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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? NASCAR is in a difficult position. The problem that the NASCAR product managers are facing is that fans warmly nostalgic for Old Dixie are aging out.

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

bpma ProductHub

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 summary, here’s how they defined each role: PM.

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Paying It Forward

Mironov Consulting

 So this is a moment for those of us who can help – with open positions or personal networks or part-time work or resume design skills or open slots in training courses – need to step up.  To I remember major tech downturns in 1985, 1992, 2001 and 2008.  Especially  Especially 2001.  I

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In Order To Succeed, Should Product Managers Become Smaller?

The Accidental Product Manager

If you were a product manager at Walmart’s Sam’s Club , there is one thing that would keep you up at night: Costco. You’d know that your product development definition was broken because the customers that you wanted to come into your Sam’s Club stores all too often were heading over to shop at Costco. Time To Grow Smaller.

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Creating a “Customer Value” Culture, Powered by Product Management & Product Marketing

Product Management University

The answers are your core value propositions that drive marketing, sales, pricing, competitive positioning, etc. The answers to this question are the priorities for your portfolio strategy and product plans. I’ve worked with a lot of highly successful organizations since 2001.

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Product Management is Culture Management

Mind the Product

Or “ How to Manage Software Development in Teams who Think Nothing Like you “ Product management has two diversity problems. Cultural homogeneity in product teams is dead, welcome cultural diversity. Product managers who work with cross-cultural teams are in the crossfire. Dealing With Culture.

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The Collision of Product Management and Product Ownership

The Product Coalition

One signal I’ve been giving much thought too of late is the collision of two roles, Product Management and Product Ownership. A topic of hot debate in the agile and product circles but with very few answers. Credit: DataKitchen Since its inception, Scrum and the Product Owner role has become widely adopted.