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The Great Methodology Myth: Why We’ve Been Fighting the Wrong War
We need to talk about the biggest lie in software development. For decades, we’ve been sold a story: “Waterfall bad, Agile good.” It’s become gospel in our industry. Waterfall is rigid, linear, outdated…
Strategic Product Management: Sunset Decisions, Platform Benefits, and Team Structures
Strategic Product Management: Sunset Decisions, Platform Benefits, and Team Structures Introduction Strategic decisions around product lifecycle management, platform integration, and team structures are…
Achieving and Scaling Product-Market Fit: A Guide for Product Managers in Mid-to-Large Tech Companies
Achieving and Scaling Product-Market Fit: A Guide for Product Managers in Mid-to-Large Tech Companies Introduction As product managers in mid-to-large technology companies, you’re no stranger to the challenges…
Navigating Uncertainty in Product Management: A Guide for Adaptable Product Leade
Introduction Imagine starting your day with a clear plan, feeling laser-focused on the tasks ahead, only to get a 7:30 a.m. text from the Chief Product Officer about a major product failure in the field…
How Product Managers Get Promoted in 2024
A Pathway to Your Next Product Management Promotion Several years ago, I visited a college campus during freshman orientation. I recall the speaker telling the incoming students about the great opportunities…
The Bedrock of Success: Building Your Product Management Foundation with the PMCI Tool
The Bedrock of Success: Building Your Product Management Foundation with the PMCI Tool Have you ever felt like you’re constantly treading water in the fast-paced world of product management? New features…
Are You an Accidental Product Manager?
Are You an Accidental Product Manager? Chart Your Course to Success with Our Career Accelerator Program Ever find yourself in a product management role you never quite planned for? Maybe you transitioned…
The Product Management Operating System
Written by Steven Haines In the business climate of the twenty-first century, companies must hone their operations to become more strategic, agile competitors. The best approach to achieving this goal…
Why Product Management Matters
In the business climate of the twenty-first century, companies must hone their operations to become more strategic, agile competitors. The best approach to achieving this goal is through enhanced utilization…
Waterfall or Agile? It Turns Out It Doesn’t Really Matter
Waterfall or Agile? When I started in product management in the early 2000s, my company exclusively used the “waterfall” development methodology. We were the epitome of a linear-driven organization…
Reminder: Customer’s First
The title of this seems to overstate the obvious. From my vantage point, many businesspeople, including salespeople, product managers, marketers, and others, would benefit from some tried-and-true tools…
Enough Already! It’s Time to Focus on Your Product Management Professional Development
You’ve been working at home, you miss your team. You’re “zoomed out.” Have you been paying attention to your professional development as a product manager? Regardless of your situation, whether you’re…
Why Product Management Matters: Thoughts on Product Management Excellence
I’ve provided this post to offer a brief glimpse into my new book, Leading Product Management: How to Create a High-Performance Product Management Organization. If you’d like to review the introductory…
The 7 “T’s” of Product-Led Transformation
Transformation is a word that isn’t commonly favored by the Product community because Transformation Programs rarely allow Product Teams to autonomously decide how they’ll achieve their mission. However…
Best-in-Class Product Management Framework: The Product Management Life Cycle Model
The first and second editions of The Product Manager’s Desk Reference have been a faithful companion to tens of thousands of product managers around the world. I’ve refreshed the book and introduced a…