How Calling Yourself “CEO of the Product” Can Backfire
Product Management is still a relatively new profession, so many people don’t understand what we do. And I’ll be honest,…
15How to Use a Scorecard to Prioritize Features
Okay, let’s say you already have a clear strategy that users have validated. You’ve done customer development, and you have…
The Simple Rule for Feature Prioritization
Feature prioritization is one an essential responsibility of Product Management. All the work you do– customer development, internal horse-trading, market…
How to Measure the Quality of Your Product
We all want to create a quality product. Every team–from Executives to Sales, Marketing, Support, and Development–talk about the quality…
What is a Technical Product Manager, Anyway?
You might have noticed many variations on the Product Manager job title. Some companies have Strategic Product Managers, while others have Product Manager titles…
Big Data: 6 Key Areas Every IoT Product Manager Should Address
A few years ago, when I was working as Product Manager of an Enterprise Data Management Product, a company approached…
Are You a Business-Savvy Product Manager?
When I think of business acumen, the show Shark Tank comes to mind. If you are not familiar with it,…
How to build a UX and development team that really delivers (Part 2/2)
In Part 1 of this series, I talked about the people-related challenges of integrating UX into an Agile team. Once…
How to build a UX and development team that really delivers (Part 1/2)
Each company is different, so the process and challenges for integrating a UX team into an Agile development team are…
UX for Product Managers
UX is short for User Experience Design, and it can be defined as the branch of design that creates easy-to-use…
How to Negotiate Retainer & Staffing Contracts
Retainer SOWs In a Retainer SOW, a Vendor commits to providing ongoing, on-call services to a Client in exchange for…
How to Negotiate Fixed Price Contracts
Fixed Price (a.k.a Fixed Fee) are SOWs where the budget, timeline and deliverables are clearly specified. The Vendor is committing to deliver everything…