23 Jan 2018
From projects to products
Does the next customer deal drive development priorities? Do Sales and Senior Management sell whatever the customer wants? Are costs spiralling and profits falling? We explain the challenges of moving…
7 Feb 2017
The product manager role and why you need to lead
Is your direction set by whatever crisis you face? Are you busy reacting to the requests of others? Does your email drive you? Don’t swim with the shoal – why…
9 Jun 2016
How should product managers spend their time?
Avoid product managers acting as an expert helpdesk. Focus on the fuzzy front-end.
19 Nov 2015
Putting product management in the driving seat
Over the past 15 years we’ve worked with thousands of product managers. We see unique problems but surprisingly lots of very similar ones. Watch this cartoon video to discover what…
14 May 2015
What’s most important – great product managers or great organization?
Product management by heroes or by committee?
22 Apr 2015
A better way of working for Product Managers
Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in mud? It takes more time and effort to do things than it should. It’s probably the processes and structures used to run…
24 Sep 2014
Tips for recruiting product managers
At Product Focus, we understand how tough it can be to find good product managers. So here are some top tips for recruiting product managers…
16 Apr 2013
Product Managers should lead and not act as a dumping ground for problems
As a product manager are you constantly sweeping up the mess made by someone else? Of course we’re sympathetic … but I sometimes wonder if we bring some of this…
2 Mar 2012
Firefighting – is that the job of a product manager?
Product managers spend nearly half their time firefighting. But is this wrong? Well it depends on what you think product management is for.
15 Jan 2011
How happy is your hive? 🐝
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.