Four Laws Of Software Economics (Part 3)
Our two previous posts noted that your development team will never, ever be big enough to catch up with your…
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Four Laws Of Software Economics (Part 2)
Post #1 noted that your development team will never, ever, ever be big enough to catch up with your dreams.…
Four Laws Of Software Economics (Part 1)
Newton taught us that gravity’s not just a good idea, it’s the law.
I’ve spent a lot…
Interviewing Like A Product Manager
I’ve interviewed dozens of product management candidates recently, and many didn’t leave much of an impression. Here are…
Portfolio Thinking: A Platform Example
If you are a General Manager or Director of Product Management, you wrestle with decisions at the portfolio level – not…
Product Spending and Implied Strategy
Following on my last post on product strategy/prioritization and pie charts… here’s another way to apply the same…
Appallingly Unfortunate Mobile Ad
The New York Times ran a heart-breaking 7500-word article in today’s Sunday Magazine about Sandy Bem’s…
Prioritization Requires Strategy
I just spent a couple of hours with a mentee, newly promoted to Director of Product Management at a company…
Why (Agile) Program Management Tools Don’t Help (Agile) Product Managers
Agile development teams need tools for tracking the creation of software. There are dozens of well-known, purpose-built offerings…
A Strategic Tool Chain
Scott Sehlhorst, an incisive product thinker and occasional collaborator, made this strategic map of disciplines for delivering market-winning products…
Your Next Developer Costs $1M/Year in Revenue
As tech product managers, we’re often pitching the need for larger development teams. There’s an implied revenue obligation,…
A Brilliantly Awful Customer Experience
How ineffectual can a multinational be? Here’s a real, ripped-from-the-headlines email from [BigFamousBank], who we’re…