Productivity vs. Responsiveness
Over the past year, I’ve done a half-dozen evaluations of product management
teams at enterprise software firms. These…
Product Management
180 posts
Let’s Fire a Few of Our Customers
As product managers, we worry about market results – not just successfully
shipping stuff on time, but growing our product’s…
The DIY Illusion
I’ve recently talked with several companies that are spending $1M/year or more
to build generic software that is…
What Do Recruiters Look For in a Product Management Resume?
(originally posted on Quora
[https://www.quora.com/What-do-recruiters-look-for-in-a-resume-for-the-role-of-…
Eight Mistakes You’ll (Probably) Make in Your First Product Management Job
Here are some mistakes that I expect most first-time product managers to make –
even after coursework, certificates, and online…
“It’s Not Just Me”
I recently ran a series of workshops specifically for product management leaders: Directors and VPs of Product, CPOs, and others…
What Do Product Leaders Worry About?
I spend much of my time with product leaders – folks who manage teams of product
managers – including at a recent…
This Is Why I Hire First for Product Experience
David Cancel’s post This Is Why I Never Hire Product Managers
[https://medium.com/life-learning/this-is-why-…
Organizational Thank-Yous
Thanking people for their good work is one of the most powerful, least used
tools we have at the office.…
A VP Product’s Checklist
Individual product managers drive individual products or services. VPs of
Product Management establish the broader context for getting great
products/…
2015: A Strong Product Year
It’s been a stellar year for folks involved in product management, UX/design
thinking, Lean, Agile, and shipping great…
Four Laws Of Software Economics (Part 4)
We’ve laid out three fundamental facts about commercial software: your development team will never be big enough; all of…