Open question to everyone. Most of the requirements Product Managers create are functional requirements. i.e. indicating what the product or service must do or provide. i.e. the what. But in [ … ]
My interview with Chris Cummings
Hi, just a quick note to check out an interview I did with Chris Cummings on his blog Product Management meets Pop Culture. 7 Questions with Saeed Khan And for [ … ]
Why I hate that Henry Ford (faster horses) quote!
There’s a quotation attributed to Henry Ford that is repeated (far too often I must say) in conversations about innovation and new product development. It’s not the “any colour as [ … ]
Top 7 posts from the past year
The blog turned 3 earlier this month. As a belated present, here are a few of the most popular posts from the past year. A couple are personal favourites of [ … ]
What’s New on the Blog?
Hi Just thought I’d pass on a quick update about some changes on the blog. Move to self-hosted blog As of early June, we moved from hosted WordPress to a [ … ]
It’s ProductCamp Season!
From only 3 events a couple of years ago — Silicon Valley, Austin, Toronto — the number of ProductCamps has grown steadily. In fact, there are 3 events in the [ … ]
The secret to Apple’s success?
If there’s one company that is the envy of the high-tech community these days, it’s Apple. Steve Jobs is hailed as a genius CEO and lauded for a string of [ … ]
Countdown to ProductCamp Toronto
Only 12 more days until ProductCamp Toronto. It’s on Sunday May 30, 2010 and will be held right downtown at the Ted Rogers School of Business near Yonge and Bay. [ … ]
The Importance of Perspective
Steve Johnson has a video on his site that shows a wonderful optical illusion. I’ve embedded it here for your viewing convenience. This video is a great example of how [ … ]
Product Management Metrics (part 2a)
My conference call on PM Metrics with Tom Grant went quite well yesterday. It was a round table discussion with good points made by several participants. While we did talk [ … ]