In part 1 of this series, I talked about the lack of maturity in the product management role in technology companies. Computer technology and software themselves are rather immature, and [ … ]
Category: Process
Do Product Managers need Domain Knowledge?
As part of the second Pragamatic Marketing blogfest, I’m responding to Steve Johnson’s post: “Everyone needs to know what we do here“. In it, Steve writes about the need for [ … ]
Product Manager vs. Product Management (part 1)
I recently finished a series of articles on being a Great Product Manager. I want to switch gears a bit and spend some time talking about the function of Product [ … ]
Disneyland knows Product Management
By Saeed Khan A couple of years ago, when we were still living in the SF Bay Area, we took a family holiday down to Southern California. The objective was [ … ]
What’s the deal with tradeshow demos? (abridged and full versions)
In a blog posting, Steve Johnson of Pragmatic Marketing asks “Why Demo at Trade Shows?” Good question. Abridged version Why demo? Steve writes: Do we think that the product will [ … ]
Fantasic Followups
Recently I got a fantastic followup email from a service I had signed up for online: This is amazing. It’s short, it’s to the point and it’s dead easy for [ … ]
Some Product Management reading
Over the last few years I’ve written several articles that have been published by the folks at ProductMarketing.com. I discussed one such article, Product Management Axioms, in another blog post. [ … ]
How to be a GREAT Product Manager (part 6)
Own the product from conception to completion and beyond In my early product management jobs, I focused a lot on the process of product management. A CEO of a startup [ … ]
How to be a GREAT Product Manager (part 5)
Be an integrator, translator and communicator. Don’t be a terminator. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase that Product Managers are “the hub of the wheel”. I really don’t like that [ … ]
How to be a GREAT Product Manager (part 4)
The 4 Cs of leadership: credibility, commitment, communication and courage Product managers need to be leaders. A truism no doubt. But what does being a leader really mean and how [ … ]