It’s that time of year when individuals and companies give money to those in need. Some companies donate privately, while others make it quite public. Here’s an example of a [ … ]
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One-hit wonders
What do Mungo Jerry, the Vapors, Chumbawamba, Gary Numan, and Norman Greenbaum all have in common? They were all musicians or groups that have the distinction of being one-hit wonders. [ … ]
The value of PM certification
By Saeed Khan The CrankyPM is asking for your input on the value of being certified as a Product Manager by any of the various orgs that give these tests. [ … ]
The cult of Twitter
cult: Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. Hey, are you on Twitter? Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked that in [ … ]
Book Review: Expert Product Management
Did you ever pick up a book, read it and then think, where’s the rest of the book? If not, then you haven’t read Expert Product Management by Brian Lawley. [ … ]
Working with Sales and Marketing
A common question for Product Managers, is how to work effectively with other teams; in particular, Sales and Marketing. Over the coming months, I’m going to spend more time on [ … ]
The Agile Disease…
Having written a fair bit recently about Agile/Scrum, I found the following post provided an interesting perspective. The Agile Disease by Luke Halliwell I don’t agree with everything the Luke [ … ]
A 5th element for the Agile Manifesto
Robert Martin gave a keynote at the Agile 2008 conference. Entitled Quintessence, he talked about adding a 5th element to the Agile Manifesto. His suggestion was: Craftsmanship over Crap After [ … ]
ProductCamp Toronto – A Success
Today, we held the first ProductCamp Toronto downtown at the Ted Rogers School of Business. About 100 people showed up in the morning to listen and participate. Some of them [ … ]
Is Product Management Agile?
There’s a lot of talk about Agile Product Management these days, and for obvious reasons. The thinking is that because of Agile development, Product Managers need to change how they [ … ]