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 [ … ]
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Product Management metrics with Tom Grant
On Wed. May 5, I will be participating in a live teleconference with Forrester Analyst Tom Grant and a number of his clients. We’ll be discussing a number of issues [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Canada’s Innovation Gap (part 3)
NOTE: This is a bit of a long post, but it is also long overdue. In it, I present some needed steps to address the innovation issue in Canada. So, [ … ]
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: [ … ]
Who cares about the soft stuff?
The longer I live, the more I internalize it: We succeed or fail to a large extent because of our ability to establish and sustain good relationships. Yes, you need a [ … ]
Questions for Product Managers
It started with an interview on Red Canary, talking to Product Management leaders in Toronto, including Alan Armstrong, Stephen Pollack, Lee Garrison and Roy Pereira. Interestingly enough, I know all [ … ]
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 [ … ]
The Origins of Product Management (part 1)
One of the common problems when discussing the subject of technology Product Management is that there is no common definition of Product Management that all people agree on. To better [ … ]
Toronto Transit Commission – How not to handle bad PR
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is dealing with a real PR problem right now. There have been a number of photos and videos taken by transit riders and posted on [ … ]