13 Aug 2013
What is product management?
Product management is the job of looking after a specific product within a business. There are two parts to the job – bringing new products to market and managing those…
30 Oct 2012
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…
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.
7 Apr 2011
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.
24 Aug 2010
Power to the proposition!
As a product manager you can’t do everything you’d like. Getting out and talking to customers is always a good thing however make sure you set expectations correctly (see our…