IoT Strategy for Product Leaders
Many companies are hiring in-house UX teams to assist in the development process. That's great news for your users, but it could be a challenge for you. As a Product Manager, how do you leverage this new skill set and how do you integrate it into … [Continue reading]
UX seems to be the latest buzzword around. Everybody is talking about it, but what does it really mean? In this post I'll go over the basics of UX for Product Managers and more importantly, how can a you can leverage UX to create better products. … [Continue reading]
In Part 1, I shared my criteria for selecting a great Project Manager. Once you have the criteria, how do you identify all those traits during the interview process? Below is an approach I've used successfully for many years. … [Continue reading]
Hiring a great Project Manager is critical, especially when this new team member will lead many of your software initiatives. They help prioritize tasks, interface with stakeholders and overall, drive a project to completion. But how do you find a … [Continue reading]
In this post, I share some lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid during the development of your Mobile App. … [Continue reading]
Mobile applications has some very unique characteristics that shouldn't be overlooked when planing your mobile strategy. In this post, I'll cover some decisions you need to make before starting the project. In Part 2, I'll give tips to help you avoid … [Continue reading]
So far in this Vendor Contract series, we talked about T&M (Part 2) and Fixed Price (Part 3) SOWs. In this last post, I describe two final contract types that you can't afford to miss: Retainer and Staffing SOWs. … [Continue reading]
Now that you are familiar with T&M SOWs, let's look at Fixed Price SOWs. This is probably the most common type of contract for bigger software engagements. Whether you are the Client or Vendor, you don't want to miss the key watchouts in this … [Continue reading]
In the first part of this series, I shared a primer on NDAs, MSAs, SOWs and COs. In this post, I'll dive deeper into Time and Materials contracts – their pros and cons and things to look for during negotiations. … [Continue reading]
In this series, I'll discuss the key areas in contract negotiations that Product Managers need to know. I'll describe the basic contracts you'll encounter (NDA, MSA, SOW and CO) and key watchouts from both the Client and Vendor perspective. … [Continue reading]
In Part 1, I discussed some of the preparations you'll need when choosing a software vendor for design or development. In this post, I dive into actually selecting the vendor and what you can expect once you do. … [Continue reading]
As a Product Manager, sooner or later you might need to outsource some or all of your software design or development to an external vendor. To get you started, here are some key considerations when choosing a software vendor, based on my experience … [Continue reading]