Companies too often view the product manager as the person who delivers product requirements, or direction to the developers on what to build next. In my view, Product Management is a much broader mandate. We need to write requirements for our company’s capabilities, not just the service or software product that we deliver.
Month: October 2014
Why is Dyson doing so well?
I’m sure you’ve heard of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, or seen one of the commercials on TV with the earnest inventor himself, talking about how other vacuums lose suction, but his doesn’t. To be honest, when I first heard the ads I was skeptical. I had never really thought about vacuum cleaners much (who has?) but I didn’t think that all existing ones lose suction. Believe it or not, I bought one for $500, and I have a smile on my face every time I use it.
Microsoft Surface, and user needs beyond the interface
This past week, Microsoft unveiled Surface, which according to MS is “a fundamental change in the way we interact with digital content“. The last time I recall Microsoft making such [ … ]
Experiences with pricing
I have a band. When we got started, we worked for free. Our clients loved to book us, but when we showed up at the gig, we really got not [ … ]
Links
Software Compensation 2007–Is it 1999 All Over Again? – Steve McConnell has a look at software developer compensation. Anecdotally, I’ve seen the same thing with product management jobs lately. There [ … ]
Just as we launch the Blog on Product Management …
… I join the sales team. For over 10 years now I’ve been doing product management and marketing, and about a month ago I was recruited into sales. Actually Business [ … ]