This past weekend I attended ProductCamp Austin #6 (PCA#6). How do you describe ProductCamp Austin? Imagine a TEDxLocal for Product Leaders in an Unconference format and open to all – with [ … ]
Category: Collaboration
Do Hard Things…Product Management
In a recent conversation with my friend Kevan Kjar, CEO of Three Quest, I noticed a sticker on his PC that said, “Do Hard Things.” I asked Kevan about the logo and what it represented. “It’s [ … ]
Guest Post: 3 Steps to a More Effective Voice of the Customer Program
NOTE: The following is a guest post from Christine Crandell. If you want to submit your own guest post, click here for more information. —– A well run voice- of-the [ … ]
Open Question – One thing you wish you had known when you became a PM
Hi Simple question : What’s one thing you know now that you wish you had known when you became a Product Manager? Think of it as advice you’d like to [ … ]
Open Question: How and When do you define usability requirements?
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 [ … ]
Crowdsourcing ideas for Canada’s future
Yesterday, I posted Canada’s Innovation Gap (part 3) where I discussed some ideas for solving the lack of innovation that exists in Canada. This weekend, the Liberal Party of Canada [ … ]
WWANPD (What would a normal person do?)
I was walking with my friend Michael last week in the Oakland hills, and he came out with the most hilarious question: What would a normal person do? Product managers often gripe: [ … ]
Michael Papanek on Resilient Relationships and Product Management
How much does your success rely on good relationships? And how good are your relationships? In my experience,relationships can make or break a person, and I think that the quality [ … ]
The Origins of Product Management (part 2)
NOTE: Part 1 can be found here. The high technology industry, and in particular, the software industry is much younger than the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. And the role of [ … ]
What Origami can teach us about Product Requirements
Tom Grant has started an interesting series of posts entitled Against a Grand Theory of Product Management. The articles are interesting reading, but make sure you have your thinking cap [ … ]