Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Hiring a product manager? Consider these 6 questions first. (1) How large is your market? (2) How do you validate product ideas with customers? (3) How do you describe a product …
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TEI 181: Managing a product during the Maturity phase of the product life cycle – with Janna Bastow
Mature products require tough decisions and time for retrospection. In this discussion, we bring some mature thinking to the topic of maturity. The product life cycle consists of five phases -- introduction, growth, maturity, decline, and retire. Successful products make it to maturity, and if properly managed, can …
TEI 180: Why and how APIs should be managed as a product – with Bryan Hicks
A different type of product, but traditional product management still applies. Today's topic is the product management of APIs -- application program interfaces that enable software systems to share information and interact. In the past I have thought of APIs as a part of a software system. It's another activity on a …
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Product-market fit–and other innovation observations for product managers June 8, 2018
Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Product-market fit case studies. Product-market fit is about finding an area where value is created for a group of customers – a market. It is like dating in the sense that it …
TEI 179: The specific steps for finding product-market fit – with Dan Olsen
How product managers scale the pyramid to product success Product management and innovation is about creating value for customers by solving a problem they have. We accomplish this through a tangible product or an intangible service. Done correctly, we have a proper product-market fit — a product that satisfies the …
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Development speed matters–and other innovation observations for product managers June 1, 2018
Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Build products fast or risk being irrelevant. A VP I once worked for told the development team that it may take two years to get our software product to market, but it will be …
TEI 178: How to create a guided directed learning group to accelerate product management in your organization – with John Spero
Going beyond brown bag lunches for next-level product manager professional development.This discussion is focused on another tool to help you become a product master and accelerate your career. It is a study group approach you can facilitate with a group of product people in your organization. My guest calls them …
TEI 177: Creating a hybrid Agile Stage-Gate process – with Colin Palombo
How product managers can turn a marathon into a sprint. Many medium to large organizations are adopting agile practices, such as the use of Scrum. Some are having more success with the adoption than others. Most of these organizations are also using some form of stage-gate for the development of new products. When …
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TEI 176: How product managers can join the meaning revolution – with Fred Kofman
Product Managers can create a shared sense of purpose to empower high-performing teams. This is where you make your move from product manager to product master. That is the move to being a product leader in your organization or the organization you want to work with. Being a leader involves creating vision and …
Innovate like a startup–and other innovation observations for product managers May 11, 2018
Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. For larger organizations to create products like a startup, create a Growth Board. Just about every CEO recognizes that innovation and product management is central to …
The primary responsibilities for an organization are product management and innovation. They deliver value to customers. They're also exciting responsibilities for those properly equipped. That is my job - equipping product managers and innovators. 