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Product Management Best Practices: The Productologist
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I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes products successful (or not), and was following a discussion on an email list that I participate in (The Inbox Insiders, a collective of email marketing experts from vendors, agencies, and brand marketers) that prompted me to write here about some of the parallels. The original discussion started [...]
Image by lemwan via Flickr If it hasn’t already happened for you, the end of Summer is here (apologies to my friends in the southern hemisphere for whom Spring is just emerging). To celebrate the coming harvest festivals, I have hunted and gathered this list of thought-provoking, yet timeless Product Management (and UX) posts. Read [...]
I posted a while ago about the importance of communicating with customers about both product strategy and product issues, and wanted to share this example I received from XMarks– I like this communication for a few reasons: Proactive communication to users about issues/mistake Description of issue(s) Solution to issue(s) Apologize Asks for feedback from abandoning users [...]
A former co-worker is looking for a top-flight Marketing Manager, so if you know anyone who is interested, let me know and I can get them in contact with the hiring manager. Job details are below. MARKETING MANAGER @ StrongMail Systems StrongMail is a global leader in the email marketing space, providing integrated solutions for [...]
It’s not hard to find Agile projects and development teams, especially within the Silicon Valley ecosystem, but I am starting to see Agile methods (Scrum, specifically) used for a variety of non-development initiatives. I am an Agile convert, after having been an opponent for a long time, but I am not blind to the fact [...]
Image by Martin-Neuhof via Flickr How’s your summer reading program going? Have you been making steady progress toward winning the prize? No? Well, here are some gems that can help you fill out that form so that you can pick out a prize from the box at the end of the summer (I know the [...]
If the spectacle that occurred recently has taught us anything, it’s that loyalty, if not already dead, is fleeting. The spectacle to which I refer is the saga of which NBA team LeBron James would sign with during his first period of free agency. Like jilted lovers, the fans of Cleveland spew bile at LeBron [...]
“Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history.” -Joan Wallach Scott There is no standing still for Product Managers. There is always a next release; a next priority; a next compeititor; a next new idea. We are not comfortable just being. We must always be [...]
Image by mbgrigby via Flickr Trying to get back into the swing of things. I’m starting it off slowly, so there are only 6 in today’s list of magical Product Management posts. Don’t feel bad it you didn’t make the list this time. I was looking for something specific and only a few posts had [...]
Way back when (does Webvan ring a bell?), I attended one of Pragmatic Marketing‘s fantastic Product Management seminars. Going into the session, I thought I knew 98% of what Product Management was about, but after attending the class, I realized it was really 98% that I DIDN’T know about Product Management. One of the great lessons that I learned [...]
I have been doing a bit more business travel lately as part of my recent job change (Well, it’s been over a year, so maybe not so recent). Not a problem, really, more of a shift, but I had noticed some shortcomings of my old laptop bag, and that, combined with some of the crazy [...]
This is probably the last Product Management Reader of the year. Not for sure yet, but probably. To keep you busy through the end of the year, here is an extra wonderful list of stuff to fill your days with. Unless you’ve got something better to do, which I HIGHLY doubt! The Price of Leadership [...]
Last week (3Dec09), Forrester Research Analyst Tom Grant led a discussion on Agile in Technology and how it pertains to Product Management. I took some copious notes on the discussion and thought I would share them here. Be forewarned, some of this may seem a bit cryptic. I was typing in real time (on my [...]
And these days, who isn’t? My company is having a webinar this month covering how to put together a Social Media strategy for your company or organization. If you (or your company) haven’t figured out to monitor and utilize social media channels, then this is a good primer. It will be heavily geared toward marketing [...]
Image by » Zitona « via Flickr A shorter list than usual this time, thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, but that should in no way diminish the importance of any of the articles listed below. Besides, the list includes a post from April Dunford at Rocket Watcher, and she’s the best Product [...]
I wrote a post back in 2007 [Passion, part 1] that highlighted how products that get users excited benefit from the passion that they generate. One of the companies I commented on was Tivo, one of the pioneers of the DVR and digital time shifting. See my comment in the original post on what they [...]
Product Manager’s Desk Reference by Steven Haines There are books and there are Books, and with 700+ pages, the Product Manager’s Desk Reference (PMDR) definitely falls in the latter category of capital B books. It’s not a book you can throw in your laptop bag to read on the plane (or train). Actually, you could, [...]
The BW and I took a trip to Vegas this summer (her first) as long weekend getaway. Our experiences there were quite different, even though we were together 99 percent of the time. Vegas is many things to many people and we had different expectations (from each other) going in and by the time we [...]
Travel usually makes for a very productive Productologist (long waits in airport terminals and poor in-flight entertainment typically give me the time to crank out the great blog posts you all have become accustomed to). But lately, I have been worshiping at the altar of the Red-Eye trans-continental (or trans-Atlantic) flight, which has resulted in [...]
Well folks, this is it. The FINAL PMQC. Today we are talking with Amita Paul, Founder of ObjectiveMarketer, a solution for extending Marketing, Sales and Customer Service into Social Media. This session has been in the works for a looong time. Originally, Amita was going to write some guest posts for The Productologist, but we [...]
Another opportunity, albeit, a temporary one for a Web Product Manager in New York City. Unfortunately I don’t have any details other than those below. Send me a note if you are interested. It’s a 3- or 4-month position with the following responsibilities– Perform research and analysis to shape product vision and strategy in pursuit [...]
In the interest of good karma, here are two Product Management job posting that I have heard about. These are REAL PM jobs in the SF Bay area. If you are interested, let me know and I can get you in touch with the hiring manager (no recruiters, please)– Product Manager @ Loomia [POSITION FILLED] [...]
Alright, people, Summer is over (again, just for you Northern Hemisphere dwellers)! Time to kick it back into gear. I hope you all kept up with your Summer reading list. You’ll be expected to discuss the following (with cited examples): Thoughts: Duplicating the “Apple Effect” [AckNak] Does a product manager have a natural life-cycle? [Carl [...]
Last time on the Product Management Question Corner, I announced that there was only one more left to post. That was true, until Jason Miceli, self-described Product Ninja, answered my tweet requesting more volunteers. Jason is VP of Product Management at Perimeter eSecurity, a provider of on-demand information security services for enterprises of all sizes. [...]
This one time, at PCamp…no, I’m not going there. I know it’s summertime (at least for those of you in the northern hemisphere, and according to Google Analytic s, there are some of you who read The Productologist who aren’t), and that typically means a laissez faire attitude about blog editorial, but I will not [...]
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