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Executive Perspectives on Strategic Product Management and Three Common Gaps

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by John Mansour – For as long as I have been training product managers (since 2001), senior executives have been telling me that they want their product management function to be more strategic. When I ask them to define “more strategic,” a handful of themes have consistently emerged.

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The Definition of Product Management Is Shrinking. It’s Not Good!

Product Management University

The definition of product management has been changing and evolving over the past 10 years and I’m not sure it’s for the better. I make it a regular habit to have conversations with product management directors and VPs. It keeps me current on the landscape of the product management profession without any slant or bias to what we do.

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How to be a great product manager during a recession

Product Management Unpacked

The 9/11 Recession: (March 2001 – November 2001). Having spent 38 years working and most of it in product management – either as a product manager, leading product management organizations or as a CEO of a company that was ‘the product’– I have some advice for you, dear reader. So be prepared. Hunker down.

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The 20th Anniversary of the Minimum Viable Product: What Happened?

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The concept was introduced by Frank Robinson in 2001. Since 2001 there have been several attempts to improve on the core MVP concept. Think Agile and SAFe, Since 2001 there have been seven different attempts to redefine the MVP. The Minimal Viable Product (MVP) celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2021.

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When 2 Become 1: The Roles of Product Manager and Product Owner

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But since this is the BPMA, we’re thinking about the oft-merged roles of Product Manager (PM) and Product Owner (PO). On January 23rd, Pragmatic Marketing hosted a webinar entitled “Six Ways Product Management’s Role Will Change in 2018.” And we’re not alone. In case you missed it, a full replay is available here.

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner

Melissa Perri

“What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. Honestly, I did very little of what I teach as Product Management now either. I wasn’t called a Product Manager until I bailed out of that and landed in a startup. I wasn’t called a Product Manager until I bailed out of that and landed in a startup.

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NASCAR Product Managers Try To Restart The Race

The Accidental Product Manager

NASCAR product managers try to attract a new fan base Image Credit: roger blake So when I say “NASCAR” to you, what do you think of? The problem that the NASCAR product managers are facing is that fans warmly nostalgic for Old Dixie are aging out. In the past, this image would have been fairly accurate.