketing.” I’ve long been uncomfortable [ … ]
Diagnosing Org Health – Take the ONPM poll
Sometimes pictures can say more than words. Here’s a simple flow chart to help diagnose organizational health and a quick poll. The top part of this chart is where culture [ … ]