Global Product Management
One of the amazing things about doing web-based products and services is watching how quickly the service gets adopted internationally....
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Avoiding Design By Committee
One of the big advantages that startups have is that there aren’t many people. As companies get larger (even a...
read moreProduct Organizational Structure
In earlier articles I have discussed the key roles in the product organization – product managers, product designers, engineers and...
read moreMoving From Engineering To Product Management
In the last article I talked about the role of architects and engineers in the product discovery process. I explained...
read moreWhat Product Management Is Not
I find that many companies remain stuck in old, failed models of product management, and don’t always realize how important...
read moreProduct Management in an Agile Environment
Many software product teams are either currently experimenting with Agile methods, or have recently moved. I have written elsewhere about...
read moreProduct Management vs. Engineering
If a great product is the result of combining a real customer need with a solution that’s just now possible,...
read moreProduct Management vs. Project Management
Earlier I’ve written about how important it is to clearly distinguish the roles of product management and product marketing (see...
read moreProduct Discovery
Have you seen this situation before? Your company gets all excited about a product idea, and as product manager you...
read moreManaging Product Managers
In my last article (Product Management vs. Product Marketing) I discussed why product management is very different from product marketing,...
read moreProduct Management vs. Product Marketing
Industry pundits claim that 9 out of 10 product releases are failures in that they don’t meet their goals. I...
read moreProduct Management vs. Product Marketing
Industry pundits claim that 9 out of 10 product releases are failures in that they don’t meet their goals. I...
read moreMake a Friend in Finance
How many of you understand the economics of your product? Do you know your exact revenue model? Do you know...
read moreMeasuring Product Managers
Very often I’m asked how product managers should be measured. I have long believed that the only true measure of...
read moreRoles and Ratios
Last week I attended a truly unusual conference (www.gelconference.com). Anyway, as I was walking around I met quite a few...
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