By Rivi Aspler A few months ago, I linked the type of product manager that you want to hire, to the product life cycle stage that your product is at, [ … ]
Roadmap Planning as a Zero Sum Game
By Rivi Aspler In game theory and economic theory, zero-sum describes a situation in which a participant’s gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the [ … ]
5 Tips for Building Tablet-First Business Applications
By Rivi Aspler Congratulations, you have just gotten approval to build a tablet-first business application. This scenario is nothing new when your product has been designed initially for the mobile [ … ]
Mobile Business Applications – Managing the Product Twice
By Rivi Aspler Many companies (especially the big ones) are still investing considerable efforts in the development of independent desktop, tablet and smartphone applications. Why? Because the needs of heavy-duty [ … ]
The Cost of A ‘Good Enough’ Product
By Rivi Aspler Every company (hopefully) has a clear strategy which is reflected in its market positioning. Whether it’s your technological IP, your industry expertise, or simply a cost-effective solution, [ … ]
You’re a Product Manager and You Don’t See Eye to Eye with These People. Good!
By Rivi Aspler Product managers are the ones who bridge gaps between various opinion leaders, both internal and external to the organization. If you are a product manager and you [ … ]
Reports are Dead. Long Live Embedded Analytics
By Rivi Aspler In the old days (just a few years ago …), data-reports were a mandatory feature to any business application. Offered with no other choice, end users had [ … ]
Product Management vs. Systems Analysis
By Rivi Aspler It still surprises me that people confuse system analysis with product management. Surprise is one thing, totally harmless. The risky thing is hiring a systems analyst when [ … ]
What Type of Product Manager Do You Really Need?
By Rivi Aspler Saeed recently spoke at Product Camp (Silicon Valley), where he presented a presentation, named, How to truly manage your product like a CEO. This post is related [ … ]
How to increase your chances of getting your product idea funded
By Rivi Aspler There are many product-oriented checklists that one can find over the web. Product groups can easily check their readiness to various types of targets, whether its design, development, [ … ]