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Create a Future-Proof Company by Optimizing the “Function” of Product Management
Create a Future-Proof Company by Optimizing the “Function of Product Management” with Sequent’s New Online Self-Paced Workshop: Implementing and Managing Product Management Managers of product managers…
How to Make More Money for Your Company As A Product Manager
The demand for new products and disruptive innovations echoes like a drumbeat through the halls of major corporations around the world. Leaders hunt for sparks from product people and others as they recall…
Best-in-Class Product Management Framework: The Product Management Life Cycle Model
The first and second editions of The Product Manager’s Desk Reference has been a faithful companion to tens of thousands of product managers around the world. I’m refreshing the book for a 3rd edition…
Q&A with Sequent Learning Networks CEO Steven Haines Webinar Walk a Mile in Your Customer’s Shoes
As a sponsor of Product Management Today, Revulytics welcomed Steven Haines into their webinar series. In this blog post, Revulytics has highlighted some of the insights from Steven’s webinar, “Walk A…
Using 17 Golden Rules to Achieve Product Management Success
If there’s anything I care deeply about, is to help product managers be as successful as they can. Whether you’re an aspiring product manager, a newer product manager, or someone who might need a quick…
Fundamentals of Product Management – For the Last Time
Fundamentals of Product Management – For the Last Time. People often ask me why I write books and articles about product management. Sometimes I write as an outgrowth of my benchmark research with…
6 Questions For Product Managers To Make Effective Decisions
Product Management Decisions Product Managers make decisions every day. Some small decisions, some very large decisions. These decisions impact our products, our customers and our business. But how do…
Want a Successful Product? Start With A Vision
Want a Successful Product? Start With A Vision Your success as a product manager is pinned directly to the positive contributions to the firm’s bottom line. That means, your product’s business needs…
How To Determine Product Success When You Lack Financial Data
Effectively Managing Product Lines for Product Managers To effectively manage a product line, product managers and the teams they lead need financial data. However, often this data is unavailable. In fact…
Fast vs. Excellent – The Myth of the MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
What is a minimum viable product (MVP)? A minimum viable product (MVP) is a technique Product Managers use to launch a project into market with enough key features to test the product’s impact. Then, through…
The First 90 Days as a Product Manager
Creating a First 90 Days Plan for Product Managers As the Product Manager’s Survival Guide (2nd edition) is readied for launch, I thought I’d share a few tidbits that went into the research for the…
10 Books All Product Managers Should Have On Their Desk
Product Management Books & Resources Product Managers and product leaders continually search for engaging resources to contribute to their knowledge and effectiveness. After all, who doesn’t want to…
How to Improve Your Product Management Acumen and Excel in Your Career
Improving Your Product Management Career Whether you’re a new product manager or one with a few years of experience, you’re probably on a quest to improve your effectiveness and produce better outcomes…
Product Manager Predictions 2019 – Cloudy with a Chance for Greatness
It’s late December and I’m on a tear with writing, teaching, and speaking around the globe. Business is booming and demand for world-class product management training is growing – and with good reason…
Leveraging Disruptive Thinking to Drive Innovation
Life as a Product Manager It’s time to think about the unthinkable. To differentiate yourself and your business or product, you must build innovative and disruptive thinking techniques into your daily…