It’s difficult to manage the P&L, when you don’t have control of the “P” or the “L.”—Rich Nutinsky, Pragmatic Marketing It’s fairly common for product managers to be asked to [ … ]
Category: Project Management
How to Know When You’re Ready for Beta
by Emily Hossellman Beta testing is a key part of product development, but it can be difficult to get the timing right. Product teams are often pressured to get new [ … ]
You don’t know what you don’t know (until it’s too late)
By Saeed Khan I heard an interesting story recently from a PM friend of mine. Her sales people had requested an ROI spreadsheet to use with prospects. Given current [ … ]
Small deeds vs. big plans
A local church regularly posts insightful aphorisms on it’s street front sign. They usually catch my attention as I drive by. Last week the sign read: “No matter how tall [ … ]
5 Practical Ways to Improve Executive Communications
Everyday, product management and product marketing are barraged with data and information that finds its way into competitive intelligence, innovation, better requirements, insights into the buying process and more. In [ … ]
Thoughts on Measuring Product Leadership
There’s a saying with woodworkers and carpenters, “Measure twice and cut once.” For those who haven’t cut lumber before, it’s a simple principle. When cutting a piece of wood for [ … ]
The Scrum Title “Product Owner” must die!
by Saeed Khan There was a tweet this past weekend that caught my eye. It said something like “The Product Owner on one page”. It was retweeted many times. When [ … ]
Product Management: Beware of Flying Monkeys
In 2009, while guest posting on Lead on Purpose, I recalled a story about “Flying Monkeys.” You know, the unsolicited requests that usually surface from different areas of your organization, usually [ … ]
Leading Product Vision
In my post, Essential Pieces for Strategic Product Leadership, I outlined four areas that are paramount for product leaders. First on my list was Product Vision and I’ll focus on that topic [ … ]
Guest Post: 4 ways that Agile methods brought sanity to my company
NOTE: The following is a guest post from Wayne Mulligan. If you want to submit your own guest post, click here for more information. ——– The company I founded almost [ … ]