Tag: Product Management
-
Something to Get You Ready for 2025 Product Strategy Season
September is right around the corner and that means the 2025 strategy season is here for many of us. For all you product managers out there, here’s something that’ll help you energize stakeholders and separate the pretenders from the contenders when it comes to influencing your product priorities for 2025, and it won’t cost you […]
-
Webinar: How to Get Promoted in Product Management
If you’re looking to climb the career ladder and get promoted in product management, you don’t have to pursue a management role like director or vice president. In this webinar, you’ll get five tips that will improve your odds of getting promoted and three alternatives to a management role that offer highly rewarding product management […]
-
Are We Going About Stakeholder Alignment the Hard Way?
I was at a recent Product Coffee meeting and the subject of stakeholder alignment came up. I immediately sensed heightened stress levels in everyone’s voice as the discussion progressed. I know stakeholder alignment has always been a challenge, but the intensity has clearly been ratcheted up as the complexities in product management continue to grow. Stakeholder alignment […]
-
The Best Bang For Your Discovery Buck – Customer Advisory Boards
Customer Advisory Boards (CABs) are still the best bang for the buck when it comes to “customer discovery,” not to be confused with user or product discovery! More on that later. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of facilitating numerous customer advisory boards for my clients. There are two common denominators in every meeting. […]
-
Product Management Outcomes – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
It’s refreshing to see so many discussions and articles themed around product management outcomes. After all, it’s the reason we product managers do what we do, right? But not all outcomes are created equal. Here’s a look at the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to product management outcomes. THE GOOD When […]
-
When Your Product Enhancement List is Out of Control
When it comes to managing your product enhancement list, there’s one thing you know for sure. The list is going to grow a lot faster than you can deliver the enhancements. Managing the product enhancement list is one of the most frustrating parts of your product manager job. There are so many perspectives and so […]
-
Why Market Leadership Starts With Product Management
There are a million and one things that go into creating a market leading company. But products are the nucleus, and that means market leadership starts with product management. There are the obvious things product management does. Everyone knows what they are, so there’s no need to rehash them. A simple ChatGPT inquiry will give […]
-
What Makes An Effective Product Management Process
A great 30-minute conversation with Paul Heller, Chief Evangelist at Sopheon. But we didn’t discuss the process itself. We talked about value-driven product management, what it takes to get the rest of the organization on board and how to help other disciplines see the benefit to them. 30 minutes never went so fast. It’s definitely […]
-
How To Avoid the Product “Version 1 and Done” Dilemma
You followed the textbook process for uncovering an unmet market need, justified the financial investment and successfully released product version 1 to market with great success. So, what’s the problem? The problem is you’re just getting started while the majority of your stakeholders are blissfully dusting off their hands thinking it’s done and eager to […]
-
Onboarding Customers – How To Use Job Tasks For Superior Results
When you’re onboarding customers, the end game is to improve the job performance of your users in ways that have measurable value to their organization. If that goal sounds familiar, there’s a good reason. It’s the exact same goal product managers aim for when they’re building new features and products. Onboarding Customers With a New […]