Last week’s poll about Win/Loss Analysis has pointed out some grim facts about us as product managers. To summarize: According to the Pragmatic Marketing survey, only about 20% of product [ … ]
Month: October 2014
Towards a Product Management Manifesto (part 1.5)
A comment by Steve Johnson on another blog made me realize that before I start talking about *my* views on the problems in technology product management, I should do a [ … ]
When form doesn’t follow function
I’ve written before about frames of reference. That’s the term I use (borrowed from physics) for how we can perceive situations around us differently from others due to differences in [ … ]
Towards a Product Management Manifesto (part 1)
Yes, this is going to be a multi-parter. It’s a big topic and it makes sense to discuss it in steps. I’ve been thinking about this topic a lot, and [ … ]
Saeed vs. Cranky PM: Fight!
I must have made some really relevant points in some comments (1,2) on the Cranky PM’s site, because she decided to honour me with a post entirely dedicated to refuting [ … ]
Not a Book Review: Software Product Management
Just a quick shout out about a new book on software product management, aptly titled: Software Product Management, Issues and Perspectives. The book is a collection of articles by various [ … ]
Your Blog on Wordle – Redux
Last week, I posted about Wordle and used a number of Product Management blogs as examples of how Wordle represents their content. I also asked people to try to identify [ … ]
Advice for managing up
Everyone, especially Product Management, needs to understand how critical it is to manage up. i.e. how to manage your superiors. In this frame of reference, your job is to ensure [ … ]
No Win/Loss? Blame…
As promised here are the results from the Win/Loss poll I ran last week. First, thanks to all those who responded. The question was: Why are you not performing Win/Loss [ … ]
Product Managers: Show your mettle!
When times are good, no one really needs Product Management. You build something marginally useful and someone funds it, people use it and some people even buy it. Looking back [ … ]