Last week’s poll about Win/Loss Analysis has pointed out some grim facts about us as product managers. To summarize: According to the Pragmatic Marketing survey, only about 20% of product [ … ]
Category: What’s the Deal
What’s the deal with Software Product Management?
OK…this one has been bubbling inside me for a while, and tonight I decided to lay it out and see what feedback comes in. I’ll put on the flame proof [ … ]
What’s the deal with Product Roadmaps?
As a product manager, I’m sure you’ve had to create a roadmap or two to convey future plans or, at minimum, as a sales tool so the sales people can [ … ]
What’s the deal with Personas?
The CrankyPM recently posted a good little rant on personas. It’s drawn some interesting comments from both sides of the persona camp (PCamp? 🙂 ). BTW, I’m totally jealous as [ … ]
What’s the deal with BizDev? pt. 2
James McGuirk left a detailed comment on my original post that warranted a response. Nicely written article and one that addresses the likely perspective of a product-oriented organization. Fundamentally they [ … ]
What’s the deal with BizDev?
I’ve worked in a few companies that had a role called “Business Development”. I have to say, this is probably one of the most poorly defined and managed roles I’ve [ … ]