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Boeing Product Managers Struggle To Come Back From The 737 MAX Disaster

The Accidental Product Manager

Boeing’s product managers need to find ways to rebuild trust Image Credit: Ferry Octavian. Every product manager job is different. Right now, being the product manager at Boeing who is responsible for the 737 MAX jet would defiantly fall into the difficult category. Some are easy and some are hard.

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Two Development Team Configurations I Lobby Against

Mironov Consulting

Product management doesn’t run Engineering; Engineering runs Engineering. And at least in public, Engineering and Product leadership need to be shoulder-to-shoulder , actively supporting each other at every turn. But there are some engineering team configurations that I see as problematic.  So

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Going from College to Product Manager

The Product Guy

My career started at Hewitt Associates which was a human capital and management consulting firm that operated 500 offices in 120 countries. We provided consulting, insurance brokerage, information technology and business process outsourcing services. At Hewitt, I was a Business Analyst on the TWA (Trans World Airlines) and Nalco Team.

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5 Tech Trends in 2019 We Need to Consider as a Design Team

UX Studio: Product Management

Technology today has started to unfold around us to change our lives for good, and it’s vital for UX Designers to keep up-to-date with the latest digital trends in the industry. Fintech, Healthtech, Edtech – what sort of tech is used within them? Fintech, Healthtech, Edtech – what sort of tech is used within them?

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Key Mobile Strategies for Travel Apps During the Reopening Process

Alchemer Mobile

While travel looks like it will remain relatively unpopular in the first half of 2021 due to COVID concerns, travel brands are gearing up for a surge of travelers in the second half of the year. If we look at the charts below, you’ll see data from two apps: An airline app and a lodging app.

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Product in Practice: Adopting the Discovery Habits is An Iterative Process

Product Talk

Meet the Continuous Discovery Champion, Kelsey Terry, Former Director of Product at Going Meet the continuous discovery champion, Kelsey Terry, former Director of Product at Going. Kelsey Terry is the former Director of Product at Going , a B2C SaaS company that helps members save between 40–90% off airfare.

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Product in Practice: Finding the Best Way to Communicate with Different Stakeholders

Product Talk

If you’re a longtime Product Talk reader (or if you’ve read Continuous Discovery Habits), Lisa’s name might sound familiar. Lisa was a product manager we featured in a Product in Practice called Tackling Big Hairy Product Challenges with Continuous Discovery and in Chapter 13 of the book. Tweet This.