The analyst racket
As product managers and product marketers our role can bring us into contact with the big technology analysts – with their magic quadrants, waves and cycles.
But are there some potential conflicts of interest?
Firefighting – is that your job?
Product managers spend nearly half their time firefighting.
But is this wrong? Well it depends on what you think product management is for.
Agile hype and Scrum dogma
So, is Agile better than Waterfall? Scrum better than Stage-Gate? We don’t necessarily think so.
There is no single best way of developing even though some people would like us to believe there is!
Propositions Product Management Journal
Our Product Management Journal on Propositions is packed with best practice, tips and insights.
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Do sales give your product away for free?
Does your sales team sell your product (in exchange for money) or do they give it away for free?
An excellent blog entry from Jock Busuttil.
How happy is your donkey?
How happy is your team?
Here’s a quick checklist of things that you can do to help check that your team is happy and performing at their best.
Launching Product Management Journal
Our Product Management Journal on Launching is packed with best practice, tips and insights.
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Judged on the success of your product?
Should you be judged on the success of your product?
Well the easy answer would be yes however I think back to my early years in product management and think is it really that easy…
Lies, damn lies and business cases
Business cases are a complete waste of time. You know that the numbers will be wrong and made to say whatever it takes to get sign-off. When being first-to-market really counts – business cases just slow you down.
Whilst we don’t believe this we’ve certainly seen this attitude in the past!
