Missed Details That Can Cause Huge Product Reputation Ramifications
Product managers are all about prioritization. The items that deliver the most value to a product’s reputation, help the product achieve its goals and...
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Dear Sales, It’s Me… Your Product Manager
Should a product manager accompany the sales rep to prospect meetings to demo the product? When a customer calls their account manager for support,...
What to do When Investors Say No to Your Product Idea
Imagine this scenario. You’re a product manager working for a software startup, and you’ve come up with an idea for a new app. Your...
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How to Make a Compelling IT Services Roadmap
Let’s face it, IT Services doesn’t get the glory it deserves. Most large organizations would quickly grind to a halt without the shepherding and...
Why Product Managers Should Listen to Music at Work
Thanks to open floor plan offices, it’s common to see rows of knowledge workers heads down in their laptops with an assortment of earbuds...
6 Ways for Product Managers to Manage their Time Off (and Still Drive their Roadmap Forward)
Product managers receive a lot of advice. You should prioritize this feature. Here’s a new market worth investigating. Some of my prospects say they’d...
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In product management, there’s no universal measure of your worth and accomplishments that speaks for itself. If you want credibility with your coworkers and...
