What product managers need to know about selecting and managing projects This is the next episode in the series on a product management body of knowledge I'm doing every-other-week. We are exploring the Product Development and Management Association's (PDMA) guide to the body of knowledge for product managers and …
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TEI 310: Product managers emerge stronger through adversity – with Joseph Michelli, PhD
Lessons on innovation and product management from the pandemic Dr. Joseph Michelli is a returning guest, having previously brought us insights for creating incredible customer experiences with products and services in episodes 147 and 251. Much has changed in 2020. It is not the year we expected. The adversity has …
TEI 309: Product management strategy – with Allan Anderson, PhD
The importance of an organizational game plan for product managers I started a new series to explore the Product Development and Management Body of Knowledge. While it has since been updated many times, this is the body of knowledge I discovered in 2007 that led to many ah-ha moments for me as a product manager. It …
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TEI 308: How innovators lead transformation – with Tendayi Viki, PhD
Tips on driving innovation within organizations for product managers and leaders Our guest says that organizations need pirates. These are the people who make entrepreneurship a legitimate part of the business. They are the innovators and transformers. Pirates design value propositions and business models that …
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TEI 307: Introduction to the PDMA Body of Knowledge for product managers and innovators – with Allan Anderson, PhD
Discover the smorgasbord of tools for product managers and innovators This is a little longer introduction than normal and there is a good reason for it, so bear with me for a moment. In 2007 I sat in a small conference room with 12 other people. We were there to prepare for the New Product Development Professional …
TEI 306: Accomplish twice as much in half the time – with Steve Glaveski
Simple steps product managers can take to become Time Rich Would you like to get more done? Product managers are pulled in many directions, and if you are like others, you struggle to get the most important things done, let along everything you are asked to do. Our guest knows a lot about this. He was an …
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TEI 305: Become a product naming champ – with Alexandra Watkins
How product managers can create product names that make people smile Not many product managers get involved in naming products, and that is a mistake. If you were involved during the initial idea work and problem solving—creating a product concept that fulfills customers' unmet needs—then you have valuable insights …
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TEI 304: How to become an influential product manager – with Ken Sandy
How product managers can discover customer needs and build the right product I'm often asked by product managers on their journey to product master what books they should read. I have a new one to recommend. It covers a broad perspective helpful to less experienced product managers all the way to those who are leading …
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TEI 303: A case study for getting the right people on a product team – with Teresa Jurgens-Kowal, PhD
How product managers can increase team performance by understanding Team Dimensions The only thing better than hearing about how an organization improved their product management and innovation capability is sharing it with The Everyday Innovators! I was talking with Teresa Jurgens-Kowal about innovation culture …
TEI 302: From product manager to founder – with Ryan Frederick
What product managers need to know to build a product into a successful company When I'm working with a group of product managers to help them move towards product mastery, I always ask them to introduce themselves by sharing what they love about product management. Among the numerous answers, in the last year the …
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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. 